Originally Posted by pab58
I personally think of a masterpiece as being the quilt that when you are working on it and finally have it finished, there is something magical about it. It's a quilt that stands far above all others. It's a quilt that while you're working on it, you feel in every fiber of your being that you are accomplishing something far above and beyond any quilt you have ever made or will ever make again.
If that is the definition, then my avatar quilt is my masterpiece. It is my first large quilt, and the reason I learned how. It was made for my grandfather's 90th birthday, and everything in the design has some meaning, from the Ohio Star, the log cabin, the photos, etc. Even the chevron blocks, which are autograph blocks signed by more than 100 family & friends. I even quilted it myself. Even though it took longer to design (math!!!) than to make, it was magical from start to finish, and now I have an heirloom that has already been claimed by my niece when I am gone.