One of my very oldest quilt projects was completed recently, and I can't believe how long it took. This is my Chinese Coins quilt, which was started in July of 1998!
Chinese Coins, 44.5" x 51.5"
Some of my memories of this project are a little fuzzy, but I know it was started at a quilt shop sewing day in '98. I had been collecting teal and turquoise fabrics with plans to make a Storm at Sea quilt, and I enjoyed using them in this quilt. The quilt shop named the design "Chinese Coins," but they look like Snowball blocks to me.
The quilt top, batting and backing were pin basted together soon after I made the top, but I struggled for a long time with figuring out how to quilt it. It would get pulled out of the closet on a regular basis, but always ended up going back again unfinished. I did start quilting it in 2014, but I didn't get far before I returned the quilt to the closet again.
It was our guild's UFO (UnFinished Objects) Challenge that finally motivated me to get this quilt done. I decided that I would rather continue with the quilting that had already been done than pick it out and do something else. It feels great to finally get this scrappy beauty finished and out of the closet. It deserves to be seen and enjoyed!
Linking up with:
Wednesday Wait Loss at Inquiring Quilter
Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation
Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts
Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty
Happy quilting everyone!
Julie in GA
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