Sewing and Beyond with Mary Anne Ciccotelli

Well – alittle behind schedule, but it is completed. I started quilting this in February but then we went to Idaho for my dad’s funneral. I put it away and it did not get worked on until Tom was at scout camp and I decided that I should get it out and quilt the borders (this was before George arrived – so this entire quilt was quilted on my Bernina). Sorry for the angle shot, but Tom is at work and I still don’t have my own quilt rack.
Back of the quilt.

Verbage from the label:

Ebay Mania

During the Spring of 2002, I decided to make a quilt that looked like the Double Wedding Ring quilt my Great-grandmother had made for my mother. One day, I was on e-bay looking for fabrics for this project. When I saw a listing for over 1,000 – 2” squares of vintage fabric, I decided this would be perfect. However, when the squares arrived, I realized they were too small. A few days later The American Quilter magazine was in my mailbox and I noticed the Confetti quilt. I decided I would use all 1,237 squares to make that quilt. I used 1,042 on the front of the quilt and the rest were used on the back. The squares that were trimmed off after the quilt was quilted were used when constructing the rod pocket.

(FYI – If you are counting the squares, three of the squares are covered by the rod pocket.)

Made by Mary Anne Ciccotelli
Pelham, NY

Top & back pieced Summer 2002
Started quilting February 2008
Completed August 2008

A picture of the rob pocket using the leftover squares.
Close-up of the rob pocket.