Remember we recently admired a string quilt that I found on the Internet, and we decided to make a group quilt using 1.25" strips sewn together randomly in 55" widths? Well, here it is! Isn't it a beauty?
The quilters who participated in making this quilt are:
- Martina from Germany, Stufen Zum Gericht
- Darlene from Missouri, Dar's Patchwork Garden
- Janet from the Yukon Territory, Canada
- Michi from Austria, Michimachtdas
- Carolyn from Wisconsin
- Kym from the USA, Fabric Fascination
- Susan from Kansas
- Tina from Rhode Island, Seaside Stitches
- Carol from Michigan
- Helen from New Zealand
- Kim from New York, Pokeytown Kim
- Karen from Connecticut, Selvage Blog
With blocks coming from Down Under, the Arctic Circle, and many places in between, you see why I call it the World Quilt! It was so much fun to open all the packages and get this quilt together! It measures 54" x 70." The backing is a bubblegum pink print. The binding is a mixture of prints. The batting is "Warm and Natural" cotton, and it's machine quilted. Yup, awesome!
And now you can enter a random drawing to win this beautiful quilt just by leaving a comment on this post. Good luck!
UPDATE: This quilt now lives in Florida!
277 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 277 of 277wow! this is so beautiful, and also such a great cooperative project! thank you so much for adding this piece of beauty to the world! i'm so glad kym told me about this project--and your blog is neat, too! :)
jerise in ny
Two of my favorite things: strings and group quilts. What a great quilt.
Wow! Good job. It's a beauty!
pick me pick me! love that quilt! it's inspired me to try something like it. i'm putting it on my to do list, which is quite long, but love it!
That's a wonderful quilt! I love the bright colors that give it so much energy.
Beautiful! And the story behind it makes it even more beautiful. Love it!
It's beautiful-- I love it!
welchrobin@hotmail.com
It's beautiful-- I love it!
welchrobin@hotmail.com
I love this quilt! I would love to win it, since one of my team members, Kym, participated in the project.
How fun! I would love to have this quilt.
This is such a beautiful piece! And how cool that the strips came from all over the world!
I had stopped quilting a few months ago due to loosing my husband of 23 years. This quilt has inspired me to open up my studio again and get back to my charity quilting.... Thank you for posting this, it is not only a beautiful quilt, but a beautiful thing that all you ladies are doing, I promise !! I am getting back to work on covering the world with "kindness quilts" one quilt at a time. Thanks again. Anne
That quilt is incredible!
Awesome quilt, love how the selvedges blend in to make an wonder for the eye!!
how wonderful! you all did a great job on it! in the very slight chance I don't win it ( :) ) I am at the very least inspired by it!
This is beautiful! And it shows how sewing (and the internet) connects people all over the world -
It's great that a simple needle and thread brings people together to create such a beautiful item.
What a gorgeous quilt. What fun to have so many quilters add pieces to it! Whoever wins this is very lucky.
Ooh, I just love this quilt.....(drooling)
Fabulous! Great giveaway~and love your blog! Please enter me...
Thanks and cheery wave from
Bev
http://44thstreetfabric.blogspot.com
(in case you need to find me :) to award me the quilt)!
Oh so beautiful. Thank you so much for the chance to win!
Fantastic! Great global effort. I'd love to win it....pick me!
Carolyn
That is amazing! What a wonderful idea.
That is amazing! What a wonderful idea.
This is astounding!
I would love achance to win something so incredible!
just sooo beautiful
I love quilts with so many fabrics in them
what a true treasure this would be to win and display this quilt in my home.
Kathie
I am always impressed with group quilts.......this is fabulous.
But you are giving it away????? Wow! Hope the participants have extra chances. :-)
Good luck everyone!
WOW! That is such a nice quilt! Makes the world seem a bit smaller - doesn't it?
Quilters make the world go around - don't we?
Surely would love to welcome that sweet quilt into my part of the world ... way down deep south gulf coast USA!
thanks for the chance to win!
Cathy
Wow - what a wonderful message of international cooperation!
