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I enjoy playing with traditional designs to create something different. I also prefer applique to piecing, so turning a design where the rings were usually pieced together to an applique design was a natural for me.

Even better with an area where quilting can be shown off.

Lot s and lots of room for quilting!

This project file was started in 2018, and looking at it now I must have been busy doing other things, and didn’t take time to add some quilting designs.

The second design also has room for quilting to shine, but if it was under construction on the wedding day those empty spaces could be filled with signatures of wedding guests, or wedding photos could be printed on the fabric, … or a mixture of the two!

Interesting.

Love the second design!

Very nice.

Some minor changes, still nice.

I have to admit that pretty much every day I add more designs to whatever project file I open … I keep wondering what it would look like if I change a block, swap some colours, and after just a few minutes I might have added five or more designs to the file.

Double Wedding Ring Quilt

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I like the first design with some busy areas, and some open spaces.

I like the second one too, and it is my favorite for today.

I am wondering if I would applique or piece the curves, and if applique, hand or machine.

I would hand applique the fine lines, so I guess I would do the same for the heavy ones.

Interesting!

I enjoy using traditional quilt block designs to create designs with just a hint of the basic blocks. Adding applique always makes it more interesting.

The second design is about weddings, with wedding and engagement rings, hearts and doves, with just a hint of Christmas in the colours of the ribbons the doves are carrying, possibly to build a nest..

Lots of little flowers to cut and stitch on, but I think it would be worth it for the right recipient.

Oh, so romantic.

Very pretty.

Love the second design, though I think I would tone down the colouring in the applique blocks in the corners if I was cutting up fabric to make this one.

I like the way the part wedding rings for an inner border.

I like it!

At one point in my life I thought it would be a good idea to make a family heirloom wedding quilt … one which could be used by each newly married member of the family for a short time after the wedding. As it turned out I am glad I didn’t do it because I have heard of families where the extended families attended two weddings very close together and far apart so getting the quilt from one couple to another would have been difficult, even if the first couple had returned from their honeymoon.

I still like the idea ...

A customer sent me two Double Wedding Ring quilts made by her grandmother.  She asked if I could take pieces off of the more “loved up” quilt (great words!) and use them to restore the less damaged one.  The quilts were both totally scrappy.  Some fabrics appeared in both quilts, but not all.  This is the first time I’ve had the opportunity to try that scenario! 

The owner told me:
My grandmother... used my mom's little dresses and probably her sisters' dresses also. My grandmother had 5 girls.

Suitable for the honeymoon suite of any hotel or motel!

My favourite for today is the first one, but like the second one too.

Nice one, but a bit late to start it if you are going to a wedding this weekend.

I like the second one of today’s pair.

Love the design above, but there is a little problem near the corners

Love the second design, and there is no problem with the corners or anywhere else!

I LOVE all of you! And I truly appreciate your reading my blog, and I've received so many fantastic suggestions. Jan gave me a BRILLIANT suggestion for the two UFO Clubs. I will pick a project to work on in one of the UFO clubs, and the assignment for the second one will be to quilt and bind one of my quilts. That's BRILLIANT. I'm going to have to do that as soon, I'm going to run out of room in those tubs, and I really don't want to buy another one. 

Yippeee!!! I love ...

 Here it is - -the morning of the 4th day of our retreat, and I'm making significant progress. I can't believe how quickly these days are passing. WOW!!!  We're settling comfortably into our "new" retreat house. It's close to us, and as we become more familiar with it, we're learning to like it as much as the old one. If you want to check it out -- it's called retreat at the Farm. Please note that our five days here are very unusual and were granted because of COVID and a few other minor details. Usually ...

For me this brings back memories of the day I started Virtual Quilter. A lot of virtual quilts have had their day in the spotlight since then!

The second one is different, but I like it, though the first one is my favourite.