I started this leader/ender challenge with quiltville in July of 2016. My friend Lucy, my daughter, and I swapped hourglass blocks all year. The top was done in September 2017. It has been waiting in the 'to be quilted' closet until this year. Now it has a chance to shine as a completed quilt. There are over 3000 pieces in this quilt. It was such fun to get a new package in the mail with new hourglasses. And fun again as they were sewn into the top.
This also completes my one monthly goal at elm street quilts. And is my first finish for the year. hooray.
I am linking to:
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This is a beautiful quilt! I remember when Bonnie issued this challenge, I decided not to participate. Sometimes I regret that decision when I see how lovely these quilts have turned out. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteI've loved this quilt design since Bonnie first put it out there. I started one and it still languishes unfinished. Your finish has sparked me to put my project at the top of my UFO list. I love your quilt finish. I do not have anyone swapping hourglass blocks with me. What a great idea that was !
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing finish!!
ReplyDeleteand one to add to the bucket list!!!
What a great color treatment! Especially with exchange blocks! Love everything about this!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that is beautiful! I love all those scrappy bits and the way you organized them into color rounds. Congratulations on your finish!
ReplyDeleteFabulous finish.
ReplyDeleteIt's such beautiful quilt, and must have been so much fun to stitch away and swap blocks with your daughter and your friend. I like the way you have assembled it, a clever idea indeed.
ReplyDeleteYes, a fabulous finish indeed! I love the colours and the way you've set all those hourglass blocks.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to do this leader/ender challenge too! But for some reason, it just didn't happen. Yours is gorgeous. What a great idea to exchange blocks with a few others.
ReplyDeleteLook at you, knocking out your OMG with the month not even half over!! What a beautiful finish, extra special because it was a team effort with your friend and your daughter!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt, with a lot of tiny little cute pieces and pretty fabrics! Congratulations for this lovely finish.
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up this week with TGIFF!
Love this quilt! What a great idea to swap blocks with a couple of other quilters - it's guaranteed to give you a wonderful scrappy finish. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLots of beautiful scrappy goodness in that quilt. Congrats on the finish and on meeting your OMG before the middle of the month. It definitely need to move out of the to be quilted pile.
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow!!! I remember when BH started that SAL. So pretty, all finished!!! And fun that you swapped with your friend and your daughter!
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! A gorgeous scrappy finish! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I love this quilt. Swapping blocks is so much fun as you get more varieties in the fabrics. ;^)
ReplyDeleteHi Maggie, congratulations on your finished quilt. It's great that you were able to swap blocks with your daughter. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a beautiful finished quilt, Maggie.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on reaching your OMG for January! I'm not sure why, but I've never been a fan of making Hourglass blocks. Love, love, LOVE the resulting quilt!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for a swap. It's beautiful. I love the layout!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a lot of hour glasses. It's beautiful.
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