tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post5538201016199318683..comments2024-03-14T10:22:35.199+10:30Comments on Quilting Twin: kerynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04582879782723937419noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-8779989646448262282008-03-04T14:21:00.000+10:302008-03-04T14:21:00.000+10:30What an incredibly marvelous quilt - one of the mo...What an incredibly marvelous quilt - one of the most beautiful orphan quilt tops I've ever seen. It practically renders me speechless it is so marvelous! Has Finn seen this top? It would make a wonderful subject for a post on her Orphan Train blog.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07125491177774966237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-46822700356105667372008-02-26T02:44:00.000+10:302008-02-26T02:44:00.000+10:30Applause your orphan quilt is stunning! I love to ...Applause your orphan quilt is stunning! I love to see the blocks on point!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07993337841578012623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-25052566835401879652008-02-18T07:47:00.000+10:302008-02-18T07:47:00.000+10:30Wow your Orphans and Siblings quilt is beautiful. ...Wow your Orphans and Siblings quilt is beautiful. I always worry about orphan quilts looking like orphanages! Your orphans have obviously found good homes and are no longer look like orphans! Very nice.Shelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870112367076954109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-14889707645807187692008-02-17T07:08:00.000+10:302008-02-17T07:08:00.000+10:30what a truly wonderful orphan quilt-worth all that...what a truly wonderful orphan quilt-worth all that obsessive-ness!<BR/>I have to agree with everyone, I hope you do keep it for yourself with all the wonderful memories I am sure it holds.Cherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292382302931335587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-11597602232556288842008-02-17T02:39:00.000+10:302008-02-17T02:39:00.000+10:30Loved reading your trip down memory lane. It's am...Loved reading your trip down memory lane. It's amazing how just a piece of paper can bring back such fond memories!<BR/><BR/>Love your top ..... putting it on point gives it such dimension. It truly is 'one of a kind'.Rose Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222914515169308269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-25283696724615525282008-02-16T17:41:00.000+10:302008-02-16T17:41:00.000+10:30It's just plain fabulous. I would be thrilled if ...It's just plain fabulous. I would be thrilled if I managed something half so good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-2095433183576473932008-02-15T18:38:00.000+10:302008-02-15T18:38:00.000+10:30Your orphan quilt is awesome! It looks like an an...Your orphan quilt is awesome! It looks like an antique quilt (my favorites) right out of the old McCall's magazines. I agree with Pam - the on-point setting is perfect. It looks like everything came together perfectly. Makes it worth having the mess to deal with, doesn't it? Great job! I hope mine (when I get to it) looks half as good. And I love your "rememberings". I love to hear other people's stories of growing up. Thanks for sharing with us.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498453213057487052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-32899874823749846072008-02-15T15:37:00.000+10:302008-02-15T15:37:00.000+10:30Beautiful orphan quilt. The best I have ever seen...Beautiful orphan quilt. The best I have ever seen. The setting on point was a perfect solution. Those delectible mountain blocks were waiting for just the right setting in just the right quilt. You must be so proud of your wonderful accomplishment. What a winner!Purple Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614300010193583324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-24290269907948634302008-02-15T12:42:00.000+10:302008-02-15T12:42:00.000+10:30Wow. You have the classiest orphans ever. And I th...Wow. You have the classiest orphans ever. And I think we have very similar (obsession followed by explosion) working styles!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440179182715255779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-34609709275296694472008-02-15T10:28:00.000+10:302008-02-15T10:28:00.000+10:30That is one of the most spectacular orphan quilts ...That is one of the most spectacular orphan quilts I've seen yet. Congratulations!Magpie Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930036522719103192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-56835492717345129612008-02-14T11:40:00.000+10:302008-02-14T11:40:00.000+10:30It's a wonderful quilt!!!It's a wonderful quilt!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07375097493115003018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-11268532410300273062008-02-14T06:36:00.000+10:302008-02-14T06:36:00.000+10:30Hi Keryn, Tonya prompted me to pop over and see yo...Hi Keryn, Tonya prompted me to pop over and see your fantastic orphans. The Orphans and Siblings top is just spectacular. Good job on all that brain torture...it paid off big time.