Drumroll Please! It's Finally Finished!
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21737)
Canada
September 15, 2018 5:08pm CST
It's taken me twenty two months.
There was a fair amount of unpicking and resewing.
Sometimes I wanted to throw in the towel and just make a smaller quilt.
I persevered. Each of the 150, six inch squares was pieced and assembled into the finished quilt top. Each block represents on Canadian woman who made a difference. As each square was made, we read about these women.
One day spent with the long arm quilt machine and another two evenings sewing the binding, before I could make my big announcement.
Now it is finally finished. The resulting quilt is 86 inches wide, by 107 inches long. The only place to take a photograph showing the entire quilt was on my clothesline.
Hubby thoughtfully helped me hang it, photograph it, and bring it back into the house.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
15 Sep 18
Beautiful work. I love the colors.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Sep 18
This quilt called for mostly reds on a cream background. I Amy very pleased with the end result.
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@dgobucks226 (34343)
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15 Sep 18
Well, you persistence paid off. The quilt is fantastic! 
'Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment'.- Jim Rohn
'Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment'.- Jim Rohn1 person likes this
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Sep 18
In this case I think some of it was stubbornness more than discipline,
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@dgobucks226 (34343)
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16 Sep 18
@Morleyhunt Stubbornness can be a useful tool to push you toward your goal. Looks like that stubbornness to succeed at your project really paid off!
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Sep 18
I'm certainly happy with the final quilt. There was a lot of taking out and redoing involved.
@rebelann (111124)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Sep 18
That is an awesome quilt, will you be providing any background on those women who made a difference?
@rebelann (111124)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Sep 18
Wait @Morleyhunt I thought you sewed this quilt together 
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Sep 18
I have an entire binder (actually two) filled with these women's stories, as well as the patterns. The woman who put all this together did an amazing job.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
17 Sep 18
@rebelann I sewed it together, but the woman who designed it, and researched all these Canadian women did an awesome job.
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
15 Sep 18
I think that's my favorite one of all you've made. It's really beautiful
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Sep 18
I haven't decided if it's my favourite, but it's definitely in the running for the top five. I've made so many over the years. I wish I had taken photos of all of them.
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
16 Sep 18
@Morleyhunt it would be nice if you had taken pictures and had them all to look at now. It would have made a nice little scrapbook
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Sep 18
Thank you. I'm very pleased with the result.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16531)
• China
16 Sep 18
You finally finish it ! It looks wonderful ! The 150 women must have made an important contribution to your country.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16531)
• China
22 Sep 18
@Morleyhunt You did it ! They will appreciate you .
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 Sep 18
They truly made a great contribution. I hope my quilt honours that contribution.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 Sep 18
Thank you. I'm quite proud of finishing it....but then when I set a realistic goal, I tend to keep pushing towards it. My progress might be slow...but it's still progress.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Sep 18
@Juliaacv no problem. this quilt has been a long time in progress. Posts about it have been sporadic over the last few months.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Sep 18
I made the squares....the woman who designed the squares and researched the women is from Alberta. Her name is Kat Tucker,
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
28 Jan 19
wowzers! she's a beaut! what a lovely tribute to all those gals. a true work 'f art from the heart ~ big hugs!
@1creekgirl (40488)
• United States
16 Sep 18
I am so impressed! It's beautiful and so meaningful. Lots of hard work and time there.
@1creekgirl (40488)
• United States
21 Sep 18
@Morleyhunt Very well done, Morley. Congrats!
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 Sep 18
Knowing the accomplishments of so many of the women these blocks represent is more awe inspiring than the quilt.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
18 Sep 18
We've seen a lot of sky that colour in the last few weeks. Breathtakingly beautiful.
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@paigea (35672)
• Canada
19 Sep 18
@Morleyhunt since the smoke left, we have had cloud, rain and snow. Sky has been gray for weeks.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 Sep 18
Thank you. It was an accomplishment that gives me some pride. Perseverance pays off....and this involved a lot of perseverance.
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
21 Sep 18
@Morleyhunt its amazing!
I have a quilt to put together. It was donated.. Pieces are cut, some put together. I keep trying but my work looks notras like the completed strips!
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
17 Sep 18
My grandmother never made a quilt in her life. My mother made many....I never received one, so, when my dad passed away, I snagged one for myself.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
17 Sep 18
@Morleyhunt My grandmother used old scraps from material used to make our clothes.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
16 Sep 18
brrrrr..rrrrr.rrrrrrrr... tadaaaaan! congratulations. That reminds me of the movie the American Quilt. Nice job.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
18 Sep 18
@Morleyhunt Yeah, I love that movie as well.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Sep 18
Thank you! It was an interesting lesson in history and stretched my sewing abilities.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 Sep 18
Thank you. Somehow I missed a bunch of comments. Sorry my response time is lagging badly.
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@LadyDuck (457881)
• Switzerland
16 Sep 18
@Morleyhunt It's a hard work to make such a big quilt, but it's a great satisfaction when it is finished.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Sep 18
I used a large bedsheet to play around with the arrangement. It was hanging on the wall,many I pinned pieces, and moved them until I was satisfied. Then they were sewn together.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
16 Sep 18
Thank you! I'm very pleased with the completed quilt.
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@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
16 Sep 18
@Morleyhunt
That is very good. You should be very proud of yourself.
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@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
16 Sep 18
Wow! Your perseverance was worth it. its a beautiful masterpiece
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 Sep 18
Thank you! I'm quite proud of finishing it. I see the imperfections, but don't need to point them out to the world
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 Sep 18
The red and white are the colours of the Canadian flag. Some of the fabrics feature small flags, and many encompass maple leaves.
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