Progress on the Nightmare Quilt

Many of y'all have heard me tell of DH's Nightmare Quilt. Yup my First Big
Quilt (third one ever). He chose it and it is FULL of curves. He chose the
fabric (a variety of quality but nice colours). He keeps encouraging
(read - nagging). And I keep saying how much I hate it (and I do) as it is
quite fiddly and all hand pieced. He read the pattern where it said "by
doing half an hour of sewing each day so and so finished the quilt in a few
months. Obviously she was brighter/smarter/better sewer than me! It has
taken me two years to get this far It will prolly take me that long to
finish it as I have another five long rows to add then there are filler bits
to go on the sides and top/bottom so you have a "straight" edge. Then it
has to be (hand) quilted. Then I get to throw it at him!!!

Here is a progress photo for you:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazru...3d.jpg&.src=ph

If that doesn't work just go to my yahoo site and it's the last photo in the
quilts folder.


--
Sharon from Melbourne Australia
Queen of Down Under
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
quicker)
**********************

I do like his choice of colors but I don't envy you all the hand work.

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
: Many of y'all have heard me tell of DH's Nightmare Quilt. Yup my First
Big
: Quilt (third one ever). He chose it and it is FULL of curves. He chose
the
: fabric (a variety of quality but nice colours). He keeps encouraging
: (read - nagging). And I keep saying how much I hate it (and I do) as it
is
: quite fiddly and all hand pieced. He read the pattern where it said "by
: doing half an hour of sewing each day so and so finished the quilt in a
few
: months. Obviously she was brighter/smarter/better sewer than me! It has
: taken me two years to get this far It will prolly take me that long to
: finish it as I have another five long rows to add then there are filler
bits
: to go on the sides and top/bottom so you have a "straight" edge. Then it
: has to be (hand) quilted. Then I get to throw it at him!!!
:
: Here is a progress photo for you:
:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazru...3d.jpg&.src=ph
:
: If that doesn't work just go to my yahoo site and it's the last photo in
the
: quilts folder.
:
:
: --
: Sharon from Melbourne Australia
: Queen of Down Under
: http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
: quicker)
: **********************
:
:

Don't get me wrong - I started patchwork/quilting by hand (didn't have a
machine and didn't want one - phobia you know) and my first two quilts were
all hand sewn and quilted. I still hand quilt 'cause I haven't figured out
how to do it on machine, and while a lot of my piecing is done by machine, I
prefer to hand piece 'cause it is so portable. Just I hate curves is all.
Yeuch.

--
Sharon from Melbourne Australia
Queen of Down Under
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
quicker)
**********************
"maryd" wrote in message
...
I do like his choice of colors but I don't envy you all the hand work.

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
: Many of y'all have heard me tell of DH's Nightmare Quilt. Yup my First
Big
: Quilt (third one ever). He chose it and it is FULL of curves. He chose
the
: fabric (a variety of quality but nice colours). He keeps encouraging
: (read - nagging). And I keep saying how much I hate it (and I do) as it
is
: quite fiddly and all hand pieced. He read the pattern where it said "by
: doing half an hour of sewing each day so and so finished the quilt in a
few
: months. Obviously she was brighter/smarter/better sewer than me! It
has
: taken me two years to get this far It will prolly take me that long to
: finish it as I have another five long rows to add then there are filler
bits
: to go on the sides and top/bottom so you have a "straight" edge. Then
it
: has to be (hand) quilted. Then I get to throw it at him!!!
:
: Here is a progress photo for you:
:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazru...3d.jpg&.src=ph
:
: If that doesn't work just go to my yahoo site and it's the last photo in
the
: quilts folder.
:
:
: --
: Sharon from Melbourne Australia
: Queen of Down Under
: http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
: quicker)
: **********************
:
:

I'm afraid if I tried hand piecing a bed size quilt I would get bored and it
would end up in the corner of a closet. I admire people that can stick with
projects such as that.

