Book shelf finally finished
 

This quilt is for my niece for graduation. My sister started it making 3 squares and gave up. I took it on very excited to try it out! It was a lot of fun to make!

A few squares are special as they are book she loved as a child or teenager. The one with Scuttle(appliqué) from Little Mermaid is for her role as Scuttle in the play, Tardis (paper piecing)is for the love of Dr Who, the red riding hood block (paper piecing) is super special. She wrote a book about red riding hood and Snow White. The name of the book and her name as the author is on the book binding. I added a British flag (paper piecing) for the
time they spent in England on an Air Force tour. I added selvage edge titles on the some of books for titles to make it look more like a bookshelf.

Trying for a bigger picture....

Thank you for the bigger picture. This is truly a work of art! You put so much thought into the various components that reflect on parts of your niece's life. Very well done!!

Wow! What a great job you did.

That's going to be an AMAZING gift! It's such a pretty top - I love all the personalization you added - it's going to mean a lot to her, too. Be sure to post it quilted! https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/heart.gif

Fantastic work on this top.

that is lovely. I recently gave away my wood grain fabrics I'd planned to make one with. Too many irons in the fire.

Your bookshelf is awesome.

It's gorgeous! It's one of the nicest bookshelf quilts I've seen.

Thanks for a larger picture. There just aren't any words. I didn't know about "bookshelf quilts" so I googled the term and saw many excellent examples but yours is really outstanding (not just because
I know you'll be reading this!). How clever to use selvage edges for the titles. I just love it!

This is just beautiful! What a special gift. I love how personalized it is. https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/heart.gif

Bravo! It looks great. She will love it!

So meaningful,a treasure for sure. Thanks for pointing out all the special touches.

That looks great.

Awesome bookshelf!

Love it! Another on that is on my bucket list......

That was so great of you to finish it! It’s a wonderful, thoughtful gift.

It certainly looks like a bookshelf, great job!

My favorite quilts have always been the ones that are personalized for the recipient. You did a fantastic job and I know she will treasure it and your gracious gift for years! Those tiny PP blocks are awesome.

This came out so good! I love all the thought you put into it and the meaning behind each piece. Also love the book titles!!!

I love it!!! What a wonderful quilt.

Wow, one of the best bookcase quilts I've seen.

That is a very unique and special bookcase quilt! Awesomely done!

Lovely! What a great quilt!

I love your bookshelf quilt. It is a wonderful gift.

That's fantastic!!!! You did a great job.

Oh my. That was a lot of work. Just love it and so will your niece.

A wonderful job! She will love it!

Thank you for posting the larger picture...I enjoyed seeing all the details you mentioned in your post! I think you had so much fun making this quilt, and your niece will love it beyond measure! I hope you put a label on it.

Absolutely fabulous quilt! You are definitely talented and you have used your talents wisely.

This is just fantastic! I love the special blocks you pointed out but I think the Scuttle block is my favorite. Well done!

Wonderful quilt! Well done!
And now I want to make a bookshelf quilt, it looks like so much creative fun!

Fantastic quilt. You did such a wonderful job on it. Your niece will love it.

Awesome quilt!https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/sewing.gif

Thank you everyone!
 

I gave it to my niece and she was thrilled! She squealed when she saw the square with her book on it. I think it was a hit!

Such a beautiful Book Case Quilt. I love this pattern and you did it up perfectly! Your niece is going to love it. This is a quilt that will travel the world with her.

At first look, it really does look like a bookshelf. Very nice.

Job well done

It's beautiful and so full of meaning, your niece will love it!