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Quilt in Progress: “Pieces of Colorado” Update #2

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Please see the post Quilt in Progress: “Pieces of Colorado” for background on the quilt Pieces of Colorado.

In this post I want to share an update on my Colorado themed quilt, which will be hung in our guest room, that is made from panels I picked up during the 2021 Rocky Mountain Quilt Shop Hop.

The quilt arrived back from the professional longarm quilter who used an Aspen Tree Leaf pattern (Aspen trees are so Colorado and I have several in my yard) for the quilting.

I have the binding sewn on as well as the hanging sleeve. I just need to sew them down and then hang the quilt!

Speaking on Aspen trees, the Aspen trees next to the windows in my studio (on the 3rd level of our house) are in full bloom now as are all the other deciduous trees in our backyard.

Once again I feel like I am crafting in a treehouse!

Postscript

I mentioned above I just need to sew down the binding and then it is done. But alas, that will have to wait because first I need to work on two blocks for the group Ovarian Cancer fundraiser quilt that Australian-based quilter Kate of Tall Tales From Chiconia is spearheading again (see her post Ovarian Cancer Quilt 12: Tealing All Our Stories ).

I think I am the only U.S. based quilter participating again this year. Correct me if I am wrong and you are participating.

The theme is a bookcase quilt and since I love books (and libraries…and bookcases), I had to participate! I’ll share my blocks in a future post. Check out Kate’s blog if you want to see some of the blocks the group working on this charity quilt has made so far.

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26 thoughts on “Quilt in Progress: “Pieces of Colorado” Update #2”

  1. From the US, you are joined by Jean from California, and Sue from Oregon. The rest of us are from Australia, the UK, Canada and the Netherlands.

    Love your treehouse sewing room!

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  3. Ahhh the Aspen leaf quilting is beautiful and very fitting for this quilt. I’d be interested in how you go about hanging it – I finally found another option for my elephant quilt but I love to see how others do it 😊

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  5. I am amazed that an aspen tree quilt pattern exists. It’s perfect for your Colorado quilt. I’m always excited to see teal blocks from around the world come together as a quilt. I look forward to seeing yours soon, Tierney.

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  10. Wow, how exciting that the Colorado quilt is almost done. Also,, best wishes the Ovarian Cancer fundraiser quilt – and how nice of you to make time for it.

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  13. I tried to post a comment earlier but I had a problem. The Colorado quilt is awesome. Sounds like you really like Colorado! I only visited once, Denver. I think the thin air there set the ball rolling for my late husband. A few days after we came back he was hospitalized. Not really a place for those with lung problems. I want to come back to explore more. Very cool city and I never went to the mountains.

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