Beyond the Cherry Tree 2021

Boom! I cannot believe this quilt is complete! 

I was finishing the last direction of cross hatch in the border, then there was no lines left to quilt! It was rather anticlimactic as I turned to my hubby and said, wow, it's done! LOL

Like the original quilt (that Gay Bomers purchased and reproduced) I opted to quilt the motifs throughout the quilt.  

I have not washed this yet, so some of my hera marker lines are still visible. 

And if you'd like to know, yes, I will be washing it before using it.

It was 10 years in the making (mostly the quilting)  so it will need to be cleaned. 

This is the quilt I shared in Monday's video about starting to machine applique after the block with 57 leaves. It is actually pretty hard to tell which blocks are done by machine and which are done by hand. 

 

This one is done by hand. Gee, you'd think if I did all these berries that 57 leaves would be a piece of cake! LOL 

8 blocks are appliqued by hand, along with all of the vines, including the border, and 17 blocks are raw edge machine appliqued. (I'm teaching a class on January 23rd! Email me for more info) 

I opted for a 108" backing on this one. I love turning over the back of an antique quilt and seeing a print. 

It's a neat one by Marcus Brothers.

I opted to make my binding a bit narrower than usual. It is double fold cut 2" wide.

And a simple label. 

This quilt measures approx 98" square and the original  was made circa 1850-1860. Patterns are still available at Sentimental Stitches website HERE. 

I heard this morning she has the patterns on sale!

Gay's patterns are very well done and I would recommend her patterns without reservation. 

Thanks for spurring me on for so many years! I'm so thrilled!