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Finished Hope Valley Quilt
I finished the Hope Valley quilt I was working on, and it’s been successfully gifted to its recipient for Christmas! I managed to use a bit of each of my fat quarters from the entire line, plus a bunch of stash solids and other patterns in similar colorways. I ended up using ivory sashing and a grey back with a teal binding.
Here’s the new quilt just chillin’ beneath my (Inside A Black Apple) porcupine prints, which I adore:
Here’s the front:
I think the back is my favorite of all! I’m loving the light gray, and blues combo:
Hope all of you that celebrate Christmas had a great one! We just returned from a trip to Maine that was lovely as always and featured excellent company, awesome food (including as many, many sweets), an entertaining 3-year-old with a train obsession, fun present-giving and -receiving, and an all-around rejuvenating, relaxing time.
Tonight we got home and went to see Sherlock Holmes, which was witty and cute and felt all blockbustery with its filming and costumes and sets. I now desire a stagecoach, two horses, and my very own cobblestone street to ride on. Guess I have something to wish for for next Christmas!
Posted by robyn on December 28th, 2009 under crafts, sewing20 Responses to “Finished Hope Valley Quilt”
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December 29th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Check out the rest of the story.
http://picasaweb.google.com/sharonbetts/Chirstmas09#5420764894066381730
It is a beautiful piece of art and I am sooo lucky!
Thank you.
December 29th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Sharon, that is too funny!!
January 1st, 2010 at 9:35 am
Oh my gosh, that is just beautiful! Gorgeous fabrics. And I am so jealous of your quilting ability, with all of those delicious puckers.
January 1st, 2010 at 10:05 am
wow wee…that is a HUGE quilt AND you did that in lightning speed! I am envious!!
It looks beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.-= Krystyn´s last blog ..2010 To Do List =-.
January 3rd, 2010 at 10:28 am
Beautiful quilt!!
January 5th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
love this! so inspiring!
January 15th, 2010 at 9:12 am
I didn’t love this line when it came out. But I LOVE it in this quilt. The perfect use of the whole line if you ask me!
.-= leigh´s last blog ..Henrietta’s new cousin =-.
January 16th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Interesting site I plan to return to view often.
January 16th, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Thank you, everyone, for your lovely comments! You are too kind! <3
January 16th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Hi Norma, Thanks for your visit! I’m so glad you stopped by!
-Robyn
January 16th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Leigh, I had the same thought, actually, when the line came out. It all looked pretty in pictures, but then when I got it, I was unsure about big parts of it… I bought the entire line just for fun, and planned to use just the blues, but then lo and behold, this entire line quilt thing happened! I am really quite pleased with how it turned out! Thanks for the encouragement!
-Robyn
January 16th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Thank you, Jana!
January 16th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Thanks, Monica!
January 16th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Lisa, those puckers are totally worth all of the effort! I also love how that quilting style produces a nice and firm, substantial-feeling quilt. Just takes a lot of time, and incidentally, a LOT of thread, which I almost ran out of (on Xmas day, when no stores would have been open and I was giving it to someone the NEXT day)! Phew!
-Robyn
January 28th, 2010 at 3:23 am
This is so so so gorgeous!!!!!
.-= Amanda Elizabeth´s last blog ..{*~1.26~*} =-.
July 27th, 2010 at 9:11 am
i love this quilt! any chance you’d be willing to share what the other fabrics are? they really make this quilt come alive! good job!
October 16th, 2010 at 1:54 am
I also love this quilt. Did you quilt this with the 440?
October 16th, 2010 at 6:01 am
Hi Stacy,
Yep, this one was done 100% by the 440! Thanks for the note.
Robyn
October 16th, 2010 at 6:11 am
Rosanna, this note back to you is way, way, way, WAY later than your initial comment about the Hope Valley quilt (sorry!), but here’s a list of fabrics I used: Denyse Schmidt’s Flea Market Fancy (a couple of fabric – some teal on the back, the white background with circles and daisies), Amy Butler’s Belle (dark blue with teal paisley), as well as some other Amy Butler yellow/green large loopy fabric in the yellow/green blocks, and some solids from my stash. I’ve also tagged them on Flickr so you can see which ones I mean (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dognamedbanjo/4223700757/in/set-72157607889593438/#/) Check it out! -Robyn
May 22nd, 2013 at 11:05 am
Hi! I’m kinda late here but I just bought the whole Hope Valley fabric line and I love your quilt! Is this a pattern or how did you do it?