Monday, May 17, 2010

The quilt is finished and judged.

Some facts about the quilt:

  • The completed quilt ended up being 108.8 metres long or 357 feet for those on the other side of the pond.
  • It contains 152 636 hexagons.

  • Weighs 146.7 kilograms or 321 pounds.

  • The machine quilting used 17 358 metres of Bottomline Thread and 26 240 metres of So Fine thread from Superior Threads.  They “sponsored” this hence the plug.

  • It took approximately 160 hours to quilt and bind.
  • Lyn started quilting the first section on 5th January and quilted 20 sections in total, the largest was 7.5metres  or 24.6 feet long.
  • The last section was pieced to the quilt 4 hours before judging.
Hopefully I will have some photos of the completed quilt to post in the next few days.
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5 comments:

  1. What a wonderful job was done by one and all. Hip Hip Hooray!!!!!!

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  2. An amazing feat of cooperation! And what a result! Judy C

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  3. What an absolutely stunning effort!!!
    Good on you all!!!

    Robyn xx
    http://hexagonquilt-along.blogspot.com
    http://hexagonquilt-along2.blogspot.com

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  4. JIPPIE! This is a feat of a lifetime, congratulations to everyone involved!
    Valentina from Cyprus

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  5. What a labor of love.
    I would love to see it hung at the the International Quilt Festival, Houston TX USA.
    What an wonderful sight to see the quilt draped above the exibit and vendors.

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