April OMG One Monthly Goal

Those of you who read my blog know that I have been working on this particular quilt for a loooong time. It  is a Crabapple Hill pattern, called Snow Flurries. It was a Stitchery Club project hosted by our local quilt store at the time. The owner of that store passed away in June of 2013, her daughter and husband tried to keep it open, but could not make it work. So The Quilt Nook closed in mid 2014. I think I have been working on it off and on since 2009!

This pattern has embroidery, regular piecing, paper piecing. Also included in the supplies was embroidery floss, beads and crayons. Finally all the embroidery was finished, the center was pieced. Then I tackled the large paper piecing border. This should have been easy. My friends all said, " it's a piece of cake!"  Not so for me.........I am not sure why, but I struggled. But I persevered!  Then the top was done. My friend Lynn offered to quilt it for me. Hers is done and I like the way she quilted her own.

Picture taken 7-22-17

I had purchased yardage for the back but had to add a strip of white to give it the extra 4" around that the long armer preferred. Then it sat for a bit. It was the holidays, every one was busy...you understand.

My lovely friend took the time to quilt two quilts recently for me. In between travelling to  Minneapolis to attend her young granddaughter baptism, (for which she had made a christening gown out of her own wedding dress),  buying a new house, selling their old house, and making 2 trips to ND to attend family gatherings. she is a "gem".

The binding is made.

 So my OMG for April is to trim the batting and extra backing, square it up and attach the binding by machine, then hand sew it down. I will add 3 triangular hanging sleeves to it also. I am sure I  will be hanging it , not using it on a bed. After the binding is on, it has to be beaded. But that is for another time!!!

I apologize for the indoor pictures. But I don't have a quilt holder available. And there is brown icky slush outside.  One of my projects this summer, is to get a photo spot set up. 

I'll be linking this with Elm Street Quilts  OMG  April Goal Setting Link Up.

I also will be linking this post to Super Mom No Cape Stitchery Monday  Here is a better close up of some of the embroidered snowflakes. Of course, these are without beads or glitter!

 

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