Thursday, January 8, 2026

Rail Fence Delight

Looking over my photos of finished quilts, here is one that was never shown.  My “Rail Fence Delight”.

Ridley had to photo bomb my set up.  What a guy!  Thing is …. he wants to play and thinks this will make me stop …..

It all started with a small salad container and some pre-cut neutral strips that I bought from a lady that was moving (Wendy in Barrie as I know she reads my blog).  The Rail Fence block was the way to go!  The center was done quite some time ago, but the border stumped me and the project was shelved for many years.  Oh, what to do, what to do?  Stars!  They were in the center panels as flowers and that was my final decision and I’m so happy now!  Circles were added to break the stars up and make it even more interesting.

Remaining extra Rail Fence blocks were put onto the backing and they make quite the impact.

Quilt Details:

Pattern Source:  this is my design and no pattern is available.

Rail Fence Block size:  3-3/4” square finished.

Started:  March 2015

Top finished:  May 2024

Quilt finished:  November 2024

Quilt size:  73” x 88”  (size before quilting, washing and drying:  76” x 91-1/2”)

Batting:  Hobbs poly

Machine quilted by:  Kathy Wareham using Stars at the Gate by Christy Dillon
 
Cherish your day, cherish your life and cherish your country!  My country will always be CANADA!  Elbows up!

4 comments:

dq said...

This is the most stunning rail fence quilt I have ever seen! The appliqué and border are game changers.
So glad you found this photo to share.

cityquilter grace said...

beautiful rose marie...love the stars in the border, ties the whole thing together...

Gretchen Weaver said...

This is the prettiest rail fence quilt I've ever seen! The applique in the center is beautiful! Happy stitching!

Jennifer said...

Oh yes - I remember when you were working on this quilt. It's really beautiful, and to think it started from a box of scraps.