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Blogger’s Quilt Festival – Fall 2010

October 29, 2010 32 Comments

Amy is organizing again the Blogger’s Quilt Festival – a great opportunity to see new gorgeous quilts and make new friends. Thank you Amy for creating such a fun time!

I’ve decided to share this quilt with you (some of you already know its story) because this is one of my favorite quilts.

Ten years ago I discovered quilting on Internet, absolutely by chance. I live in Romania and here quilting is an unknown craft.
I remember like it was yesterday that I searched on Google the word “quilt” and the first website I opened was the one of the famous American artist Jinny Beyer.

Her logo-quilt amazed me. It was the most beautiful thing I have seen in my entire life! The colors and shapes revealed me a world that I have never imagined it could exist. In that moment I fell in love with quilting.

Ten years after that day, I made this quilt. This is not Jinny Beyer logo-quilt, it is my quilt made using a kit from Jinny (not only fabrics and patterns, but all those diamonds and squares were already cut)!
I am so happy I made it, I always wanted to have it in order to remind me of that first day of my quilting life.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog, enjoy looking at all the Quilt Festival quilts!

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Comments

  1. Dolly says

    October 29, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    That's a beautiful reminder of how you started !

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  2. Béa says

    October 29, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    WONDERFUL !Hugs from France.

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  3. Cecily says

    October 29, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    I, too, love her logo quilt and yours is gorgeous. I LOVE the quilting too. Beautiful job!

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  4. Angela says

    October 29, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    beautiful quilt! How wonderful that pieces were already cut! it turned out so lovely. I hope it is displayed in a prominent place.

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  5. quiltilicious says

    October 29, 2010 at 6:25 pm

    Lovely story. I too was very much inspired by Jinny Beyer when I first started quilting.

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  6. Pumpkin Patch Quilter says

    October 29, 2010 at 9:39 pm

    I love the quilt and especially I love the story behind it. I'm so fascinated that quilting is a relatively unknown craft where you come from. It is SO prevalent here, it's hard to imagine a place in the world without quilters! 😉

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  7. Carol says

    October 29, 2010 at 10:11 pm

    It's a beautiful reminder of how you started Geta. You are a great designer in your own right 🙂
    I did not "discover" quilting till I moved to America.

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  8. Stormy Days says

    October 29, 2010 at 11:11 pm

    That is gorgeous and what a great story about how you started quilting. Thank goodness for the Internet.

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  9. Mary on Lake Pulaski says

    October 30, 2010 at 12:10 am

    What a great story Geta – and such a beautiful quilt! Thanks for sharing. Isn't the internet an amazing tool?

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  10. Kay Lynne says

    October 30, 2010 at 2:19 am

    A very beautiful quilt and wonderful story!

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  11. Janet says

    October 30, 2010 at 4:44 am

    Gorgeous quilt! I admire you keeping up your passion when you don't have others to share with in person.

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  12. Michelle says

    October 30, 2010 at 5:12 am

    I've always been intrigued by this quilt pattern too. You did a beautiful job! It's just so pretty.

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  13. Karen says

    October 30, 2010 at 6:07 am

    What a fabulous story. I to am so very grateful for all the wonderful quilty things on the internet. It makes you feel less isolated. You have a spectacular quilt.

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  14. Allie says

    October 30, 2010 at 6:51 am

    what a beautiful quilt and great story – so glad you found quilting [and blogging]!

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  15. Sandra says

    October 30, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    What a great quilt. I hope you will print this blog post out on muslin and stitch it to the back of the quilt to keep the story with the quilt. And you should email it to Jinny.
    Hope you have time to come visit my entries.
    antique 1890 schoolhouse quilt
    and b&w pink miniature quilt

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  16. Kit Lang says

    October 30, 2010 at 5:23 pm

    I love her quilt too – and when I saw yours in the links, I thought it must be a Jinny Beyer and so it was! What a lovely reminder – some day I'm going to make one too. 🙂

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  17. Kristen says

    October 30, 2010 at 8:21 pm

    Very beautiful quilt! You are so talented and I am glad you found the blogging world! 🙂

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  18. quiltmom says

    October 31, 2010 at 5:41 am

    Jinny Beyer was a wonderful quilter for you to discover. Your quilt is lovely. My favorite pattern of hers is Moonglow – perhaps one day I will buy it and make it yet.
    So nice that you found quilting -it really is a wonderful way to express one's self.
    Regards from a Western Canadian quilter,
    Anna

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  19. Karen says

    October 31, 2010 at 10:28 am

    What a wonderful quilt. It is so lucky you found the inspiration you neeeded to start quilting. Great story!

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  20. Angie says

    October 31, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    Beautiful lone star quilt!!

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  21. Angie Padilla says

    October 31, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    Hi, Geta. I have enjoyed seeing this quilt again, and I like reading your story because I relate. I, too, started as a lonely quilter and found my quilting community through the Internet. And now we both have so many quilting friends, right? I always enjoy your work and the stories you share!

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  22. Martine says

    October 31, 2010 at 6:12 pm

    c'est vrai il est très réussi félicitation

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  23. Kathy says

    October 31, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    What a beautiful quilt in such a lovely gradation of color. How lucky you are that you were able to get it as a kit and have the shapes precut. You did a fabulous job of making it.

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  24. Vicki says

    November 1, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    It's a beautiful quilt, Geta. I've wanted to tell you, I have your blog in my google reader so I can keep up with you… my husband lived in Romania for a couple years in the 1990s so I have a special interest in reading about a Romanian quilter! You do beautiful work.

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  25. flisa says

    November 1, 2010 at 10:42 pm

    Hi, Geta! Thank you for sharing your story, and your quilt. It is wonderful, love the beautiful blue colours. Your blog is a great source of inspiration. Hugs from Norway!

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  26. mngirltx says

    November 2, 2010 at 2:26 am

    It's truly a lovely quilt!

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  27. Quiltbenaco says

    November 2, 2010 at 6:32 am

    Mi piace tanto questo quilt!
    Ciao dall'Italia

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  28. Mama Mel says

    November 2, 2010 at 11:52 am

    Lovely quilt! The colors are just beautiful! 🙂

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  29. QuiltSue says

    November 2, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    It's beautiful, and what a lovely way to remember your start in quilting.

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  30. The Thompsons says

    November 2, 2010 at 1:31 pm

    I love, love, love the colors in your quilt. So pretty!

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  31. Elizabeth says

    November 2, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    That is so beautiful! I love the colors and the star design of it. This is just gorgeous.

    xo -El

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  32. Eileen says

    December 13, 2010 at 7:28 am

    wonderful quilt with beautiful colors, shapes and quilting. thanks for sharing and have a great day!

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