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
: Don't get me wrong - I started patchwork/quilting by hand (didn't have a
: machine and didn't want one - phobia you know) and my first two quilts
were
: all hand sewn and quilted. I still hand quilt 'cause I haven't figured
out
: how to do it on machine, and while a lot of my piecing is done by machine,
I
: prefer to hand piece 'cause it is so portable. Just I hate curves is all.
: Yeuch.
:
: --
: Sharon from Melbourne Australia
: Queen of Down Under
: http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
: quicker)
: **********************
: "maryd" wrote in message
: ...
: I do like his choice of colors but I don't envy you all the hand work.
:
: --
: Mary
: http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
: "Sharon Harper" wrote in message
: u...
: : Many of y'all have heard me tell of DH's Nightmare Quilt. Yup my
First
: Big
: : Quilt (third one ever). He chose it and it is FULL of curves. He
chose
: the
: : fabric (a variety of quality but nice colours). He keeps encouraging
: : (read - nagging). And I keep saying how much I hate it (and I do) as
it
: is
: : quite fiddly and all hand pieced. He read the pattern where it said
"by
: : doing half an hour of sewing each day so and so finished the quilt in
a
: few
: : months. Obviously she was brighter/smarter/better sewer than me! It
: has
: : taken me two years to get this far It will prolly take me that long
to
: : finish it as I have another five long rows to add then there are
filler
: bits
: : to go on the sides and top/bottom so you have a "straight" edge. Then
: it
: : has to be (hand) quilted. Then I get to throw it at him!!!
: :
: : Here is a progress photo for you:
: :
:
:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazru...3d.jpg&.src=ph
: :
: : If that doesn't work just go to my yahoo site and it's the last photo
in
: the
: : quilts folder.
: :
: :
: : --
: : Sharon from Melbourne Australia
: : Queen of Down Under
: : http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
: : http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
: : quicker)
: : **********************
: :
: :
:
:
:
:

LOL Mary - that's why it's taken me two years to get this far!

--
Sharon from Melbourne Australia
Queen of Down Under
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
quicker)
**********************
"maryd" wrote in message
...
I'm afraid if I tried hand piecing a bed size quilt I would get bored and
it
would end up in the corner of a closet. I admire people that can stick
with
projects such as that.

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
: Don't get me wrong - I started patchwork/quilting by hand (didn't have a
: machine and didn't want one - phobia you know) and my first two quilts
were
: all hand sewn and quilted. I still hand quilt 'cause I haven't figured
out
: how to do it on machine, and while a lot of my piecing is done by
machine,
I
: prefer to hand piece 'cause it is so portable. Just I hate curves is
all.
: Yeuch.
:
: --
: Sharon from Melbourne Australia
: Queen of Down Under
: http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
: quicker)
: **********************
: "maryd" wrote in message
: ...
: I do like his choice of colors but I don't envy you all the hand work.
:
: --
: Mary
: http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
: "Sharon Harper" wrote in message
: u...
: : Many of y'all have heard me tell of DH's Nightmare Quilt. Yup my
First
: Big
: : Quilt (third one ever). He chose it and it is FULL of curves. He
chose
: the
: : fabric (a variety of quality but nice colours). He keeps
encouraging
: : (read - nagging). And I keep saying how much I hate it (and I do)
as
it
: is
: : quite fiddly and all hand pieced. He read the pattern where it said
"by
: : doing half an hour of sewing each day so and so finished the quilt
in
a
: few
: : months. Obviously she was brighter/smarter/better sewer than me!
It
: has
: : taken me two years to get this far It will prolly take me that long
to
: : finish it as I have another five long rows to add then there are
filler
: bits
: : to go on the sides and top/bottom so you have a "straight" edge.
Then
: it
: : has to be (hand) quilted. Then I get to throw it at him!!!
: :
: : Here is a progress photo for you:
: :
:
:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazru...3d.jpg&.src=ph
: :
: : If that doesn't work just go to my yahoo site and it's the last
photo
in
: the
: : quilts folder.
: :
: :
: : --
: : Sharon from Melbourne Australia
: : Queen of Down Under
: : http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to
load)
: : http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website
but
: : quicker)
: : **********************
: :
: :
:
:
:
:

