countdown quilt finished

This is my finished, (quilted and bound) countdown quilt. It was a mystery quilt BOM for the WhistleStop shop in Cary to celebrate the 10 the shop had been open. It made me do a lot of different things especially the applique which I had not done before. Heather Tighe also quilted this one and it is beyone fantastic. Each row is different and the echo quilting on the top applique is exactly the right thing. I told her to do whatever she thought would look good. And she did.

The other pictures are trying to look at some of the quilting. I hope it shows up.

Happy Quilting.

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The next pictures are of the quilting.

This is the wandering stars quilt by Judy Niemeyer that I did at a workshop in November of 2011. It is quilted and bound!!
Heather Tighe from Hampstead did the quilting and it is stunning. I like the multicolored batik stars and I like the combination of large and small stars. Of course I love the flying geese borders. It is not a trapezoid shape but I have to take the picture with the quilt hanging in my dining room and I have to have the camera at an angle to avoid the table. The first picture is of the back but it is hard to see the beautiful quilting that Heather did. I am trying to put the binding on the second quilt Heather did for me. It is the Countdown quilt for Connie Walker's Whistle Stop Shop in Cary. She really makes my quilts look special.

Have fun quilting.

This pink dogwood which has just about lost all the blooms was given to me when my sister died from cancer in 2005. This is the first time it has bloomed and it has been gorgeous.

I think the azaleas were so beautiful but nearly gone now with the wind and rain. This formosa azalea is my favorite for being showy and easy to care for but also hard to keep small.

The Star Gazer lily was bought from Wally world and put into a pot. There were three blooms and they were magnificant.