Friday, July 15, 2011

Testing .... testing ...

Henceforth to be known as the "Test pattern quilt"

Beehive quilt top

My Beehive quilt this year is vivid and bright.....and HUGE!!
For the first time in many years I'm planning to have this one professionally quilted. I don't really want to hand quilt it, and it is way too big to smoosh through my little Bernina.

Beehive quilt top detail

My husband has said it is too busy for the bedroom (which was my original intention as the colours I chose were to match the Echino wall hanging above our bed).

Quilt top with echino wall hanging

He's also not sure about having it in the living room.
He's going to have to deal with it because I absolutely love it.

Thank you Beehivers for your stunning work!! Love you long time!!

Andi xx

29 comments:

  1. MariQuiltsJuly 15, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Fabulous quilt!!

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  2. Pinkadot QuiltsJuly 15, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    It is wonderful! so bright and cheery!

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  3. Anorina @SameliasMumJuly 15, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Love this quilt. It's so happy.

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  4. DanielleJuly 15, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    wow! it's fantastic

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  5. Jenny from OhjohJuly 15, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Wow, that is a big punch of colour!
    lovely!
    Surely by now your Mr is used to a bit of bright.

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  6. leanneJuly 15, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    beautiful quilt - and it looks great on the bed

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  7. AbbeJuly 15, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    It's gorgeous Andi.
    She who makes the bed wins!

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  8. Cath @ chunkychookyJuly 15, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    That is A-MAZING Andi!

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  9. RachelJuly 15, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    Gorgeous! I think it looks great on the bed. I think that's one worth fighting for.

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  10. Kim BrackettJuly 15, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    I love it, too! It's amazing. Maybe it will grow on him. :-) It looks great with your wallhanging.

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  11. Oops-LahJuly 15, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    Gorgeous quilt and it looks good on your bed. Tell you hubby since he's sleeping and has his eyes shut anyway, it the better option ;).

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  12. JenniferJuly 15, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    this thing is CRAZY. i like it!

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  13. CurlyPopsJuly 15, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    Ummm if the Mr isn't happy having it in your house, I quite happy to drive over and pick it up and take it off your hands. It's GORGEOUS!

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  14. CassJuly 15, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Thanks amazing Andi and I think it looks great on the bed with that wall hanging.

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  15. MargaretJuly 15, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    This week I went to the Australian Tapestry Workshop in South Melbourne, there was a tapestry just finished named---- Allegro --- I can see music in your quilt and the wall hanging there is so much going on there and I like it.

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  16. BethanyJuly 15, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    It's really beautiful!

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  17. quiltmom annaJuly 15, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    It looks great with your wall hanging in the bedroom Andi. Hope the quilt grows on him because it was really lovely.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Regards,
    Anna

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  18. meli BJuly 15, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    It's stunning and so test pattern. I think it goes perfectly with the wall hanging but I can see where hubby is coming from. It's not very a restful design. Husbands tend to not notice things after a while so just quilt it and stick it on the bed. If you convince him it's just like watching the TV in the old days, he may come around.

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  19. HelenJuly 15, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Oh la la! Love it!!!

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  20. QuiltjaneJuly 15, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Just beautiful.

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  21. Quiltn MamaJuly 15, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Oh, the inspiration you've given me to try something new! I love, love, love what you've done. Tell Dear Hubby it would look fabulous in the bedroom and he probably wouldn't see it for too long, because he'll be asleep (hey, it's worth a try!).

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  22. ClairJuly 15, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    That's pretty fabulous! My vote is for in the bedroom with the echino......for what it's worth.

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  23. anhaga sae / lisaJuly 15, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    That is one AWESOME quilt! Just gorgeous.

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  24. LisaJuly 15, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    WOW! That is a fabulous quilt! Your hubs will get used to it . . .

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  25. katrinaJuly 15, 2011 at 10:13 PM

    Andi, this is GORGEOUS. I can't believe you've got it all put together already! Definitely putting the rest of us (or at least me!) to shame. It's so beautiful.

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  26. KatherineJuly 16, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Stunning. Love the impact those solids create. What a happy quilt!

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  27. Yarn WrapJuly 16, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    oh this is so exciting. I am now thinking of doing some Thursday classes with you.

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  28. LeslieJuly 16, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    wow that is so colorful and huge!!! i love the way you used all those solids.

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  29. CharlotteJuly 19, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    absolutely stunning, it really is gorgeous

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