Birds of Paradise
 

This hand pieced, hand quilted quilt took me 9 months to complete. It's on a queen size bed in the photo, but it might fit on top of a king size bed. Each block has 17 pieces and 8 curved seams. The quilting is mostly next to the curved seams so the back echos the blocks on the front.


It was the most challenging quilt I've ever made, and although it didn't turn out quite as I had envisioned, I'm satisfied that I learned to sew curved seams! The selection of fabrics was difficult because I had to think of the brightness, the colour tone, and the scale of the print, in relation to the other fabrics in the block and those in adjoining blocks. It was a stash-buster, so I didn't allow myself to buy any new fabrics for this one.


My best friend (of 38 years) will be retiring soon, so this is a gift for her.


I hope you enjoy looking at it.
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Magnificent gift!

Very thoughtful and she will be very happy with her gift. Your work is awesome!

What a stunning quilt. I love how you gradated your fabric choices from light at the top to dark at the bottom. You must work fast to complete a hand pieced and hand quilted quilt of that size in only 9 months! What a fabulous gift for your bestie.

Fantastic job

Wow! So beautiful and unusual. Love the flow-y shapes and beautiful colors!

Just stunning! Your fabric choices & color placement is wonderful.

Absolutely magnificent!

What a stunning quilt! You did a magnificent job. I love your color choices and how it flows from dark to light. Just beautiful!

You met your challenge and then some I am sure, it is one big beautiful quilt.