WOO HOO!!!!! Great hat! Terrific story! What a fantastic start on your quilting journey! What a lovely gift back to your friend! Keep up the good work!

Well here is the update: Back done, batting cut, top with second border, pinned and ready to tie off! Going to sew the binding together and get it ready for when I'm finished tying. I went to the story and bought 175 pins today and found a bag of material at the thrift store! I think I may have an addiction.... :o

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Top looks great and so does the hat.

Love the quilt top and great idea to gift it back!

That top will be an awesome gift for her when finished. SO nice of you to do this! Lovely pic of you in your neat hat! :)

Whoo! Hooo! your first solo. Of course the long distance coaching was pretty good, too!!!! Love ya sis.

I got the binding done last night - cut, ironed, and rolled - ready to put on the quilt after I tie it. I did not measure it, I just kept ironing.... it's REALLY long!