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Blended Neutrals Quilt

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I got my Blended Neutrals quilt back from my quilter (Debbie at Prairiequeens) this week!  She did a custom job for me and is it ever gorgeous.  The quilting makes the quilt, as they always say.  Here is a close up of one of the blocks.  My photography does not do it justice, but you can get an idea of some of the detail.  Very "heirloom"  if I do say so!  Thank you Debbie.  This is a treasure.

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The deal with this custom quilting job is that I have to take care of something called "tie offs" myself.  Marie at the shop gave me a quick tutorial.  What you have to do is find all the trailing threads, knot them securely and bury the knot within the quilt.   Marie gave some special needles that you can just hook the thread through, so there is no tedious threading process.  With my old eyes, that is a great benefit!

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I hope to get the tie offs done and the binding on by this weekend.  The next three weekends we are having house guests and/or dinner parties.  And I want to show this new quilt off!!!

36 responses to “Blended Neutrals Quilt”

  3. What a gorgeous quilt! The quilting is just perfect. I think I’ve seen those needles but have never used them. I’ll have to check my local quilt shop and see what I can find. Aging eyes want to know! ~Adrienne~

  4. What a gorgeous quilt! The quilting is just perfect. I think I’ve seen those needles but have never used them. I’ll have to check my local quilt shop and see what I can find. Aging eyes want to know! ~Adrienne~

  7. What a gorgeous quilt! Could you take a picture of the needle? I don’t think I’ve seen one before.

  8. What a gorgeous quilt! Could you take a picture of the needle? I don’t think I’ve seen one before.

  9. Oh wow, fun. This quilt was “On Display” at LeeHaven for a while, too, if you’ll recall.
    Interesting about the “tie off” thing. Thanks for sharing that.
    I love the pattern and this quilt is the perfect one to have this type of quilting done. Was it hard to pick out?
    Heirloom Love, *karendianne.
    PS: LeeHaven has updates on CWT quilt – what we learned and on Dogs, too. Just an FYI if you get a chance.

  10. Oh wow, fun. This quilt was “On Display” at LeeHaven for a while, too, if you’ll recall.
    Interesting about the “tie off” thing. Thanks for sharing that.
    I love the pattern and this quilt is the perfect one to have this type of quilting done. Was it hard to pick out?
    Heirloom Love, *karendianne.
    PS: LeeHaven has updates on CWT quilt – what we learned and on Dogs, too. Just an FYI if you get a chance.

  13. What a beautiful quilt!
    I really appreciate the link to your quilter- I enjoy looking at those. (Surprising how many people don’t link to their quilter, really…)

  14. What a beautiful quilt!
    I really appreciate the link to your quilter- I enjoy looking at those. (Surprising how many people don’t link to their quilter, really…)

  17. Great quilting job – wow, that turned out incredible. It’ll sure fit in anywhere in your house, it looks very “Nicole.”

  18. Great quilting job – wow, that turned out incredible. It’ll sure fit in anywhere in your house, it looks very “Nicole.”

  19. Absolutely beautiful blended quilt! I love your subtle color choices and it all came together fabulously with the quilting. Love it!

  20. Absolutely beautiful blended quilt! I love your subtle color choices and it all came together fabulously with the quilting. Love it!

  21. Oh how beautiful! I’m thinking that my stash of Flirt fabrics by Robyn Pandolph that I recently go will be great for a blended quilt. There are large-scale and smale-scale prints. THanks for sharing this beauty, Nicole. Good luck with that tie-off thing.

  22. Oh how beautiful! I’m thinking that my stash of Flirt fabrics by Robyn Pandolph that I recently go will be great for a blended quilt. There are large-scale and smale-scale prints. THanks for sharing this beauty, Nicole. Good luck with that tie-off thing.

  23. I love the colors, it is so pretty. The quilting is awesome. The needle sounds interesting, I too have problems with threading needles. Have fun with your new quilt!

  24. I love the colors, it is so pretty. The quilting is awesome. The needle sounds interesting, I too have problems with threading needles. Have fun with your new quilt!

  27. Nicole, the neutral quilts turned out stunning. I always wanted to do one of those. Good job.

  28. Nicole, the neutral quilts turned out stunning. I always wanted to do one of those. Good job.

  31. Nicole Your quilt is gorgeous you are sooooooo good at quilting.
    Hugs Mary.

  32. Nicole Your quilt is gorgeous you are sooooooo good at quilting.
    Hugs Mary.

  33. Oh, this turned out to be gorgeous! Looks like an heirloom! I know you danced a dance when you got it, and I can see you still smiling. Goes well with your new dishes too, lol.

  34. Oh, this turned out to be gorgeous! Looks like an heirloom! I know you danced a dance when you got it, and I can see you still smiling. Goes well with your new dishes too, lol.