It’s happy dance time, I have finally finished my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt! It’s taken a while, it was back in April 2023 that I started the BOM from the Homespun magasine and it’s taken 12 months to hand quilt it.
Three weeks ago when I last posted about my quilt I had just finished the quilting so all that was left was the binding.
I was thinking of using a darker William Morris print, but when I looked I didn’t have enough left (it takes a surprising amount to bind a quilt) as I’d used most of it as a strip up the back and actually it looked too busy anyway. I started looking through my stash. I found there’s an advantage in often using a similar colour palette, a fabric that I used for my Coming Home quilt matched perfectly. It has lots of seams in it as I had one piece about 24″ long and another which was much longer but was obviously a trimming from making the quilt as that already had seams in it.
I machine stitched it to the front and then hand-stitched it to the back. Normally my last job would be to make a label, but I embroidered one as the final extra block, the quilt pattern was for a rectangular quilt 8×6 blocks without sashing, whereas I wanted a square quilt 7×7 blocks. Of course I could just embroidered 2025 and my initials on the back too for the final finishing date…I’ll see.
So here’s my finished Owl and Hare Hollow quilt…
I remembered to stitch tiny dark buttons on for the owl eyes, they look perfect on the appliqued owl on the third row, maybe a little big for the embroidered owl in the top right corner.
Here’s the back with all the different sized circles. I’m pleased with how that idea panned out…
It’s interesting how the eyes play tricks, on the right side I see diagonal waves but on the left I just see circles!
The quilt has already been through the washing machine, having taken two years and more importantly, been quilted during building work, I felt it was probably quite grubby. So it’s now fresh and clean, ready to go on a bed.
I love it!
Hand Quilt Along Links
This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another. If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.
Kathy, Margaret, Deb, Sharon, Karrin, Daisy, and Laura
I’ll also be linking up with Kathy’s Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday, please follow the links to see what everyone else has been stitching.
thecraftycreek 
Wow! What a lovely testament to consistency, dedication and skill! Your blocks and quilting are so beautiful! Sure to be an heirloom piece!
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Thank you for your lovely comment.
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A beautiful quilt!
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Thank you
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Oh so soft and pretty and a true labor of love! Congrats on the finish!! Love the circular quilting which makes a great impact both on the front and back.
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Thanks Vivian, I’m pleased with how the circles came out.
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Congratulations Margaret! Your quilt is fantastic! I see the back the same as you do…waves and circles. Very cool!
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Thank you Laura, I’m well chuffed with it
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Oh I just love it too Margaret! It is soooo beautiful 🙂 Congrats on a fabulous finish!
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Thanks Sharon
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Thank you, I love it.
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Very impressive – you’ve been working on this one for a while and congratulations on the fabulous finish!
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Thanks, it has taken a while 🙂
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Yay on a finish!!! It’s gorgeous! I see what you mean about the back playing tricks with the circles.
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Thanks Deb
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Congratulations on a gorgeous finish! I know how proud you must be! I will have to spend some time going back through your posts to see its progression!
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Thanks Jayne, I’m really pleased with it.
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What a lovely finish. So interesting seeing the different blocks. I always love to see hand quilted items. It takes such dedication and never disappoints.
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Lovely quilt. You must be so pleased with it
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Sincere congratulations Margaret! This is a GORGEOUS piece of work and so beautifully executed!
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What a feat. Well done. You must be the queen of hand-stitch!
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