Thursday, July 25, 2013

Optimism – A finished Quilt

If you have been following my blog for the last few weeks, you know that I had a hard time at my real-life-job recently. Fate had struck my dear colleague with a nasty blow. He was absent several weeks and will have to undergo medical treatment for some weeks.

To cheer him and his family up, I made him a quilt. A Plus Quilt has been on my to-sew-list for quite some time now and I think this was the right occasion to make one. I associate many positive meanings to plusses – and that’s what it was all about: to send positive vibes and thoughts to my colleague and his wife.

Optimismus Top

Amazingly, I pulled all these grey, green, white and black fabrics from my stash (mostly comma and curious nature with some architexture and backyard baby mixed in). As I was in a hurry to get the quilt finished, I used rectangles and squares to speed up the piecing.

Optimismus Back

I meant to use one solid piece of fabric for the backing but discovered too late, that the intended piece was too small. I ended up piecing the backing and I am glad I did. IMHO I think it looks splendid.

Optimismus Quilting

Here’s to my new sewing machine! I managed to quilt straight lines without any problems. Thanks to the adjustable foot pressure of my new machine. I quilted two vertical lines and one horizontal line…

Optimismus Binding

… and bound the quilt with my favourite COMMA. I attached it with my sewing machine, using my usual zigzag stitch.

I really love this rather manly quilt and am happy to report that my colleague wrote me a super-nice-thank-you-note stating that he loves the quilt and that his wife wants to learn how to sew now (o:

Thanks for visiting!
Christine

18 comments:

  1. Hi Christine,

    the Plus Quilt is so adorable ♥
    And then this story ... There are so many things to say to someone who is sick, but doing something so special for someone else its a very nice idea.

    Have a good weekend!

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  2. Such a lovely quilt and so thoughtful. He's lucky to have a friend like you

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  3. That quilt is wonderful, what a great gift. I hope he is better soon and that his wife does start sewing.

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  4. That's a beautiful quilt and a lovely gesture! I love your color choices and arrangement. Whoop whoop for you and prayers for your friend!

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  5. I like this quilt too and your friend will be happy ...

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  6. Liebe Christine,

    so eine Freundin/Kollegin müsste jeder haben :)
    Der Quilt ist wunderschön! Auch die Rückseite ist toll;
    eine prima Variante, die ich bestimmt auch mal ausprobieren werde.

    Liebe Grüße an dich und alles Gute für deinen Freund,
    Karin

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  7. Super schöne Geste. Schöner männerquilt, das ist echt nicht einfach.

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  8. It looks fantastic, and the positive vibes sent by the pluses is a lovely idea.

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  9. Wonderful quilt Christine and great that it was appreciated.

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  10. love the thought! the quilt is gorgeous on it's own but more so when i hear the story. well done!

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  11. I love this quilt. I have been wanting to make a plus quilt as well. I love the colors you chose.

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  12. Love the back of this quilt. What a brilliant idea. The front is pretty darn lovely too!

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  13. really lovely, and the back is fantastic! very thoughtful gift which i hope will help with a speedy recovery!

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  14. what a wonderful and meaningful quilt :-)

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  15. Love the fabric combo of this quilt, including the back.

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  16. Wow! How cool that the design is mimicked on the back!

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  17. One of the nicest plus quilts I have seen! The back is perfect!

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  18. What a very nice gesture! Nothing shows your affection like a quilt made by you. I just think that is awesome! I'm glad he loved it and that his wife wants to learn! I hope that has happened! All the best.

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