Kutnso

I can see why it took so long to complete !!!! Beautiful !! I'm assuming that your Waffle Stitch is your Quilting stitch???
Very nice work, kutnso

caliquocat

A beautiful piece of artwork! You are one talented quilter. I like your waffle stitch very much, I don't do hand quilting but admire those that do.

wmiller1733

Yes, the waffle stitch is the quilting stitch I created. Before I claimed it as my creation, I checked a ton of sites and information and found that a waffle stitch is used in knitting and crochet, but is completely different from the quilting stitch. I love how the block really looks like a giant waffle when it's done.

wmiller1733

I'm a bit picky about quilting. I think machine quilting turns out beautiful, but I prefer quilt work that is done by hand. It emphasizes the beauty of the quilt. Anybody can quilt by machine, but handwork seems to be so much more impressive to me. Thank you so much for your compliments everyone.

CoventryUK

Welcome from the UK! Your quilt is stunning! I saw a stained glass window recently and felt very inspired to replicate it!! I need to go back and get some photos! Might take me 10 years to do!!!!

wmiller1733

Had I been able to work on it non-stop, it probably wouldn't have taken me that long. I worked on several of these blocks while caring for my mother through her chemo-therapy, and then to distract myself the week of her funeral. It has seen me through my divorce, losing my home, and some very depressing moments in my life. How ironic that I finished it in a hotel room after being displaced from a house fire. The irony is that I found inspiration for this quilt from cathedral glass windows, and received much restoration of my spirit by working on it during rough times in my life.

KimS

I can understand why it took you 10 years to finish this one!! It's beautiful!! When I read your story of how this quilt came to be it put a smile on my face. I hope you can understand how I mean that. Not that it went through all those horrible times with you but that it restored your spirit.

wmiller1733

Thank you Kim. Quilts have a way of coming to life by the experiences the quilter takes them through.

cjr

Stunning quilt. It looks like it was a lot of work

wmiller1733

Yes, a lot of work, and a lot of finger pricking. But, seeing the results, it was worth it. It looks far more beautiful on the bed than it did in my lap or on the quilting frame.