Monday, October 9, 2017

"You can put lipstick on a pig....but it is still a pig!!"

I quilted with big stitch quilting stitches, completing this quilt from last post.  Tada!  It is bound too, so imagine that...a quilt bound at the same time I finish it.    Now...this for this quilt I can say, I think the quilting added a little something!  But maybe not enough for most folks...it is still pretty scrappy and home made looking...maybe downright ugly!  So that means I love it...hee!!!


It is one of those things..."You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig!"


OINK!!!


Julie

31 comments:

---"Love" said...

Just today while digging thru scraps for some 'strings', I found oodles of tiny scraps (squares, triangles, etc.), and I mean tiny, that should work perfectly for those scrap flying geese! Glad I saved them --- again! I love your quilt, and your quilting is beautiful. ---"Love"

Janet O. said...

Oh, Julie, you are a hoot!
This is what a scrap quilt is all about, and I think it looks great! Can't believe you got it quilted and bound so quickly!

Leeanne said...

WOW!!!! Looks fabulous!

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

I love it too! It is worthy of a blue ribbon :)

Kristie said...

Love it! You know I am a big scrap quilt girl! Love working with scraps!
Blessings...
Kristie

Binsa said...

Hello Julie I have not heard that piggy saying you made me laugh.Love your scrappy quilt and your quilting is gorgeous

Little Penpen said...

I love that quilt!!! Gorgeous!

Karen said...

Love your reference to the pig and lipstick. Never heard that before.

Material Girl said...

I don't think it's a pig! I think that simple quilts are charming. I love the big stitch and the scrappy colors. I have made many scrap quilts over the last few years and actually prefer them to the ones made with just yardage. They have more personality to me. Great job!

Vicki W said...

That's no pig!

Rose Marie said...

Oh .... so lovely and hand quilted to boot!

Lori said...

Not ugly at all!

Chantal said...

This quilt has all the country charm I look for in a "homemade" quilt. Love it big time. You couldn't have picked a better way to quilt it. The quilting really turns up the charm effect. Bravo! I love the tiny little pieces in the geese. Just awesome! Congrats on finishing the binding too, lol. ;^)

Tired Teacher said...

I love it, too!

Anonymous said...

I think it is lovely. Those chevrons really make it pop!

Dolly said...

I've long been known for making so-called ugly quilts that were quite eye-catching and pretty in the end.

Maybe that's why I like this one so well. It may not have started out to be a prize-winner, but that ended up ONE GOOD-LOOKING QUILT !

I really like it ! Congrats on another good one. And I really like the quilt in your blog header, too !

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

I like that quilting on it. Nice job.

Caryl @ cinnamon holiday workshop said...

It looks awesome!! Soooo cozy....scrappy and hand quilting....love it!!

Elaine Adair said...

Oink, oink - it's really lovely - I'd take it in a minute!

Quilting Babcia said...

Scrappy quilts are the best! Love it!

Kyle said...

I think you've gone whole hog with this one. It's a real bacon buster!

Anonymous said...

I love that quilt. I like scrappy quilts, probably better than ones using yardage. Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

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Loris said...

It looks lovely to me :-)

gayle said...

Hey, I know pigs, and that ain't no pig!
Love the scrappy goodness!

audrey said...

Those scrappy triangles are wonderful. They add so much charm.:)

KaHolly said...

You crack me up! I love it!

Barb said...

Just love it!

Quilter Kathy said...

It's a gorgeous quilt! Love the texture of the stitching!

AnnieO said...

Love it! The more the merrier I say.

Roxanne said...

I like be it too! Have you done big stitch before? I’d like to try it.

Puffins and purples!!

I was tempted by Puffins...a squirrelly breed!!  LOL!  This fabric was shared with me, and I have been loved these bright, candy corn colors...