I have finished and bound my Gira Rosa quilt. It was designed by Michelle Marvig and published in Australian Patchwork and Quilting. I was lucky to grab a kit from Michelle so a)I didn’t have to think too hard to match my fabrics and b) mine looked like hers - which I loved.
Anyhow, here are the pictures.
On the grass – this shows the whole quilt – it is 60×60 inches.
Gratuitous shot over the chook pen. Please understand this is MY quilt and I would NEVER do this with a client quilt.
Do you like my mystery vine next to the chooks? I think is is a pumpkin. It came up a few weeks ago and I decided to leave it there and see what happened. They must be messy eaters and throw their food out because there are several tomatoes and another maybe pumpkin vine on the other side growing too.
Ditto.
Flung over the clothesline for a better detail shot.
More detail. My quilting is indeed freehanded. Those feathers come out of my head, through my hands guiding the quilting machine and on to the quilt.
And showing the border. Look – the binding is on too. I machine bound this one – it is mine, mine, mine and to be used for snuggling under in winter.
I love my new quilt and as quick as the quilting seems to be, I started making this in, I think, 2009. Maybe even 2008.
Such a pretty quilt, Michele! I think it was worth the wait.