October 24th, 2016

Gypsy Wife Quilt

by Julie Hirt

I had to look back to see exactly when I started this quilt. It was over two years ago!   I am beyond thrilled to finally be finished.

This past June my family visited Treasure Island, Florida.  This quilt came along for the ride.

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I *love* it!  Making the quilt top wasn’t a smooth process for me, but I’m happy I stuck with it.  Fabrics are from my scraps and I only had to cut into my stash for some of the large strips.

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The longarm quilting pattern is my Rolling Hills Echo pattern.  I’d be happy to quilt something of yours using it 😉

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Quilt pattern is Gypsy Wife by Jen Kingwell.

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This trip is when I found my love for thread wax. What a difference it makes!  No knots, smoother stitches – so worth it.

Here are some non-quilt pics of the trip.

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We took a deep sea fishing charter.  To spare the horrific details I’ll just say I’m the only one of the four of us with sea legs.

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We rented a fantastic house and the dogs loved spending time on the upper deck.  They could see all the action!  (Yes, I try to take my dogs on most vacations.)

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Victoria

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Elizabeth & Huey

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Paul caught quite a few jack fish (I think that’s what they are) surf fishing. We had a terrific time and I’ll be sure to share pics of my selvage quilt soon.

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8 Comments to “Gypsy Wife Quilt”

  1. Beautiful quilt Julie…and a lovely family!

  2. I’m curious, how does one use thread wax when using a long arm? Beautiful quilt, and it looks like a great vacation too.

  3. I know how you feel. I had such a senpnse of pride when my Gypsy Wife was finished. I’d love to do it again someday. I still have lots of fabric strips. Yours is very lovey. I really like the quilting pattern you chose.

  4. Your quilt is gorgeous! Congrats on the finish.

  5. Love the quilt pattern. I totally agree with you about thread wax, it makes hand stitching so much easier!

  6. CONGRATS !!! Very nice quilt !! :)

  7. Awesome finish and beautiful photos! I would love this quilt, too.

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