Friday, February 2, 2018

Southwest Beauty

Ardene's nephew gave her this quilt top, made by his mother, Ardene's sister-in-law, who was an active quilter. She had it quilted in her memory.

The colors, turquoise, fuchsia and tan, give it a southwest feel. It was made while spending the winters in Arizona:


I quilted it with "Americana Flourish" and used wool batting, to give it a light, warm, luxurious hand.

Check out this zig-zag border! Such a beautiful touch!

The backing is an extra-wide tan pin dot.

This quilt is 72" X 104", which makes it an extra-long twin.

What a beautiful quilt and family heirloom!

Grace & peace!!!  ~Nancy

Linking up to all the fun quilt stories at Crazy Mom Quilts, Confessions of a Fabric AddictFriday Foto Fun, TGIFF

17 comments:

  1. What a stunning quilt! It's beautiful. What a wonderful memory quilt for Ardene.
    Quilter Bonnie

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  2. That is beautiful! It reminds me a bit of a bear paw design. I love the quilting you did Nancy - it's perfect for this quilt!

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  3. I love those colors, and that quilting certainly has a southwest feel. This is a beautiful memory quilt!

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  4. How beautiful! And great job on the quilting, love that design.

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  5. This is so beautiful! I love the way that the blocks are offset and yes, the zig zag border is just a wonderful finish. :)

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  6. It's a beautiful quilt and beautifully quilted. The Southwest colors are always warm and inviting.

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  7. Beautiful! That zig zag border is so fun and your quilting is gorgeous! Thanks for linking to TGIFF :)

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  8. Oh, those colors! So pretty! I'm sure it will give comfort to the family to remember their lost mother/sister.

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  9. Beautiful quilt! I love that zigzag border and the quilting design.

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  10. That turquoise is exquisite! I love this quilt and the quilting you did for her. The zig zag is a really nice feature and I think the end result is terrific.

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  11. You are right about this quilt being luscious; the tan print is just the right background color to make the other colors pop and to showcase your beautiful quilting.

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  12. Very very nice! I have never had one quilted with wool batting, apparently, it gives it that luscious look.

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  13. Beautiful piecing and quilting! Nancy, I’ve started a “Grace and Peace quilting ideas board on Pinterest so that I can save your inspiring pics! Thank you for sharing!

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  14. What a beautiful quilt! The colors are just stunning, and the pattern is perfect! Neat that you got to quilt it, and you did a fantastic job!

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  15. Lovely that it will be kept in the family.
    Great choice of quilting pattern by you.

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  16. This is such a beautiful quilt <3 <3 <3 The quilting is perfect!

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  17. Those are nice colors - and yes, I was admiring that zigzag border! I love getting to quilt up vintage tops for people, and it's a privilege to finish other quilters' work for them.

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