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Merry Christmas "Quilt Show"

Merry Christmas to you all and yes I know it's a little early for that but not if you are going to be participating in Quilting Tutorials blog Quilt Show.
I would like to tell you about my entry. I first seen this book when on my anniversary trip, I went to a quilt shop near where we were staying and fell in love with it.
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Ruby Red Dots: Fanciful Circle-Inspired Designs 
Sheri Howard (Author)

I have a passion for applique and knew I had to make this one. 
I do not believe this quilt is represented as a Chistmas quilt but the colors to me just scream Christmas.
So here is mine, it is a large quilt (fits my king size bed) which is hand appliqued, machine pieced and hand quilted.

I appologize for my picture, the quilt stand I have is missing a piece and I was unable to use it. So it's a floor shot.






It's now time to vote for Viewer's Choice.  You will need to go here and leave a comment with your favorite quilt ( hopefully mine # 62). Voting takes place on this weekend, Dec 1 &2. ( was wrong have Monday the 3 rd to vote too) There are so many entries for you to check out. Plus, if you leave a comment, you could even win a prize!


That you very much for taking time to visit.


Comments

  1. Oh, you made it so close to the wire - and it is gorgeous!! I love applique quilts (I stink at it) and I had to view your photos larger to admire your wonderful handquilting, such small even stitches - good golly!!

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  2. oooooooh, LOVE applique and yours is just wonderful. think it's perfect for anytime but does definitely have that Christmas vibe. thanks for sharing and have a great day

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  3. Glad you got the quilt entered...its a beauty!

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  4. Oh my... Your appliqué and hand quilting is just exquisite! Lovely quilt.

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  5. Your work is beautiful. Such a lovely quilt.

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  6. Wow. What beautiful applique you do. Lovely.

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  7. What a beautiful quilt! No wonder you had to buy the book. Your quilt makes me want to find it, too. :)

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  8. This is striking and beautiful. You do wonderful applique.

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  9. That is just gorgeous. Your workmansip is beautiful!

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  10. This is a beautiful quilt! Certainly worth all the time and effort your good workmanship must have taken to make it.

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  11. Another beautiful quilt, your work is exceptional! :)

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  12. Last but not least by any means!

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  13. What a gorgeous quilt. I've never seen this pattern before.

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  14. This is simply stunning! Your appliqué is perfection...and your fabrics work so well together. Exceptional quilt!

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  15. A VERY LOVELY PROJECT!
    BEAUTIFUL APPLIQUE!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  16. Wow I admire all that work you've done :) Lovely.

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  17. this is a amazing quilt, you have done a fantastic job bringing it to life.

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  18. Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for sharing. jbechosend at sbcglobal.net

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  19. Beautiful applique. Thank you for sharing

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  20. just gorgeous
    thanks sew much for sharing it with us
    in stitches

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  21. Wow, what a beautiful quilt! Such even pretty hand stitching and great applique!

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  22. What a lovely, labor intensive quilt! I have always wanted to do applique! What technique do you use? Could you recommend a book or DVD to me?

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  23. lovely,well done.xx

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  24. Your quilt is gorgeous and so beautifully quilted too !

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