Celtic Illusions Quilt is (almost) done

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10-12-2010, 04:46 PM

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ktmo815

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This is awesome - congrats!

10-12-2010, 04:53 PM

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Shemjo

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Very nice.

10-12-2010, 05:08 PM

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earthwalker

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Really beautiful and unusual...the colours are lovely and the quilting sets it off nicely.

10-12-2010, 05:11 PM

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dglvr

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I love it. I"ve been thinking about trying a Karen Combs but it looks above my skill level. Yours turned out beautifal. :thumbup:

10-12-2010, 06:57 PM

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littlehud

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Wow, that is an awesome quilt. I want one on my bed too. Great job and thanks for sharing.

10-12-2010, 07:56 PM

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quilter2

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Beautiful quilt.

10-12-2010, 07:59 PM

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TacoMama

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That is just beautiful. I would love to do a Celtic designed quilt.

10-12-2010, 11:37 PM

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Nice, nice, nice!

10-13-2010, 03:25 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dglvr

I love it. I"ve been thinking about trying a Karen Combs but it looks above my skill level. Yours turned out beautifal. :thumbup:

Actually this is not anywhere as difficult as it looks. You only 2 blocks - one is a 9 patch and the other is almost like a pieced triangle. Karen's patterns and directions are absolutely clear. The only thing I had trouble with was matching the diagonal intersections but I did find that hand piecing made me a LOT more accurate (probably because I wasn't just running material through my machine - I took the time to match the intersections). The book is worth buying and my opinion is that anyone who can sew a straight stitch can do this. I also did FMQ becasue of another quilter on this forum who did some lovely work and inspired me to try - but Karen's quilting patterns don't call for it - the patterns are also very easy and straightforward.