it has a lot of character and many things to catch your eye... I can see why she loves it.

That is such a cute quilt. I really love this one.

Thanks everyone, the turtle one is her favorite. A few years back she had saved some snapping turtle eggs and hatched them, than set them free, she was so proud and so was I. I love PP just don't know why this one took so long.

I can see why it took so long - lots of pieces. It's beautiful and I would make it a priority to get it quilted for next Christmas.

Kid you have a friend that quilts, maybe you could barter services. Do some baking, or housekeeping for her in exchange. It is a very cute quilt so maybe you could iron under the edges and use it as a wallhanging until you can get it quilted. Bless you and your husband for sharing your home and your love with Rayne Skye.

You are doing better than me...................my pattern is still in the drawer. I hope to make it someday for a friend's daughter, whose mom is an entomologist and travels to the jungles of Costa Rica for bug collection. I have always loved this pattern and hope you find the way to finally finish this for your dear grand daughter. By the way, your fabric selection is spot on!

What a fabulous gift from you she'll always tresasure

Fantastic quilt....lucky girl! All the best to your husband for his return to work.

Aw cmon, wrap it up and give the girl her quilt :-). It is just darling.

Just a suggestion, sandwich it together and tie it if you can't quilt it yourself or if funds limit you from having it done by a long arm quilter. Perhaps you and granddaughter can work together and tie it.

Really like it!

It's a wonderful quilt. And fabulously timeless , but maybe the granddaughter could learn to hand quilt so it gets the finish it needs. There's more than one way to handle a dilemma!

Love it! I wish I was closer to NY... I'd help you get it quilted and finished. You did such an amazing job with that paper piecing!

It is marvelous! She will love it whenever she gets it. Sometimes anticipation is half the fun!

Thanks so much I appreciate it, will be on hold for now, my daughter April (lovingizabella )is in surgery again. She's had 12 brain surgeries so far and not much more they can do for her. Waiting to hear how things are going.

I was always taught , Anything worth having is worth waiting for , and your quilt is a perfect example of the saying. It is beautiful and I bet it has been time consuming. Happy your GD loves it. How could she not? I have two quilts on the go for my Gds. They will be a very large queen size quilt when done. I am hand quilting both. They are the same quilt , only different backings and tried to switch the colours up when I did the blocks, I have told myself they will get them on their sixteenth birthdays. I started them two years ago. but with on going health issues and the great menopause which is being a problem in itself has put these two projects on hold at times. I try to work on them both at the same time so they are at the same place as I know if I did one than tried to make a second one I would have lost interest. Oh the tricks we do to our selves ...lol. I am at the border stage right now. I also am doing the quilt as you go technique , but am doing it my own way. My Gds will be seven and nine this year so still have lots of time.....I think... I hope I get to see your quilt when you have it all finished and your happy GD receiving it. I love hand quilting quilts , but only do it for special ones. Other than that I quilt with my credit card. Again I love your quilt and appreciate all the work put into it. Lucky GD..

Thanks again for all your ideals and kind words.