<BR/>The on point setting is inspired and I'll echo Tonya, I hope you keep this for yourself. Hugs, FinnFinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677133672404343036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-68835837576594219072008-02-13T23:07:00.000+10:302008-02-13T23:07:00.000+10:30Keryn, the orphan quilt is fantabulous!! I love i...Keryn, the orphan quilt is fantabulous!! I love it! It's so great to find a "home" for those poor unused blocks where they can SHINE!<BR/><BR/>BonnieBonnie K. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-78752427701108382182008-02-13T19:42:00.000+10:302008-02-13T19:42:00.000+10:30oh wow, oh wow, oh wow. your quilt is incredible. ...oh wow, oh wow, oh wow. your quilt is incredible. I love how you put it on the diagonal. those delectable mountains truly are delectable. fantastic, I'm in love. no, it didnt' need any words at all, but sure loved reading the words in your post. tell your sister your obsessiveness paid off - not boring at all. please, please, please keep this quilt for yourself.Tonya Ricuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778059489713831067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-68754657234109699672008-02-13T14:49:00.000+10:302008-02-13T14:49:00.000+10:30I can see why you love it! I love it too, so colou...I can see why you love it! I love it too, so colourful & intersting.<BR/>What a great story to go with it.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-34515746902666538932008-02-13T14:42:00.000+10:302008-02-13T14:42:00.000+10:30I love it too! I'm also obsessive but my sister De...I love it too! I'm also obsessive but my sister Deb is much more creative - I'm sure I drive her crazy too.Mary Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801947879882584734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-87857119765392864042008-02-13T12:40:00.000+10:302008-02-13T12:40:00.000+10:30I just can't throw away a pattern or magazine, and...I just can't throw away a pattern or magazine, and have boxes full. A someday job to clean up and organize! I love your quilt! Lovely blocks made into a whole, beautiful quilt. Great work.julieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509047751868460895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-83172766478829310432008-02-13T08:27:00.000+10:302008-02-13T08:27:00.000+10:30It is truly one of a kind and worth every agonizin...It is truly one of a kind and worth every agonizing moment. I truly love the delectable mountains blocks along the borders. Now that's inspiration!Gypsy Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18192303145122990677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-14655905174440244322008-02-13T08:01:00.000+10:302008-02-13T08:01:00.000+10:30I love the quilt too, along with your stories. I l...I love the quilt too, along with your stories. I lived in Adelaide as a small child; it was nice to get a more nuanced view of it.Tanya Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919250829858831002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-28357863965900042232008-02-13T05:34:00.000+10:302008-02-13T05:34:00.000+10:30I, too, have that magazine and several others from...I, too, have that magazine and several others from that time. I made my first quilt from another of the McCall's Needlework and Crafts magazine. I've actually blogged about it, but for the life of me, I cannot find the post. O well. I have kept the magazines for sentimental reasons.Paula, the quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662592713610165406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-18856622543820605122008-02-13T04:59:00.000+10:302008-02-13T04:59:00.000+10:30I love your stories of yesteryear...well from 1975...I love your stories of yesteryear...well from 1975, anyway! Keep sharing. And please show us more of your tattered and loved magazine. The quilt is amazing. Someday, I'll be brave enough to jump into MY orphan drawer, just not there yet!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588082074049937048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-67102954857010351962008-02-13T03:31:00.000+10:302008-02-13T03:31:00.000+10:30glorious!glorious!tirane93https://www.blogger.com/profile/00636098698345095235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-6841800826821066702008-02-13T02:26:00.000+10:302008-02-13T02:26:00.000+10:30What a gorgeous quilt made from your orphan blocks...What a gorgeous quilt made from your orphan blocks! It looks like you planned it all along. I love it!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479326539899743265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-72790673565430407162008-02-13T01:58:00.000+10:302008-02-13T01:58:00.000+10:30its amazing how the mariad of ways we each entered...its amazing how the mariad of ways we each entered quilting... I came to it becuase my mother wanted something set up for me, her and my gran to do together one summer when gran was visiting, so she set up a cheater panel (before they were "norms") and I learned to quilt hanging out with my gran... It was a boring summer, but I sure got something from it ! :-)Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763869971803840742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20392758.post-22094950449436555222008-02-13T00:26:00.000+10:302008-02-13T00:26:00.000+10:30I love your quilt, and I love when you share your ...I love your quilt, and I love when you share your memories.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552891913167046603noreply@blogger.com