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Saturday, July 16, 2011

King Size Single Girl is in ONE PIECE!!

I did it! (eventually)


Now it needs a back and quilting.
Single Girl pattern by Denyse Schmidt, Fandango fabric by Kate Spain for Moda and Kona Aqua.

 Not that great of indoor photos - I just HAD to post this!!
780 pieces for king size in case you were wondering.

58 readers left a comment:

Vroomans' Quilts said...

Hey - you should be in a hurry to show her off! Just lovely, can't wait to see her quilted - ALSO love your new look!

Wacky Woman said...

It really is lovely. Can't wait for future posts on this.

Lynette said...

Wowow!! :D

Darlene said...

Incredible quilt, Mary!!!

Apple Avenue Quilts said...

It's beautiful!!!

Jamie said...

WOW! This is the second King that I've seen and they are so impressive.

Jewel said...

It's Gorgeous Mary!

felicity said...

I'm at a loss for words, Mary. This looks completely fantastic. I can't wait to see how it's quilted!

Karen said...

Awesome effort! It looks fabulous.

Amelia said...

It looks amazing Mary!! I can't wait to see it all quilted :)

Jackie's Stitches said...

Congratulations! It seems like you made a lot of progress on that really quickly. It's beautiful and I can't wait to see how it ends up being quilted.

Abby and Stephanie said...

I'm oooo-ing and aaaahhhh-ing. It's spectacular.

Michele said...

Wow!! Really impressive :-) Beautiful!

Suburban Stitcher said...

I would have HAD to post it too! Lovely!

Unknown said...

Just fabulous, Mary!! It will look gorgeous when quilted! Congrats on a great finish!

Kate said...

Congratulations! It looks amazing!

Anya said...

Congratulations on getting that part done! Looks great!

karen @ badlandsquilts said...

Oh it looks just wonderful Mary! All those pieces too! Great finish!

Denise in PA said...

What a feat! Single Girl looks fabulous in Fandango (love that Kate Spain!). The aqua is a perfect background. Just beautiful!

Needled Mom said...

Beautiful quilt. I just love the colors.

Dandelion Quilts said...

Beautiful...great curved piecing.

MB in MI said...

this is one stunner of a quilt--beautifully done!! :-)

Wendy said...

It's gorgeous, you should be proud....well done!

Barb said...

AWESOME

Lisnaweary Quilts said...

It looks fantastic, love the way you put the aqua solid with Fandango. (Fandango is definitely one of my all time favourites)

Karen H said...

Wow...... that is lovely! I have a stash of Fandango I've been waiting to use... Thanks for the inspiration!

Barb in Mi said...

Wow, saw it on flickr - what a beauty!

Vickie E said...

I jsut may be speechless...

Cardygirl said...

Just amazing...Love it!

Erin @ Why Not Sew? Quilts said...

Mary, that is just beautiful! What an accomplishment. You must be happy!!!

Kelly O. said...

incredibly gorgeous! yay you!

Talin's Corner said...

WOW! You are going to have such fun quilting this top. It has a lot of great areas. It looks great so far.

Jane's Fabrics and Quilts said...

Way to go!!! and I would hurry and post it too!! It is beautiful.

PunkiePie (Jen) said...

Wow, Mary! That is awesome!

Lindsay Conner said...

Beautiful!

mascanlon said...

OMG...she is gorgeous! I haven't really been tempted before but this background...those charms..geez!

Janet said...

It's wonderful Mary, it'll be fantastic when it's quilted up. Congrats for staying with the project.

Shanna said...

Wow!! What a lot of hard work...it looks absolutely beautiful!!

Library Gal Quilts said...

Wonderful Mary! I will send you a photograpgh of the quilting I saw on one at the Stitchin Post a couple weeks ago!

Lynn Koeppen said...

WOW! Nice work, Girl! You must have been a busy bee at that retreat!

Jackie Russell said...

I love it!

Jennifer said...

A-mazing! I would be so excited to take pictures too. Can't wait to see the finished quilt!

Jennifer :)

Jeanie said...

Amazing!

Live a Colorful Life said...

This is absolutely gorgeous!! SOOO happy I got to see it in person. :)

Nanette Merrill said...

I'm really so super jealous. IT couldn't be more beautiful.

Karee said...

wow! just beautiful. love Kona Aqua. love Fandango. covet the Single Girl pattern. did I already say: beautiful? what fmquilting will you do on it?

Anonymous said...

This is amazing! Looking forward to seeing the fmq that you will do....or are you going to do that? It is an imposing size!!
Jacque in SC
quiltnsrep(at)yahoo(dot)com

Suzanne said...

What a ton of work. I can't even imagine making something like that -- 780 pieces -- wow. Absolutely gorgeous. I love the colors and the pattern. Just amazing!

deb said...

that is just gorgeous...I myself would never be able to finish anything like that so I really envy you....stunning!

Carrie P. said...

awesome job! you should be very proud!

amy smart said...

Awesome!!! I can't imagine the work. This quilt is gorgeous - can't wait to see the finale.

Rene' said...

You rock!!! It's awesome!!!

Terri said...

yay! This is Gorgeous!

Purple Pam said...

YEA! You finished the Single Girl top. I am curious to see what you will quilt inside the circles.

Loved all the projects done at your retreat. I love retreats. It looked like everyone was very productive, but also had a good time. Thanks for sharing photos and websites/blogsites.

Camille said...

Mary, it is gorgeous!! Can't wait to see her all quilted up. So lovely!

Amanda Jean said...

MARY! I'm sitting here cheering for you! it looks AWESOME! are you gonna hand quilt it? ;)

Mama Pea said...

Gasp! It's gorgeous! And I cannot believe you got that all put together already! That would have taken me two years! It is so great, Mary!!!

Christie describeHappy said...

Holy cow!! It's so darn amaazing and I really like the way you used Fandango. Your in the home stretch now!