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Monday, October 1, 2018

Decisions Decisions!

It's a public holiday today......for me, art and then another quilt to sew the binding down on.....after my post.
Now to the dilemma. I have been struggling with having fallen out of love with the rest of my Brinton Hall quilt.....I love what I have done so far but was very much less than keen on the remaining borders. Add to that the fact that one of my border fabric has dwindled to an amount that wouldn't see me through to the end.
The quilt after the addition of the last border looks like this.
My plan is to add two more small borders to finish it off.
I pondered long and hard not to go on with it but at the end of the day, better to have a finished quilt that I like than another UFO......
Decision made!
I was delighted and surprised to discover this morning that my lillies flowered again this year despite very little rain.
More pretty clivias too.
Enjoy your week....I am off to stitch a little  binding.
Namaste and Blessings Michelle xxx
Posted by at 3:23 PM

18 comments:

  1. OndreaOctober 1, 2018 at 3:43 PM

    Your decision is a good one as it looks beautiful. So deflating when one runs out of fabric.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 1, 2018 at 4:10 PM

    Hun Michelle wow your quilt looks amazing ,a lot of work has gone into this,also I think you have made the right choice ,better to be happy with it,I am loving the fabrics that you have used.
    You have beautiful flowers in your garden,very pretty Namaste and blessings to you also my friend xx

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  3. HelenOctober 1, 2018 at 6:24 PM

    Love it without the extra borders, only you have to be happy really. Lovely flowers.

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  4. JenniferOctober 1, 2018 at 9:11 PM

    Beautiful quilt, Michelle......and it's your quilt, you can do whatever you like with it!

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  5. RadkaOctober 1, 2018 at 11:04 PM

    It will be lovely, and at the end of the day, it has to be something you are happy with, even if it ends up being somewhat smaller wall hanging :-) I love your clivias, that's something we can grow only inside. But they can get too big for that, and I had to give mine away, but now I am sorry I did not keep some "babies", because the original came from my mum. I just have to get another one.
    xx

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  6. MariaOctober 2, 2018 at 2:13 AM

    I do like the borders you've chosen for Brinton Hall.
    Is that your Gardener's Journal you are sewing the binding on ??
    Beautiful blooms in your garden.

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  7. RaewynOctober 2, 2018 at 3:05 AM

    I think those two borders will finish it off beautifully Michelle... sensible move to just finish it rather than continuing to agonise over a quilt you're not loving :-) Woot woot another finish coming up!!

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  8. JeanetteOctober 2, 2018 at 6:57 AM

    Love the borders you've chosen for Brinton Hall. Yes a finish is better than a ufo. :) Glad to see your bloom. Mine a blossoming too. The hippies & the clivia are the only thing blooming really in my garden though i was happy to find one of the Frangipanis had flowered. Hugs,xx

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  9. FionaOctober 2, 2018 at 8:19 AM

    I love how you are finishing it off... it will show off the hexagons and work beautifully....
    HUgz

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  10. SusanOctober 2, 2018 at 10:07 AM

    A wise decision - patchwork/quilting is meant to be enjoyable - not a chore!

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  11. kiwikidOctober 2, 2018 at 10:34 AM

    Always good to get a finish, it is a beautiful quilt as it is. Beautiful hippiastrum (spelling) and clivia.

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  12. elliekOctober 2, 2018 at 2:43 PM

    Go with what you feel. It's a beautiful quilt as is and the pattern is only a guide. Finished is also really good, not as a UFO.

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  13. LinOctober 2, 2018 at 4:04 PM

    Brinton Hall looks lovely - I am sure your additions will make a beautiful quilt. xx

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  14. Happy Retiree's KitchenOctober 3, 2018 at 12:08 PM

    I think your quilt is beautiful.It's lovely to have the bulbs flowering now isn't it and the flowers seem to grow so quickly. Love the clivea which I can't grow here in the tropics.

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  15. Karen SOctober 3, 2018 at 5:44 PM

    I think that is a smart decision regarding the quilt. If you are not happy, change the plan and go with what works.

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  16. JaniceOctober 3, 2018 at 10:06 PM

    I think your quilt will be beautiful with your proposed borders. Your garden continues to produce gorgeous blooms this spring.

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  17. AnonymousOctober 4, 2018 at 7:03 PM

    Oh love your decision on the borders. Looks great. My Hippeastrums are out too. They are so gorgeous.

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