Friday, September 13, 2013

Great Wall of Quilts!

 
 
Inspired by Kathie's and Leah's walls of quilts, it has been a dream of mine to
also have a wall of mini quilts as part of my sewing room makeover.

My dear friend Bev came by for a visit yesterday, before heading to Italy for a month.
 And as l will be heading to the States in 3 weeks,
 it will be 2 months before we see each other again. 

While she was here we discussed the hanging of the mini quilts, and we decided
then and there was the right time to start hanging them.
Out came the ladder, we wandered through the house taking mini quilts from here
and there and a packet of push pins were located.
Several hours and lots of fun later, the result is far and beyond my
expectations of what the wall would look like, hence the name it has been given
of "The Great Wall of Quilts". As my ceilings are 10ft high, we have been able to
hang a staggering amount on the wall. l think l count 32, make that 34.
There is still room for more and there are more quilts left over!!!
So options to switch them around over time.

So while there are some that need quilting still, l wanted to hang them to get
the over all effect. There are several that have been gifted over the years, and
that makes them even more special. l think of all my quilting friends near and
far when l look at the wall, and marvel at the friendships that have been made
because of this great passion we share.

If you have ever considered hanging a wall of quilts like this, don't hesitate.
Its such a wonderful feeling to stand back and enjoy, and fun to bring someone
into the room and watch as they look in wonder at the sight in front of them.
My room is finally coming together.

l took a dear male friend into the room this morning, and as he looked, up he
said, "Now l know what Nikki ( his Wife ) means when she says she wants a sewing
room".


 
 
Here it is from a different angle tonight, and as you might see,
 l have added 2 more small quilts.
 
 
 
Enjoy!
Thanks for visiting.
Linda.
 
 
 


44 comments:

  1. Absolutely gorgeous! A beautiful display of art!

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  2. Your Great Wall looks fabulous - very inspirational!

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  3. Wonderful, I also have, will show you a pict

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  4. Very impressive and it is special to have some that your friends have made for you.

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  5. Love it! Absolutely awesome. Me want too :) But I guess I first have to get a quilt room! Enjoy your trip and all the other wonderful things you have to look forward to.

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  6. Really great gallery. Enjoy your weeks away.

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  7. Linda, this looks fabulous! Off to work, but will come back and enjoy them again when I have more time! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  8. wow. that looks wonderful. I recognize only one pattern that I have made in the bunch. I'd better get cracking

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  9. This is a great idea. There's no question as to what takes place in this room. I do have a question. How do you hang the small quilts?

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  10. Oh..I think I have to make more smaller quilts.
    It looks gorgeous !!!!

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  11. Absoultely awesome and beautiful. Good work!

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  12. Awesome! Looking at them all I would be very hard pressed to choose a favorite - they're all wonderful! Good job!

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  13. Stunning! I have to work towards having enough little quilts to make a wall of quilts for my sewing room too! I love it!

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  14. Talk about an inspiring motivator! I love how much red and white there is! ;-)

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  15. Outstanding! Those decorators know what they are talking about when they say to "group a collection to give it more impact." Well done.

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  16. Wonderful display - they look like they were made to go together! And that will be great motivation in your sewing too:)
    Hilda

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  17. Very nice! I love little quilts, and yours are darling.
    Good job on finding/creating wall space to group them like that.
    You got the wheels turning here......

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  18. Beautiful!! Now I need to make a ton of mini quilts to do this, lol.

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  19. What a beautiful wall of inspiration!!

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  20. How great do they look! I have one wall that has lots of hangings on and another with all my cross stitch and long stitch embroideries.

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  21. Fabulous, yes we should all have a wall like this in our sewing area or living area, it's fantastic!

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  22. Wonderful to see them all displayed instead of hidden in piles like mine! Very inspiring! thanks for the great pictures!

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  23. They look fabulous all hanging together there...love it.
    carol

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  24. looks wonderful! see theres room for more :)
    keep making little quilts!
    Kathie

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  25. You guys did a really great job hanging them! If I tried it I think it would look like a jumbled mess!

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  26. Your wall of quilts is incredible! I want! I want! Someday I hope to have my own as well. Thanks for sharing. LOVE the inspiration.:)

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  27. Gorgeous and inspiring! I would just be so distracted admiring my quilts all the time!

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  28. Linda, WOW it looks fabulous and doesn't it give your little quilts a whole new perspective. Each is a work of art and deserves to be hung and admired.
    You've inspired me to add a few more small quilts to my existing quilt wall :))) cheers...Marian

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  29. Wow what a work of art! Absolutely beautiful and very inspiring! Thank you for sharing!

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  30. Wow what a work of art! Absolutely beautiful and very inspiring! Thank you for sharing!

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  31. Love the wall of quilts! I have Sampler's wall for my framed cross stitch work, but never even thought about having a wall f quilts! Fabulous!!!!!

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  32. Ohhh I love your wall of quilts!! It's so impressive! I bet you've inspired other walls now too.

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  33. Your great wall is fantastic! I just showed my hubby your pic, and said, "See! THIS is what I'm going for!" LOL Now he 'gets' it! :o)

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  34. That is sooooooooo gorgeous!!!!!

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  35. wow Linda it is so awesome and cohesive. Wonderful display

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  36. Now I know what to do with my little 'Laura's Legacy' quilts from The Quilted Crow, thanks for sharing such a great idea. Looking forward to coming along to 'QITB' and hopefully getting another quilt from Mary.

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  37. Looks fabulous Linda......can't wait to see it in person.

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  38. It looks fabulous!! And even better in person!

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  39. A wonderful display. Wish I had full walls, mine are sloped, to do the same.

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  40. All the mails bouncing. Don't know another way to let you know.

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  41. I wish I had the wall space but mine are sloped as well. Would love to display a gallery of my quilts which number 50+. Good for Niki's husband for getting it!

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  42. that looks wonderful!! gives me so many ideas - I really need to start making some small quilts for all these small areas that are available to me instead of big quilts!

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  43. Magnificent! And there's still room for more!

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