Thank's to Amy's Creative Side for hosting this event. I just love an opportunity to show off my favorite quilts! Today I'm going to show you one of my favorite quilts of all time, "A Day in the Life of Mr. Bear". This is an embroidered quilt by designer Tricia Cribbs. I first saw the pattern at a quilt show and it was love at first sight.
I drew out the first stitchery and started on August 16, 2011. This is the largest of the nine stitcheries located in the middle of the quilt.
Little by little over a period of nine months, Mr. Bear's quilt was born. Here are the rest of the individual blocks:
I finished the piecing on May 20, 2012.
Now I suppose you're wondering about that gorgeous quilting. The quilting was done by Marcia at Marcia's Crafty Sewing & Quilting. I had admired Marcia's beautiful quilting many times on her blog, and after winning a discount in a giveaway I shipped Mr. Bear off to Wisconsion for her to work her quilting magic. She did a fabulous job, and I couldn't have been happier with the results. Here are a few detailed shots of Marcia's beautiful work.
And here's how Mr. Bear's quilt looks from the back.
I hope you like my quilt. Now, head on back there to the show and give my fellow participants some quilty love! Thanks for stopping by today!
25 comments:
This is so cute! I can see why you fell in love with the stitchery...it's fabulous. Beautiful job from the stitching to the piecing to the quilting!
That's beautiful, your embroidery quilts always amaze me, there are always so many details in the stitching.
Sweet. :)
This is just the sweetest embroidery quilt ever! It's absolutely fabulous, and the quilting accents your stitchery beautifully. Love it!
what a labour of love this must have been - it's so pretty!
Adorable quilt Barbara, I love the bear in the pram block!
I fell in love with your beautiful quilt! Thanks for sharing it with us!!
Susie
Your lovely quilt is so cute. The quilting is an added bonus to your beautiful stitching of the blocks. Thanks for sharing with us.
Oh what a lovely job you have done with this stitchery! It's truly understandable why you fell in love with them! Marcia did a great job of quilting to enhance your stitching! This is the most adorable baby quilt I have ever seen!
Beautiful quilt Barb
I so love your stitching.
Love the stitching mixed with Quilt blocks. Very Cute!
I love Mr. Bear! You did a great job on the hand work and the setting!
Beautiful redwork!
The colors in this quilt are so rich. I love the redwork. It turned out beautifully.
So, so pretty.
So sweet!!Hugs Bambi
The embroidery is lovely
2 years to embroider! What a labor of love for sure and it shows! I just love this quilt.
I love your quilt! You have inspired me to try some hand embroidery again. I am planning to travel next year and I think it will be a perfect take along project!
Thanks for the links back and the wonderful compliments!
Wow that is one pretty quilt!! Lots of love in the stitching too!!
Pretty embroideries -- such an inspiring quilt.
This must have been just before I began following your blog - what a treasure Barbara!
I am looking through some of your finishes before I quilt the background areas of my embroidered blocks, deciding whether I should closely outline my stitching or just doodle in some background.
This post is exactly why I love Tuesday Archives....as I've never seen this post....and I love those girls as much as you do! Marcia's quilting added the perfect accents. Soooo where is this quilt now, three years later??
Truly an amazing quilt. Such lovely stitching and so perfect. Just the cutest embroidery designs.
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