Saturday, March 08, 2008

Still relatively sane :-)

Can you believe it - the Nearly Insane top is DONE !!

After wrestling the zig zag border blocks to the point of nearly insanity, through yesterday and in to the small hours, I decided to leave them out, and I was again a happy camper. Nothing like some early morning light on decisions. I just could not stand the process and did not care to much for the look either.
I have a zip lock bag full of both zig-s and zag-s now, but who counts and cares ? :-)

Since the photo is taken in poor indoor late evening light you are not getting the right look, the porcelain appearance, but I will make that up to you when the quilt is done.

I am sending this quilt to a friend of my friend Val in Canada tomorrow morning, to be machine quilted, and if the postal system is able and willing, it will get there in time for the machine quilter to get it done before I go to Shipshewana in a month.
If so, I will bring the quilt home with me myself, in the end of April. If not, it will be sent here when it is done.
Cathy is very very skilled and I trust her doing a good job on my quilt.

It is scary to send my "baby" out, across the big pond, and I am suffering some kind of post quiltum blues now I guess - my desk far to tidy and all ;-)

My back is hurting from all the quilt top wrestling in the sewing machine. Those on point strips are very long.

Tomorrow I will enjoy some stitchery I guess - small arm movements sounds lovely right now.

If you wonder, I have celebrated the finished quilt top with a glass of good red wine. I am proud and a bit tired.

I can hear both Civil War Diary blocks and Dear Jane blocks calling my name as we speak - I love blocks, many blocks, often, daily.
Maybe I should add a simple block of some kind to my want-to-do list tomorrow too ?

Once a quilter, always a quilter - once a block lover, always a block lover :-) Nothing is like sampler blocks and stitchery.

Life is Good :-)

81 comments:

  1. What a wonderful quilt. It certainly was fun watching you work on it. I think I would be sick of red and white by now.

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  2. WOW! It's absolutly gorgeous! Something to be very proud of! So am I to understand that you will be visiting Canada in April? Have fun deciding on your next project!

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  3. Anonymous1:17 am

    Oh my gosh, that would have to be one of the most beautiful red and white quilts I've ever seen. Congrats on the finish.

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  4. It's breathtaking! I want one, too!

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  5. That quilt is incredible! I have that book and your version of the NI makes me want to start one of my own. Great job!

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  6. Congratulations Hanne, what an achievement. It is simply beautiful. Jodie

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  7. It is gorgeous! And you were so disciplined in doing your blocks and sticking to your deadlines!

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  8. Awesome Hanne! It is a real masterpiece. And Cathy is an amazing quilter, You will love the quilting.Congratulations on your brilliant work.

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  9. Absolutely stunning. I can't wait to see how it looks with quilting. You had a beautiful vision.

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  10. Absolutely stunning! Huge congratulations on finishing the top.

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  11. Awesome, Hanne! Thanks for sharing the process with us via your photographs!

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  12. Oh lord -- it's SO beautiful!! And amazing. I'd love to try this but I don't think I'm up to it yet. Maybe when the toddler grows up. :)

    Amazing work! Lovely.

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  13. Anonymous4:32 am

    Congratulations on a job well done! The top is beautiful, I can't wait to see it quilted.

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  14. I don't even know what to say! What an awesome quilt - YOU are an amazing women to put all this together. Congrats! Hope the person who received it knows what she's getting. Beautiful!

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  15. I love your red & white "Nearly Insane" quilt. What an accomplishment.

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  16. Hanne, hvor er det en fantastisk quilt. Tillykke med den ! Og du kan være sikker på at Cathi vil quilte den fantastisk også.
    Knus
    Tilde

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  17. Denne var utrolig lekker. For en jobb!
    Hilsen Gunn Torild

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  18. WOW! My jaw just dropped when I opened your page. I've been watching you make all of these blocks, and I marveled at how intricate they all were. It is just stunning, congratulations to you!!!

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  19. Wow...Wow...Wow...and even more wows, this is totally awesome....

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  20. Stunning Hanne!!! Well done on such a magnificent finish!! You are making me love red and white, more and more!!

