My little friend, Kaye, is in her 70's. This is her first quilt. It's 108" x 108"
We called it her "Church Ladies" quilt, as it was a group of friends from church that did it as a block of the month. They used a free online pattern from http://www.blockcentral.com/ (Patchwork Panache). She also told me that she has never really sewn much. (?!?) What a great way to learn to quilt ~ with sampler blocks and friends!
I freemotion-quilted some feathered vines and wreaths, roses, grids and curlicues. My girls added the binding for her, then little Mrs. Kaye took it home last night to sleep under her beautiful creation!
Here's the same quilt made by my friend Rachel that I quilted a couple of years ago. She won a Sweepstakes prize at the county fair!
Aren't these beautiful? They'll be family treasures for years to come.
Wow, that puts my first efforst to shame!! What a gorgeous quilt! Happy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a beautiful quilt and the quilting is exquisite!
ReplyDeleteWow that is incredible , congratulations to your friend for making this amazing quilt for a first one ,she did a beautiful job and your quilting is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYou've got skills, and so does Kaye. Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeletegreat looking quilts!
ReplyDeleteShe and her church lady friends did a wonderful job. She should be very proud of her accomplishment. And I say it is never too late to learn to quilt.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFirst quilt? Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteoh my such a great pattern, and the quilting are amazing. love everything.
ReplyDeleteHi! Greetings from Finland! Your quilts are so fantastic! It's so nice to find other quilters all around the world! www.quiltworld2.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteYours, Ulla