A most beautiful covid quilt

@JudyEv (340230)
Rockingham, Australia
March 6, 2023 7:26pm CST
I’ve written about visiting a cousin. She is also a quilter and had some lovely pieces hanging in her lounge. I particularly like this one. Vince took a photo for me on his phone. The colours are much brighter on Vince’s screen than my own so I hope they come out nice and bright when I add the photo. She calls this her ‘covid quilt’. She did a block (square) each day of the lockdown until she got it finished. I’m not a quilter but this looks incredibly complicated and intricate to me. I guess, maybe, it's a bit too 'fussy' in some ways but I hope, when it passed on, that someone in her family will appreciate all the work that has gone into it.
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Mar 23
I like it. I see the fox, rabbit and ox across the top but after that I couldn't tell what they were but it's easy to see it took a lot of skill putting it together.
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@BarBaraPrz (47343)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Mar 23
I don't see your rabbit but I do see a butterfly (below the fox), some kind of African mask under the ox, and a broody hen under that.
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Mar 23
Upon closer inspection that rabbit might be a bug of some kind.
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@shaggin (72144)
• United States
7 Mar 23
@rebelann I don’t see a rabbit I think it’s bugs. @BarbaraPrz do you see the owl?
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@sallypup (61172)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Mar 23
That's like many many jewels all quilted together or stained glass. Fascinating piece of art.
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Mar 23
I didn't think of that but it does resemble stained glass as well.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 23
You're right - stained glass or semi-precious stones. I'm glad you like it.
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
7 Mar 23
The quilt is looking beautiful in the picture. There are lots of people who took their hobbies during the lockdown. Many people took gardening and grew lots of vegetables and fruits in their gardens. I tried cooking by watching YouTube but I failed miserably and could not cook as deliciously as my wife cooks.
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
7 Mar 23
@rebelann may be I am an exception.
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Mar 23
Or maybe you knew you could rely on your wife and simply let her cook her delicious meals. A friend of mine told me that her husband could not or would not cook a meal in a kitchen but loved to grill meat on an outdoor barbeque and he always made the meat very tasty and tender using all kinds of spices or marinades
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Mar 23
I am surprised, I've heard that men make the best cooks.
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@LadyDuck (471456)
• Switzerland
7 Mar 23
This is beautiful. I imagine that a lot of patience is needed to sew a quilt.
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Mar 23
I agree. I used to watch my mom cross stitch and I would think she had so much patience but this took much more patience to piece together as she did.
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@LadyDuck (471456)
• Switzerland
7 Mar 23
@rebelann I am not very patient. Even when I sew something my project has to be completed in a short time.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 23
I used to make clothes for the boys when they were babies and toddlers but I was never very good at it.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
7 Mar 23
It's a beautiful quilt and it would have been complicated to piece.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 23
It looks so very complicated to me. So many little pieces.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 23
@RubyHawk It would have helped pass away the lockdown time for her.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Mar 23
@JudyEv Small pieces takes time and concentration.
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@Nurlia (84)
7 Mar 23
wow, that's a beautiful blanket, it must be very difficult to make, there are many patterns and colors, there are butterflies, flowers, insects, birds, I also saw faces and elephants. this is an amazing work
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Mar 23
I didn't see birds or elephants, I'll have to look again.....................
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Mar 23
No you did not misinterpret it, @Nurlia , each one of us is seeing something different in this beautiful piece. I did not notice sunflowers so let me check ......... oh my gosh, now I see the elephant and the sunflower. Everyone is seeing something different, it is what makes this quilt so unique.
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@Nurlia (84)
7 Mar 23
@rebelann birds under faces, and elephants under sunflowers, I see it like that, or maybe I misinterpreted it
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@BarBaraPrz (47343)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Mar 23
Very vivid colors. How big is it? I like the use of bullnose clips to hang it.
