Friday, July 20, 2012

Grandmother's Blooms

So glad to call this one finished. It's been a very long term project. I started it in the 90's and started a push for the finish last year. Pardon the feet and fingers in the photo. I was hoping to photograph it on a bed, but I wanted natural light and it's too cloudy for that today.

Here is the back-

and some detail-
I love the crinkly feel and look of a just washed quilt.

I've mentioned my foray into furniture painting in previous posts. I was delighted to read about other quilter's furniture painting adventures from Belinda and Wendy. I finally have a few pieces to show you.
Before

After 

This dresser was a lot of work. I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Country Grey and Old White. I found it on Craiglist and plan to sell it at a local thrift shop that I consign with.

Before

After

We (my DH helps me) decided to take the scalloped trim off because it was brittle and already broken in some areas. I found this table at an estate sale in my neighborhood. I used ASCP Paris Grey as the base coat and Old White for the stencil and just a whisper on the trim. I hope to sell it at the thrift shop, too.


I'm not a big stencil person, but I like it on this coffee table.



I saved my favorite for last.
Before

After Stripping

After Painting and a New Seat


My neighborhood does a clean up day in the spring. Put anything on your curb and they will pick it up and take it to the dump. We have regular biweekly trash collection, but they won't take just anything. The night before this special pickup I drove through the neighborhood to see what I could find. Score! I found this gossip bench (telephone table). I have absolutely no use for this thing, but I love it and plan to keep it! 


My DH reupholstered the seat. I love it! 

I used Scandinavian Pink for the first coat and Cream for the second coat. I probably could have distressed it more.

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Now back to some quilting stuff. I won these fat quarters from Doniene. Thanks Doniene! Check her out. She has a wonderful blog and has been doing a fabric giveaway every month.

20 comments:

  1. The quilt is amazing...I love all the colors. And the gossip/telephone chair...what a find!

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  2. Beautiful quilt. Such a good feeling to mark another one "done"!
    Wow, aren't you the handy one. Each piece of furniture is beautiful--you do an amazing job. Those phone chairs were handy back in the day when a phone was attached to a short cord! : )

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  3. your flower garden quilt look wonderful! I too love a nice crinkle.
    Wow - your painted furniture is incredible! The chest turned out so great, I love the chalk paint. I too would keep the gossip chair - it's just too darn cute. It would be a fun little table to sit and sat at, with a basket of quilting in the nook :) love the choice for the colors on all your project and they all look quite professional!!

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  4. Grandmother's Blooms is gorgeous! And with a pretty back, too! Nice! And your furniture refinishing is fabulous! That dresser is amazing! And I love that you took off the broken scalloped edge to the table! Perfect! I can't believe you don't want to keep them! But maybe your saving room for another piece!?! lol I love that telephone table/chair! Very sweet!

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  5. The Gossip Bench is a wonderful piece of furniture, I love the quirkyness of it and it now looks sensational!!!!! Well done with your other furniture restorations too, you two do a great job breathing new life into tired pieces!!!!

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  6. Love, love grandmother's blooms!!! It is nice to finish one!!! The furniture is super!!! What a nice job!! I'm not really a painted furniture person, but I like yours alot!!! The gossip chair is so quaint!! It is definitely a keeper!! Thanks so much for sharing!! Thanks for the kind words!!

    Blessings

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  7. Love the soft colours of your quilt and well done on the finish. What a great job you have done with painting the furniture. I love the little telephone seat and table, have not seen one like that before. I would want to keep it too.

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  8. Congratulations on all your finishes!
    I love the stencil on the coffee table. Really cute abric on the new seat too.

    Great new fabrics!

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  9. Congrats on the finish...Wow, quite an undertaking! Beautiful. Your furniture projects are so inspiring.

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  10. How fun to have finished a long time UFO!
    Love to see your furniture redo's. Wow! Nice job!!

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  11. Congratulations on the lovely finished quilt and the wonderful transformation for the furniture. Take care.

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  12. Your quilt looks lovely, its always nice to have a finish especially a long term project.

    The painted furniture you've done looks really great. I've got a lot of wooden furniture that could be livened up but don't think I'll ever get around to it. I'm sure they"ll sell really quickly. How lucky you are to have a husband that helps you as well. Look forward to more photos.

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  13. Oh, you have been so busy! Congrats on the quilt finish! Doesn't it feel good to have one done? It looks great. I love crinkly too!

    Your furniture looks wonderful! Really professional looking. Love the colors you used, and the detail work you put in really makes the pieces shine. I love your stenciling! And that gossip chair just makes me smile! What a fun piece. I'd keep it too. ;)

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  14. My goodness, you have been so busy and productive to finish a big quilt AND three pieces of furniture. Your "before & after" photos really show how much effort you put into each one. Thanks so much for sharing here!

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  15. What beautiful creations! My neighbor just gave me his grandmother's gossip table, so yours will be inspiring as I begin to tackle that project. Megan

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  16. Grandmother's Blooms is beautiful, a wonderful investment of time. Well done with your furniture painting. Love the gossip bench.

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  17. Clapping...clapping....yippee......a finish!!! Aren't you glad you hung in there and got it finished!!! It's lovely!!

    Wow, love your furniture re-do's!! My munner had a gossip chair that my mom used as she grew up. When munner died they gave it to my mom who then gave it to my brother to give to his young daughter. I'm not sure but I think it ended up being trashed or sold. I was JUST SICK over that. I have been afraid to ask my brother about it for fear I might hit him if he tells me he doesn't still have it!!!

    Yours turned out soooo cute. What a lucky find!!!

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  18. Your furniture painting is inspiring (as are your quilts)! I now have two small pieces that I want to paint, and will get with you sometime to pick your brain.

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  19. Wow, so many wonderful projects! I love the details on the quikt and your painted pieces look great! I have a very similar gossip bench in my garage, hope mine turns out as well as yours!

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  20. LOVE the quilt~!!~it is so very cute~!
    and the way that you quilted it is wonderful too. congrats on the finish~!

    your before and after photos are really dramatic. i think you and your guy make a terrific team. had to agree with you on the gossip bench but then again i'm not sure i would want to get rid of any of these pieces now that they look so outstanding.

    your fabric win looks fun and now i'm off to check out the links.

    :-D
    libbyQ

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