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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween/Blogger's Quilt Festival





The quilt I have chosen for the Blogger's Quilt Festival is my Halloween quilt which I just finished today. It is special to me for many reasons.  I made it with many other women all over the world in a Halloween Block Swap hosted by Jane's Fabrics. It is also the first swap quilt I have finished. I spent last summer making spider webs, and I got all of these incredible blocks back for my efforts.  To me, it shows the power of blogging, and the amount of sharing and friendship that quilters give to one another. As Halloween is not my favourite holiday, this is something I would have never done on my own. I love all of the different material and techniques used to create the blocks. My very talented friend Tammy did the quilting and I love the spider webs that she quilted into each of the 9 patches. This quilt is one that I will always treasure and I thank every one who shared their talents with me.

20 comments:

Unknown said...

The perfect day for a Halloween finish! It's a very festive quilt! Great job Michelle!

Myra said...

Oh Michelle! The swap quilt turned out wonderful, and what a great day for its completion! Good for you! 8-)

Riel Nason said...

Super!!! You just can't go wrong with a Halloween quilt in my opinion and yours is such a great one. The colours and all the different blocks are wonderful.

Denise :) said...

Congrats on your timely finish! This is a darling quilt; I'm glad you got it done in time to share!!! :)

Rene' said...

I love your Halloween quilt! Very appropriate timing. Thanks for sharing!

Ariane said...

I love this quilt!!! It is just gorgeous!!! Such a great quilt to have at Hallowe'en, especially on a cold night like tonight!!

Janet said...

I love how you've put the swap blocks together! I think I need to make a Halloween quilt.

AnnieO said...

Happy Halloween! This is an adorable Halloween quilt. How great to get your swap block quilt all together to share for the Festival. Enjoy it!

Jane's Fabrics and Quilts said...

It looks WONDERFUL!!!!!!

Peggy said...

What a great quilt! Blessings, Peg

Mary said...

I like Swap Quilts too. Your halloween quilt is so cute, not scary like the witchy ones.

Nanette Merrill said...

I didn't get mine to the quilters in time this year. Next year. It is all ready to go though. Love yours.

quiltmom anna said...

What a fun quilt for Halloween- love all the different blocks and just think how nice it looked for all the trick or treaters to see.
Thanks for dropping by my blog and leaving a comment.
Enjoy the festival- blogging is so much fun.
Regards from a Western Canadian quilter,
Anna

Vicki @ DottyJane said...

So cute:) A great swap adventure!

Bellgirl said...

Wow, it's wonderful! I've just joined my very first quilting bee, so I'm really excited to see what an amazing result you've got!

Kate said...

The blocks are great with all the 9 patches. What a fun quilt!

Tilly said...

Wow, what a fabulous quilt. I'm not surprised you treasure it.
Thanks for your lovely comment on my quilt!

canuckquilter said...

What a fun swap theme! That's a great little quilt.

Linda said...

Congratulations on finishing your Halloween quilt just in time for Halloween! I love the story behind your quilt! Thanks for sharing!

Halloween Recipe Mom said...

Wow, what a gorgeous quilt! Quilting is definitely on my list of things to accomplish, but I am truly awful at sewing- I really envy your skills! Really enjoy the blog.