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  21. Insanely Stunning! I've been watching your progress with this quilt and it's so fantastic to see it all put together. Well Done!!!

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  22. CONGRATULATIONS! You finished it!!!! It is absolutely fabulous!!! The border looks great! Don't miss those zigs and zags ...you can use them for something else :o)

    Hope you and the quilt have found your way to the post office - and that it will have a comfy journey to Candada :o)

    Now, enjoy your day of doing something small!!! Hugs...

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  23. Gratulerer med resultatet! Dette har vore ei veldig spanande reise å vere med på, det er mest så eg pustar letta ut no!

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  24. Congratulations. YOU DID IT.
    It's so wonderful!!!!

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  25. You did it! Congratulation. You throughly earned the right to be proud of your self.

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  26. Great!! It´s a wonderful quilt!!Congratulation!!

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  27. E' MAGNIFICO!!!!!Complimenti!!!
    i love it very very much!!all of my congrats to you.

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  28. Oh Hanne, your quilt is beautiful! I can't wait to see it finished. I wish I were going to be able to attend the Shipshewana retreat and see it in person. I only live about 4 hours away, but just can't make it until fall.

    Nice job!
    Caron in Michigan

    http://blog.caronmosey.com

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  29. Wow it is really gorgeous.

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  30. Congratulations, it is beautiful, and quite an accomplishment. I love it in the red and white!

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  31. Ohhh Hanne, your quilt is entirely gorgeous! You should be feeling very proud of yourself, it's a wonderful achievement.
    *hugs*
    Tazzie
    :-)

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  32. Gratulerer med enda et ferdig mesterverk! Dette er det flotteste teppet jeg noen gang har sett - det er rett og slett fantastisk!!! Og det har vært moro å følge med på veien mot målet! Takk for at du har delt dette med oss.

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  33. Det teppet er helt nydelig, det står virkelig respekt av å sy et slikt teppe. Bare tanken på allt det arbeidet får nakkehårene mine til å reise seg :-)))

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  34. Teppet ditt ble aldeles nydelig, og for en jobb som ligger bak dette. Venter spent på å få se det ferdig quiltet!

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  35. masterpiece work there, Hanne! Congratulations to you. What a treat seeing this quilt progress.

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  36. Lovely quilt, contrats on the finish.

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  37. Extraordinary! What a lovely quilt, nice job!

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  38. Anonymous4:33 pm

    HEARTFUL CONGRATULATIONS, Hanne !
    This is such an accomplishment. You deserve an award winning for that heirloom quilt, dear !

    XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
    NADINE

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  39. It is so amazing! I am so hoping that I get to see it in Shipshewana. You did a superb job of fabric selection and sewing. I'm so happy for you.

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  40. Helt nydelig - både motiv- og fargemessig. Litt av et tålmodighetsarbeid! Håper å få se den "live" engang! Heidi fra Klæbu

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  41. Way to go, Hanne! Such a lot of work...the results are just gorgeous! Mary Ann in DK

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  42. Herlighet- så flott den ble. Godt jobba nå i innspurten. Nå kan du vel belønne deg selv med nesten hva som helst.

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  43. Congratulations. It is so great. I think you deserve a hole bottle of wine doing that big job.
    Have a wonderful weekend.

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  44. Hanne your Nearly Insane is absolutely gorgeous. Many congratulations to you. What an accomplishment.

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  45. Well done! It is gorgeous, all that work certainly did pay off! Now you can relax and celebrate a bit! I can't wait to see what you do next!!

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  46. What an incredible quilt, Hanne!! Way to go!

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  47. Beautiful!! Well done!

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  48. Congratulations! It is so beautiful! and I bet you will be so excited to get it back from the quilte.

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  49. I've been watching you make these blocks but had no idea how wonderful the quilt would be when put together. It is just so beautiful!

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  50. Fantastisk flott resultat! Gratulerer.

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  51. Gratulerer! Det ble veldig fint!
    Kan ikke være lett å sende fra seg dette teppet.