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Mar 23
I never knew those were called bull nose clips, thanks for that clarification @barbaraprz That's a really good size @judyev imagine if they framed it and hung it on a wall over a couch for emphasis
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 23
I'd say it's about 4 or 5 feet square. The clips are a good idea.
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@allknowing (136579)
• India
7 Mar 23
Difficult to imagine how much patience has gone into this lovely work of art.
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@allknowing (136579)
• India
8 Mar 23
@JudyEv In a way we need to thank Covid - many went back to their hobbies long forgotten!!
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 23
@allknowing And many families learnt how to interact with each other more.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 23
It would have eased the pain of lockdown I'm sure.
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@velvet53 (22534)
• Palisade, Colorado
8 Mar 23
That is beautiful. I have only made one quilt and it was just different squares of cloth. I don't think I could ever make one like that.
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@velvet53 (22534)
• Palisade, Colorado
9 Mar 23
@JudyEv My sister and her mother-in-law used to quilt a lot. I never got a quilt. Darn the luck.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Mar 23
My mother and sister made some too but they weren't a bit like these.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Mar 23
@velvet53 The hand-made ones are expensive as well they should be for the amount of work that goes into them.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50273)
• United States
8 Mar 23
I think that I may like the more recent quilt that you posted better, but it’s a close one. They are both beautiful.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50273)
• United States
9 Mar 23
@JudyEv she is so talented.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Mar 23
They are quite different from each other, aren't they? I agree it's hard to choose between them.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
8 Mar 23
Oh, I see... this quilt is pretty, too. But I think I like the butterfly quilt better.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
8 Mar 23
@JudyEv Yes, it's lovely but is too much...
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 23
I guess you could say this one is a bit 'fussy' but I love the vibrant colours.
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@LindaOHio (178870)
• United States
7 Mar 23
I think it's lovely!
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 23
I'm glad. I think it is too. Such detailed work and so many tiny bits and pieces.
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@LindaOHio (178870)
• United States
7 Mar 23
@JudyEv Definitely an heirloom piece.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Mar 23
Wow, here is another stunning quilt. Love the bright colors.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Mar 23
It's less cluttered than the other one and perhaps better for it.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
11 Mar 23
@JudyEv Such a stunning collection of quilts.
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@MarieCoyle (37573)
7 Mar 23
That is a work of art! And such lovely colors. Something to be passed on over the years and enjoyed.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 23
I love the vibrant colours too. I hadn't really noticed the various objects till others mentioned them - the fox, ox, mask, etc.
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@MarieCoyle (37573)
7 Mar 23
@JudyEv I like the bird, too, and the one with the calla lilies.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 23
@MarieCoyle The calla lilies are lovely, agreed.
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@shaggin (72144)
• United States
7 Mar 23
That is very colorful but so neat! That really is very intricate and detailed.
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@shaggin (72144)
• United States
7 Mar 23
@JudyEv it truly is. This is one that should be passed down the generations as long as possible!
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 23
My mouth fell open when I saw it. I just think it is amazing.
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@vandana7 (100300)
• India
9 Mar 23
Extremely beautiful. I am not even family. LOL
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Mar 23
I'm glad you like it.
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@flapiz (23148)
• United Kingdom
7 Mar 23
It is very bright and vivid. I have always been frustrated that I cannot quilt.
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@flapiz (23148)
• United Kingdom
7 Mar 23
@JudyEv I can only do basic sewing. But I would love to learn if I had time.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 23
I would be hopeless at quilting. I can't even sew very well.
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@rakski (123431)
• Philippines
7 Mar 23
that is such a pretty quilt!
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@rakski (123431)
• Philippines
7 Mar 23
@JudyEv so true. It can brighten up one's day
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 23
The colours are so well chosen. It's bright and happy.
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@Fleura (30403)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 23
Gosh that's amazing, what a lot of work that must have been!
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 23
At least it would have helped the time pass during lockdown.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
8 Mar 23
That’s so artfully done!
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 23
She must be very proud of it. I know I would be.