Quilting for a friend
 

Hi all!
I am a brand new quilter, having learned from my sister (Buslady) when I went to visit her in October 2012. We made 6 comfort quilts in 4 days out of my mom's clothes. When I got home I was talking with a dear friend about my trip and she asked me if I was a quilter. I said, "Well I am now!" She shared with me that her mom, who had died, was also a quilter and left her with a bunch of material and quilting supplies. She asked if I wanted it.... well I hesitated, for about a second and said, of course! :) In all the material we found a quilt top already done! Well almost. I am adding a border and putting a back on it and then I am going to gift it back to her. She does not know. These are pictures of the quilt and the work I have done so far - the first border. I met some very nice ladies at the fabric store who helped me pick out the material for the border. :thumbup: I am adding a 3 inch orange strip and then a 10" border of crazy polka-dot material. I will make the back out of some of the material my friend gave me. She makes hats for the Red Hat Society women and makes all my hats. She made and gifted me my wedding hat last year and I have included a picture below.

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What an amazing quilting start you've had! It's very thoughtful of you to gift back the top your friends mother started. I hope you show us the finished quilt because what I see now is a terrific scrappy start. :D

Love the quilt. WOW on the hat, lovely

The quilt is beautiful and the orange really sets it off.
Your hat is fab-u-lous

Welcome to quilting. It is addictive. Love the quilt and the hat.

the quilt top is wonderful - LOVE THE HAT

What a thoughtful thing to do for your friend. She will treasure the handiwork that you and her mother have done "together"

What a nice story...

That sure was nice of you to finish the quilt to give to her!!!! Love the hat!!!

both are very nice!!!!

That is very beautiful.

Look at Homespun's avatar!! It's could be the quilt you are working on. Which I love, by the way!! That hat. What can I say? Can you walk in it? It is beautiful!! Love ya sis

What a lovely thing to do! It's a win/win for you both. The hat is fabulous!! The quilt is also!

Lov ethe string quilt, and your hat is out of this world!!!! I love big hats!!!!

Beautiful quilt and hat.

She will be so surprised when she sees the quilt! Love the hat!

Be sure to put a label on it so the family will always remember that the Mother had made it. Love the quilt and the hat
is just super.

How touching! your friend will cry when you give her the quilt. I almost did just reading the story. what a special friend you are. Welcome to quilting! and the Board!

Thank you all! I am having a blast! I will post updates here as I go. I am trying to bring Hats back! They are fabulous and so fun to wear. Yes I can walk in this hat but kissing is a little difficult! Hubby knocked it off during the wedding kiss! lol

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!