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  52. It is absolutely stunning! Congratulations on completing it. Can't wait to see it once it is quilted.

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  53. My mom is also a quilter and I've just shown her your blocks. We both can't believe how tiny the pieces must be for the one with 229 pieces. It may be one of the prettiest quilts I've seen. Congratulations on getting it done!

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  54. Oh Hanne give yourself a huge pat on the back - it's beautiful. I admire your focus & determination to get it done. (((HUGS)))

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  55. WOW. All I can say is WOW. Your quilt is amazing!

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  56. IMPONERENDE og INSPIRERENDE! Og veldig vakkert!! Det må føles som å ha gjennomført et maraton. Gratulerer!

    una

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  57. Anonymous6:01 pm

    insane is the right word, but glad that you didn't turn mad, lol

    just incredible and amazing

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  58. Gratulerer Hanne!!! Det ble virkelig fantastisk flott.

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  59. utterly fantastic Hanne-you should be so very proud it is truly stunning.
    I celebrate with you-what a labor of love.

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  60. Congratulations on your finish!
    You've done a perfect job, your NI is a very nice quilt!

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  61. Congrats Hanne!!!!!!!!
    We all will celebrate this event with you!!!!!
    It's a wonderful quilt!!!!!!!!!!...I really love it!!!!!
    Grazia

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  62. Fantastic!!! I love the red/white combination, and the intricacy of the blocks. Can't wait to see the quilt in all it's finished beauty bordered and quilted!

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  63. Congratulations on all the comments! I'm afraid you'll get insane of all this reading, hehe...

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  64. WOW, I've seen this quilt block by block but it is just stunning as a whole. I bet you can't wait to have it quilted and back home.

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  65. Your quilt top is both beautiful and amazing! Congratulations!

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  66. Wow, Hanne! That is one awesome quilt...I came upon your blog when you were on the last 10 blocks or so..it inspired me to order the book! Not sure if I'll ever do the whole quilt, but I'd like to try a few of the blocks at least...who knows. I never thought I'd be doing Dear Jane either, but I'm loving it.

    Jacqui in Canada

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  67. Congratulations Hanne!!! It´s really beautiful...soo fresh...with all that red and white...WELL DONE!!! I will cross my fingers for the a safe journey across the sea!!

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  68. Fantastisk flott! For ein jobb!

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  69. I have just had the most enjoyable couple of hours slowly reading and admiring your wonderfull blog on the progess in your NI quilt..it was well worth it.. well written posts/great pics and I think you for sharing an experience I may never have.

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  70. As a newcomer to the craft, almost every quilt seems to leave me in total awe. This is absolutely beautiful, I love the red and white effect. I've gained so much inspiration looking through blogs over the past few days :-)

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  71. Heia så utrolig flott teppe ble når det ble satt sammen. Jeg har vært veldig spent på hvordan det ble til slutt. Morsom tittel på teppe.....
    Du lager bare så mange fine ting, jeg blir helt matt. Veldig inspirerende!
    God Påske til deg fra meg og god tur senere i April..

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  72. Hanne, your quilt is simply stunning! How long did it take you to complete? It's gorgeous!

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  73. Congrats! What a fantastic quilt top. gorgeous. You really did a great job. You could have lots of fun playing with your leftover zigs and zags. I love those kind of orphans.

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  74. Quilt is both truly insane and truly wonderful. You are truly very clever, patient and have worked very hard. It is lovely to see and will be nice to see it again when quilted.

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  75. whow!!! it´s so beautifull!!!

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  76. I am só impressed by this quilt!
    It is truly lovely!
    greetings from a Dutch quilter,

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  77. Your quilt is amazing! I have seen it done in repos but I am so impressed with the two color and the red and white is perfect!

    What a great job.

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  78. Oh My! That is just amazing!
    Nicky

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  79. What an amazing quilt. WOW! When you mention that you are going to Shipshawana, I assume you are talking about in Indiana? I live near there, but don't go as often as I would like... probably just as well, I always spend WAY too much money every time I go. Is there something special there that you went there for?

    Glad I found your blog... I will be back!

    jeannine

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