Have you considered making it a lap quilt? bg

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
...
: LOL Mary - that's why it's taken me two years to get this far!
:
: --
: Sharon from Melbourne Australia
: Queen of Down Under
: http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
: quicker)
: **********************
: "maryd" wrote in message
: ...
: I'm afraid if I tried hand piecing a bed size quilt I would get bored
and
: it
: would end up in the corner of a closet. I admire people that can stick
: with
: projects such as that.
:
: --
: Mary
: http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
:

In all honesty I'd love to chuck it in a corner and never look at it again.
But with over $100 worth of fabric in the top alone I'd prefer to struggle
along than feel the guilt! As DH says it will be gorogeous when it's done.
Just gotta get it done.

--
Sharon from Melbourne Australia
Queen of Down Under
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
quicker)
**********************
"maryd" wrote in message
...
Have you considered making it a lap quilt? bg

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
...
: LOL Mary - that's why it's taken me two years to get this far!
:
: --
: Sharon from Melbourne Australia
: Queen of Down Under
: http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
: quicker)
: **********************
: "maryd" wrote in message
: ...
: I'm afraid if I tried hand piecing a bed size quilt I would get bored
and
: it
: would end up in the corner of a closet. I admire people that can
stick
: with
: projects such as that.
:
: --
: Mary
: http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
:

And I'm sure one day you will be doing that happy dance.

Tonight I'm working on hug blocks and infant quilts for Project Linus. It's
keeping me busy and reducing my stash a bit.

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
...
: In all honesty I'd love to chuck it in a corner and never look at it
again.
: But with over $100 worth of fabric in the top alone I'd prefer to struggle
: along than feel the guilt! As DH says it will be gorogeous when it's
done.
: Just gotta get it done.
:
: --
: Sharon from Melbourne Australia
: Queen of Down Under
: http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
: quicker)
: **********************
: "maryd" wrote in message
: ...
: Have you considered making it a lap quilt? bg
:
: --
: Mary
: http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
: "Sharon Harper" wrote in message
: ...
: : LOL Mary - that's why it's taken me two years to get this far!
: :
: : --
: : Sharon from Melbourne Australia
: : Queen of Down Under
: : http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load)
: : http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but
: : quicker)
: : **********************
: : "maryd" wrote in message
: : ...
: : I'm afraid if I tried hand piecing a bed size quilt I would get
bored
: and
: : it
: : would end up in the corner of a closet. I admire people that can
: stick
: : with
: : projects such as that.
: :
: : --
: : Mary
: : http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
: :
:
:
:
:

Well done, Sharon!
That's coming on a treat. Perhaps by the time you finish it - which
really won't be long now - you'll feel confident enough with your
machine to machine quilt it? It wasn't so long ago, after all, that you
wouldn't use a machine at all!!
..
In article , Sharon
Harper writes
Many of y'all have heard me tell of DH's Nightmare Quilt. Yup my First Big
Quilt (third one ever). He chose it and it is FULL of curves. He chose the
fabric (a variety of quality but nice colours). He keeps encouraging
(read - nagging). And I keep saying how much I hate it (and I do) as it is
quite fiddly and all hand pieced. He read the pattern where it said "by
doing half an hour of sewing each day so and so finished the quilt in a few
months. Obviously she was brighter/smarter/better sewer than me! It has
taken me two years to get this far It will prolly take me that long to
finish it as I have another five long rows to add then there are filler bits
to go on the sides and top/bottom so you have a "straight" edge. Then it
has to be (hand) quilted. Then I get to throw it at him!!!

Here is a progress photo for you:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazru...3d.jpg&.src=ph

If that doesn't work just go to my yahoo site and it's the last photo in the
quilts folder.



--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

I love it Sharon. If I ever get the pattern it will go on my one day
list, I'm getting lots of curve practice doing my 'Paper Plates'. When
you get yours done guard it carefully, remember the Lorraine Moran is
on the Stolen/Missing List.

Dee in Oz