After waiting a year to afford getting this quilted, I finally have it finished for a gift this year. I love this pattern and collected Christmas fabric for a couple of years before deciding what pattern to do. I actually made 4 quilts! 2 for family gifts and 2 for us. One for a daughter that is very picky, so I figure if she doesn't like it, she only has to have it out at Christmas time! The third picture is on the design wall.

That's beautiful. So all four are alike? I know what you mean about saving up for quilting.

All 4 have various star blocks, but all have different borders. I am just so glad to finally have these done.....waiting to be quilted for over a year. I was holding back because of the cost of backing and then lo and behold, I ended up having enough in my stash!! All were white or off white and one had stars and another had snowflakes.

Picky Girl should be proud and pleased to display your lovely work at any time of the year...I would be! Thanks for sharing.

Wow -- they're all gorgeous. If Picky Girl gets too picky, I'll take her quilt and display it all year round!! :D

Beautiful! Beautiful! Be sure to tell Picky Girl not to put it in the attic with the rest of the Christmas decorations.

Hey, that's good "Picky Girl". Would she appreciate the humor if I call her that? She is honest, so I will be able to tell if she likes it. Most of the time when I show her something I'm working on, she doesn't even say anything. Oh well. I will post what she says.

What an incredibly beautiful quilt! It deserved to be professionally quilted--the quilting added even more to its beauty! Well done!

Very nice work.

Beautiful job!

Very pretty. i think your picky daughter will like it.

they are all beautiful

I love them! I want a Christmas quilt someday. You can always adopt me and I will not be picky. I always appreciate handmade gifts!

Beautiful!

Beautiful work :!: :thumbup: :!:

Thank you everyone for your kind words. Merry Christmas, she gets it tomorrow and I will let you know what she says!

What a beautiful quilt/heirloom.

Even if she isn't fond of the quilt now, given time, she will realize how much love and time went into it.

Your recipients will be thrilled with their gifts.

Merry Christmas to you, too!

FOUR???? WOW! That's ambitious.......VERY NICE!

What a lovely quilt!

If picky girl doesn't like it, send it my way......I
(I'll send it back during Christmas so she can use it)

Actually, I can relate to your problem as my daughter is also "picky". She doesn't want anything that looks like a traditional quilt-----it must be modern looking, etc. "She" hasn't seen all the different kinds of quilts being made, has she?.

Magnificent! You can make one for me anytime. I love your color choices.

It's beautiful!!

WOW!!! That is beautiful!!! Such pretty stars :D:D:D

Well, it was disappointing to say the least. she wasn't thrilled. She asked if I would make her another afghan! She say's that they are softer. Oh well, her husband's reaction was a mite better. When I said that because she was so picky, I made a Christmas one so she only had to have it out for the season, she laughed.

I just have to let it go, after crying about it when I went to bed.

This is her quilt again and the other corners are mine for the couch.

Whoops, the other corner didn't show up. Including one of the others. Terri

Oh my goodness, I can't imagine how your daughter couldn't be absolutely THRILLED with that quilt. It is GORGEOUS. I'm sorry it worked out that way for you.

Your quilts are beautiful.It is too bad that she can't appreciate it. I wouldn't make her anything else.

Oh wow, I don't know how I missed responding to this thread, but I really love that... in fact, I think I will put that on my to-do list for the next year!


I would be so insulted if someone didn't like my gift, I don't think I would make them anything else! I'm having trouble putting into words exactly what I'm trying to say here... but wow, just... wow! Unless this person was actually paying for the piece, and had specific 'requirements' for me to make a quilt for them then you get what you get... GEEEEEEEZZZZZ.
I'm going to stop right here, because I'm going to start flaming.

Your quilts are absolutely beautiful, I don't know a single person who would not be absolutely tickled to receive that as a gift, myself included. I'm sorry she's totally bummed you over this.

Well, you can just march right over to Picky Girl's house and snatch that quilt right up and send it to ME!!!!! And the next time you get the urge to make Picky Girl a quilt, you'll already have my address!! :D :D

The quilts are beautiful! Great job! :thumbup:

Your quilts are simple beautiful!!! Don't be dismayed "Picky Girl" will one day love that quilt and appreciate all the work and love that went into it for her.

Oh Loretta, I am so sorry!! Did this happen this Christmas????

They are beautiful! Sometimes our kids only appreciate things 'down the road', when a certain amount of time has passed. Don't be discouraged. They are outstanding.

What a nice gift (free internet and phone service). You guys were very thoughtful to try to find something that she could use.

I enjoyed gift giving this year. I tried to find something that fit the person that I was buying for. I know that some of my gifts were not big or spectacular but they were gifts that were made with thought and love. I gave books that fit their lifestyle and I gave home made gifts (like a table runner and serging several fleece blankets).

Now here is the kicker. I decided before Christmas that I am not responsible for other people's happiness. When I bought something or made something, it was not done with the idea that this would be their favorite gift. It was not given with the idea that this item would make them happy. (Happiness comes from within the soul and no one can make another person happy.) The gifts I gave were gifts of love but it was up to the recepient on whether they would be happy or not.

Having that attitude really took the pressure off of gift-giving and when some of the recepients were luke-warm in appreciating the fleece blankets, that was okay. I knew I gave it out of the right motivation and it was up to them to receive it with the right motivation.

The gifts that were given to me were not spectacular (well one was) but I appreciated ALL of the gifts that were given, not just the spectacular one.

You are so cute! No marching for me, but she won't get any more quilts for sure. Terri

I love how the white sets off the stars as well as the secondary block and brings a unity to the whole quilt. Beautifully done :thumbup:

Loretta, your gift was thoughtful and generous and I just don't know what "is wrong" with your mother. She should be ashamed.

And, Terri, I would have to say the same for picky daughter.

Ultimately, though, as quilters we have to keep in mind that the joy of quilting is the actual work and giving of the completed gift. We have no control over how it is received. I would NEVER make anything else for picky daughter.

(it's also making me very nervous about the quilt I'm planning for my own picky daughter...... :hunf: )

I truly love every one of your Christmas quilts. I'm so sorry your gift was not well received. I have a feeling one day picky daughter will look back and wish she had more of your beautiful handwork. Some only learn in retrospect. It is not worth trying to please her with a quilt again, so move on and don't try.

Loretta, I'm sorry the gift for your mother didn't go well. It was thoughtful and caring, no matter what she said. If your mother has always been this way, it's not likely that she is going to change now, no matter what you give her. If she is getting older and changing, sometimes people's personalities alter with medication or the aging process, and, again, it is not a reflection on you. You may just have to say well, that's the way she is. You are not responsible for her happiness. You can only control how you respond. Don't let it eat you up and ruin your Christmas.