Absolutely gorgeous! Love it!
beautiful!
Hope I'm not too late...I'd covet that quilt..it's an heirloom for sure.
shel704 at aol dot com
I just love string quilts and i love yogurt blog, such inspirati on. All the time!
I've never heard of such a thing, but what a beautiful quilt! Very inspirational!
The quilt is just wonderful! I'd love to win it even though I already have many quilts I've made myself.
That is sooo cool! It looks beautiful!
Great idea and beautiful quilt!
That is "sew" pretty. And it is very special since sewers from around the world worked on it. I have a wall where it would look PERFECT in my living room. Thanks for a chance to win this!!
tx jenny wren at g mail dot com
This is a beautiful quilt; I wonder how many selvages it would take to make one like it! :)
This is a beautiful quilt; I wonder how many selvages it would take to make one like it! :)
Simply takes my breath away and makes my spirit soar..............
Simply takes my breath away and makes my spirit soar..............
That turned out really beautiful! Isn't it wonderful when quilters work together to create such a masterpiece with fabric and love!!
Yall this is so gorgeous!!!! I love it!
Yall this is so gorgeous!!!! I love it!
Love the quilt but love more the idea of being a quilt made by a group of quilters that share the love of quilting.
thanks
Andrea
What a gorgeous quilt! I don't think I would have the patience to do this myself. Wonderful job!!!!!
Tina at Sea Side stitches is who sent me over to look at the quilt. What a cool group project. Love the name of World Quilt..... Wherever in the world it ends up I'm sure someone will la,la,love it!
Love from Indiana, Bonnie
Wow! It gorgeous. I can't quilt but maybe I can do something simiar with scrapbook paper someday. Love it!!
amazing quilt! Love it!
I would love to win!
LOVE it!
Oh, please pick my number! This is just beautiful. Thanks for the chance!!
It's gorgeous.
I wish I had the patitence for this!
What a beautiful quilt, and what an amazing gift to share it with us. Thank you so much for posting the pics, and for giving us the opportunity to enjoy such a gift. I just now found your blog, and realize I am missing out by cutting off all those selvages!
b e a u t i f u l ! great way to use up scraps :)
I love this such a nest idea, beautiful
What a wonderful idea! I would love to hang this on my wall! Thanks for the chance!
What a wonderful idea! I would love to hang this on my wall! Thanks for the chance!
This is a true piece of art! Crossing my fingers it might end up in holland :)
This is a true piece of art! Crossing my fingers it might end up in holland :)
I just found your site and am so disappointed that I missed the chance to win this extraordinary quilt. I think it's even more special because so many artists, from around the globe, had a part in its creation. You ladies did a remarkable job! It's truly lovely. I'm now your newest GFC follower and look forward to reading more, and seeing more of your amazing craft!
Trinity B.
I live in a remote area of Alaska and I would love to do this with my friend in the lower 48! how did you set this up, what were the rules?
Coolest quilt and quilt project! I love it - would definitely hang this quilt in a place of honor in our home.
This is the coolest quilt and quilt project! Love it. I would definitely hang this quilt in a place of honor in our home! Beautiful.
this is a really wonderful quilt.
That would be an amazing quilt to win! Count me in.
Hi, Karen,
As a newbie quilter, I'm always on the lookout for just THE right quilt to look forward to making someday. THIS is the quilt! The colors and patterns are amazing, but the fact that so many people from other countries participated make it even more of a treasure!
Whether I win or not, I sincerely thank you for giving me such inspiration and motivation! God bless!
It is AMAZING!!!! I make little quilts here and there never seem to get one for myself. This BEAUTIMUS. :-)
What a fabulous idea!
Truly an awesome quilt. . .would be honored to hang on my wall, with hopes it's beauty would encourage me to start one of my own. Something I've wanted to do for years.
I've been admiring the string quilts for some time. You and all of your contributors certainly did a fantastic job on this one....it's gorgeous! I have been saving all my scraps from my last few quilts wish I had thought if it years ago.
Karen S.
Awesome group work! Congratulations. Count me in! I'm from Brazil
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