Though I tried to lobby {out of laziness} that the United Scraps of America only needed to represent the continental states, in the end, I knew it wouldn't be complete without Alaska and Hawaii. So I dug through more scraps of fabric and there they are ALL 50 states.
Then, for the past month, I have painstakingly whip stitched each state down.
As I whipped stitched, I changed the thread matching it to each state's unique fabric.
So unless Puerto Rico becomes a state in the next few days, I'd say, I am done {with my part}. The only thing left to do is to hand this off to the Queen of Quilts so she can take my project and transform it into a quilt.
Absolutely stunning work! I can't wait to see what the Queen of Quilts does to finish this beauty!
ReplyDeleteInspired by a friend's very talented Grandma.
DeleteOMG I love this!
ReplyDeleteYou just made my day...thanks!!!
DeleteThank you SO much Kristen!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Yay for Oregon getting a pretty floral feed sack print.
ReplyDeleteOregon is definitely my favorite! Thanks for your feedback Molly!
DeleteWow! That looks totally awesome, and you deserve extra credit for changing the thread colors to coordinate:)
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Aw...thanks Jessica.
DeleteWow! This is great...I love the apple for NY ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks Carolyn! I wasn't sure if the apple was cute or cheesy.
DeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeni!
DeleteI absolutely LOVE this! SO CUTE!!!!
ReplyDeleteAren't you sweet. Thank you so much for your feedback Heather.
DeleteThis is so awesome! Love it -- great job!
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Tricia, thank you so much!
DeleteAmy - you are such an amazing sewer!! I am so impressed with this!! And the thread colours match up too? Awesome!
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Aw...thanks so much Heather!
DeleteThis is absolutely amazing! I love that you used fabric with an apple on it for NY. I appreciate the detail that went into this project. Thank you so much for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny! I was actually worried the apple might be too cheesy for NY. Glad I went with it!
DeleteWOW Amy!! That's awesome!! You must have a lot of patience to whip stitch each one by hand... but it was worth because it looks absolutely fabulous! I can't wait to see the final product.. I'm sure it's going to magnificent!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Maysem! I am not sure I would describe it as patience, since I would work on it, get bored, forget about it and then pick it back up a few days later.
DeleteI LOVE this!!! So cute! Thank you so much for sharing at Thursday's Temptation.
ReplyDeleteJill
Jill aren't you the sweetest. I adore Thursday's Temptations, it's my pleasure to link up :)
DeleteAmazing! All your work paid off - it is stunning!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! This is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Rebecca!
DeleteThis is so cool. I love it. I would love to make one for my mom, but I really don't sew. Maybe sometime in the near future I will dust off the machine and start practicing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Suzy. I actually didn't use a sewing machine for any of this. With a name like Suzy Homemaker, I bet you could do it!
ReplyDeleteWOW! That looks fantastic! Love it...the different fabrics look great! Did you trace the shapes? Fantastic job; thanks for entering One Crafty Contest!!
ReplyDeleteI just voted over at One Arsy Mama for this. I remember this when you first posted it and I was blown away by it. LOVE! I hope you had a lovely Mother's Day.
ReplyDeleteAmy this is amazing!!! You have such talent! Megan
ReplyDeleteDear Craftgossip: 59 states?
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THIS!!!! I just got a map in the mail YESTERDAY do try and do the very same thing. It looks amazing. Hope you are having a great week. I am over from the blog hop! Your newest follower. :)
ReplyDeleteI love all your crafting skills. I can't wait to make the woodland creatures ornaments. Now I need to add this to my bucket list of craft ideas:)! Thank you for such an lovely blog with lots of great ideas:)!!
ReplyDeleteYou leave the sweetest comments. Thank you so much for making my day yet again!
DeleteWhat a beautiful unique quilt. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
ReplyDeleteAre there instructions for the United Scraps of America, or is it just kind of as it appears/common sense?
ReplyDeleteThe instructions are linked in the first paragraph and can be found here: http://whilewearingheels.blogspot.com/2012/02/united-scraps-of-america.html.
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