Delectable Pathways is DONE

Many of you know that I have been working on this quilt now for over 2, close to 3 years. I am very happy to say, it is DONE! I put on the label last night, took pictures today, and am just about ready to put it on our bed - which, alas, even though I am a quilter, has never had a quilt on it and just a humble brown comforter has covered it all these years.

I made it as follows: First I hand embroidered some of the vines. I made the thicker vines by cutting the fabric into slices on the bias, putting pins on the ironing board and folding the raw edges of the strips under, pulling the strip through the two pins and ironing as I went. Then I hand sewed all the vines and flower applique pieces on. Next I tackled all those little triangles - I went to the copy store and made 112 copies of the pattern, then machine sewed right onto the copies in order to get those little triangle pieces perfect. I sewed the bigger triangles very carefully, trying not to handle them too much because they all had bias edges that stretched like crazy, so I cut each one just before I was ready to sew it. I laid it all out on 5 big tables in Lake Havasu at the club house of the camp and started to assemble it. It was a challenge not to turn the pieces around and mix them up as I sewed them together. The fun part was machine quilting it - I used my home sewing machine and after I stitched in the ditch along the straight seams, I dropped the feed dogs and did the free motion quilting.

What a feeling of satisfaction I have to get this quilt finished! It was really a challenge for me. I'm still not sure I really like it, since its so bright, and it's got a few goofs here and there. But I am glad its done, and I am happy that Ron finally gets a quilt on his bed, after all these years! Yayyy!