Every year for the sunflower festival in Gilliam, LA, we have a contest where children draw a sunflower picture and then we pick one to be on our t-shirt. Last year, all the pictures were so great, I decided to make a quilt with the help of other committee members. We were going to raffle it off but we decided to keep it and display it in the museum. Thanks to BettyB and her group of quilting friends who hand quilted it. The Shreveport Times had an article on the quilt with a picture in today's paper (6/2/11). The festival is this Sat (6/4/11) in Gilliam if anyone is this area would like to come. I'll be working the children's art booth. Gilliam is off Hwy 71 north of Shreveport. Pictures are being attached ( hope).

Beautiful! I love it!

What a fabulous quilt! The kids must be so proud.
And I love how you put it all together.

Was that blanket stitch done by hand or machine?
Because it is AWESOME!
As is the hand quilting done by BettyB & Co.

So perfectly beautiful. I can tell it was done with love.

Perfectly done!! Hard to beat sunflowers!

soo adorable!

That is just so much fun!

Hugs

What a cheerful, bright quilt! How could anyone not be happy when they look at this?
The kids are certainly great artists and the quilters who worked on the quilt are fantastic. Great job done by all.

So nice of all you ladies, good job and here's a big pat on the back to you all.

Lovely.

What a precious quilt!!! One of a KInd!!! Awesome!!!!

i've seen other quilts made from children's drawings, but this is absolutely the best! Wish i were close enough to come to Gilliam. I love sunflowers.

What a beautiful quilt! The kids did such a wonderful job drawing for it.

Beautiful!

great inspriation!! I'm planning to make a sunflower quilt for a friend this summer before she had knee replacement!

Beautiful and well done, by kids and quiltmaker.

sassy granny

Wonderful.....and being a native of KS of course I love sunflowers (state flower). Great job. It's such a happy quilt. :-D

That is beautiful. Great job by everyone involved.

Wow! That's a fantastic happy quilt.

Wow, you should sell that pattern at the festival next year. It's so well done. Mary

The blanket stitch was done on my Brother QC 1000. I love doing it but I got tired of the points and started rounding them off.

There is something about a sunflower that makes you smile. I love the quilt. The kids did a great job on the art work.

That is a real good idea to sell the pattern, mary. I bet you would have tons of takers here on the board.

VERY CUTE

That is so cute. Good job.

What a great quilt. So happy, it just makes me smile. Love sunflowers.

That is too awesome for words

Adorable!

Great way of displaying the children's work. I'm sure they were proud of it also.

Thank you for sharing the pictures, the quilt is so beautiful! The colors are so bright and cheerful, it is delightful.

Oh this is so pretty. Great job

What a beautiful quilt.

that's a happy quilt!

I love it! My friend loves sunflowers and I wish I could do this for her, but it will be a tablerunner......

Smiling quilt........ sunflowers do that!

...now that quilt makes me smile! What a beautiful job.....!!

Too cute! I love sunflowers and yellow so this is a big WOW for me to see. Great work!

Love sunflowers, Love the quilt. GREAT JOB. DEB

Gorgous!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

How pretty and how neat it is that kids can see their artwork forever. Nothing happier than sunflowers!

You've got some talented artists in that group of kids.
Beautiful quilt.