Last year I made my daughter Darlene and her family a Countdown Quilt for Christmas. As a surprise for me, she entered it in the Deerfield Fair and I won a Blue Ribbon!

First time to post a picture and it worked. The quilt was an adaption of a quilt from "Hearts A Plenty". The squares are envelopes with bells on the flaps and we placed ornaments in the envelopes for the grandkids to place on a tabletop tree. I did 24 squares because of the space where the quilt was going to hang. It proved to be a big hit with the grandkids!

Beautiful!!!!!!!

I know my granddaughters would love the surprises inside too!!

are those fussy cuts or applique? either way, you obviously put a lot of thought, work and love into that project.

very nice!!! you EARNED that blue ribbon, girl. i especially like knowing you can reload it every year. (bet the kids like that idea, too.) :P

Congratulations! All the extra love you put in it paid off.

Carrie, keep it up your quilt really deserved that blue ribbon . i've seen that one done but yours is really really nice Esther :) :-) :D

That's definitely a blue ribbon quilt! :thumbup: I love the idea of putting in little surprises. What a special quilt this is all around. Congratulations on the blue ribbon. It feels really good to have your work appreciated so, doesn't it? :D

what a neat idea! Very pretty and happy for you for winning a ribbon!

Congrats!!! Its just wonderful!!

Congratulations, you deserve it, and what a nice thing for your Daughter to do. Well done :thumbup:

Such a cute idea! I guess the judges thought so too! Congratulations!

Beautiful Quilt! :D It is very deserving of a blue ribbon! What a lovely tradition you have created for your family, I love it! :D :D :D

The quilt building is the only building I enjoy going into at the Deerfield fair and I missed it this year. Sorry I didn't get to see it in person.

Thank you. Being new at this, it was more work than I thought it would be as it was only the 4th wall hanging quilt I'd made. The flaps were fussy cut and that took time. Learning as I go. It was fun to do for the family as Rudolph is their favorite Christmas movie. Couldn't get any better!

It is beautiful... A very precious gift they can use through out the years... Congrats on the blue ribbon :thumbup:

Congratulations!! Such a beautiful looking quilt! I just know the grands are really looking forward to December!

Great work!!

Sharon

Congratulations. That is a pretty and very colorful quilt. Good job.

CONGRATULATIONS! What a surprise indeed! That sure was nice of her to enter it.

congratulations