Here are a couple of quilts I have finally finished. The B&W is a gift for my MIL for Christmas. The Dresses is a wall hanging, just for me. I put a sleeve on it to hang in my bedroom, and believe it or not, DH was fine with that. I did not do the quilting on either one. Both were quilted by a wonderful gal named Jocelyn at my LQS. The detail on both of them is amazing, but particularly on the Dresses quilt - she copied the dress pattern into the detail on each square. She did that one on her regular machine, free motion style. Amazing, isn't it?

Here's the B&W. This was an incredible challenge to make. the piecing wasn't as hard as I thought, but figuring out color with a B&W is really, really hard!!!!!!!!!

I only saw one quilt and it is darling! How sweet of your husband not to mind the florals in the bedroom. Mine doesn't care either. :D

Love the black & white one!!!

Oh my goodness it is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! Worth the wait! I really want to make one of those someday. Your colors are striking! You would never know it was a challenge to pick out your fabrics. BEAUTIFUL! :D

WOW, WOW, WOW!!! Esq those are absolutely gorgeous!! I'm not sure which one I like best. The are so different, but you did an EXCELLENT job. OK, there aren't enough superlatives in caps for me to describe how impressed I am!

Great jobs!!!

Absolutely beautiful!! Fantastic work!
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April

I love, love love your dresses!!! Put my name on it so when you decide to redecorate you will know what charity to donate it to!! :D

Wonderful job!! Love them both!

They are both Great!!!

The dresses with the individualized quilting is really special. And I love the black and white one! I think you did just fine with the colors!

I love those quilts! I think I have the book for that dress quilt..it is on my to do list! It is just so femie...I love it!

OMG they are beautiful. LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE the dress.

Wow!!! I love both.

Yes, it's a NY Beauty and it's my first. I had a marvelous teacher who was extremely generous with her time and assistance. She worked with me on my fabric selection and placement of the blocks to achieve the look. So, it was my piecing, but she contributed so much wisdom. I'm lucky she was my teacher. She's working with me on the Indian Orange Peel I'm making, so you'll continue to see what a talent she truly is. She's in the same league as Freddie Moran and Karen Stone in terms of talent and color design.

Esq, your quilts are fabulous! Wow! I was totally amazed with the look of the first one and studied the quilting closely, then I saw the NYB. What a knock-out!!!! The yellow just was perfect. Bravo!

Both pieces are simply lovely. Both so different. Both so creative. Nice job. Great gift for your MIL - lucky lady.

the black and white and yellow is incredible - absolutely fandamtastic!

I'm jealous

Those are both wonderful. The dresses are so pretty and the black and white is breathtaking. Great job on both.

They are both fantastic - very different styles, and beautifully done.

Renee

Beautiful quilts, you really did a great job on both. I love the yellow you used with your black & white. Is it paper pieced? And your applique work is so nice on your "dresses". Love them both.

They are both awesome!!! WOW :D :D :D

The dresses are so elegant-looking and I love the black/white one..... it's beautiful.


ranger

Both are BEAUTIFUL! The quilting is amazing, it's hard to imagine doing that on a regular sewing machine great job!

Carrie
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Both your quilts are wonderful and quilted to perfection. I'm drawn to the black and yellow one. Unique color combination. Love the back.

Beautiful work!

Esq, your quilts are fabulous, and the quilting too, WOW!!!

I love the Mariners Compass! Did you paper piece it?
Love the charming applique dresses too. Did you machine or needle turn?
Wonderful job!

Oh Esq! They are beautiful!! What a great job of color placement on the NY Beauties!! Love the dresses quilt as well, it will look pretty in your bedroom!

you did an awesome job on both :D

WOW!! Your NYB is fantastic! thanks for the inspiration, I have been wanting to do this for my bedroom, have the fabric, the pattern, and now the inspiration....... Thank you for sharing :lol:

Awesome quilts, you do wonderful work! Hard to say which i like the best.
thanks for sharing.

Wonderful work on both! But I really -really- really like the dresses a lot :)
Happy Thanksgiving!

I love those dresses, so girly and fabulous! And your quilter did a great job! Wow, puts my squiggles in the shade! :shock: :lol:

The NYB is stunning - I've never tried a black and white but want to one day - I'll come to you for placement, advice, OK? :wink: The touches of yellow just lift the whole thing into a new dimension. :D

They are both just gorgeous!! Love the B&W with the Yellow!!! What a great combo. Love the contrast, and love the piecing. You did a GREAT job!!

Both quilts are stunning! The black, white and yellow is my favorite, you can almost feel the sunshine peeking thru the clouds on a gray day. Fantastic job!

Pretty!

It is beautiful!!!! Fabrics are perfect with just a little pop of yellow. Your agonizing with fabric placement paid off. Good job!

They are both GREEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTT :D :D :D