Easy Quilted Throw for a hostess gift
 

My college roommate is hosting me, my husband, son, DIL and GD next month at her house for the weekend, plus having a BBQ for my mom's 88th birthday. She has adopted my mom and they go out to lunch every few months, on Mother's Day etc. Her mom died years ago and she lived on the opposite end of the country so didn't see her own mom very often. We live in IL and my college roomie and mom live in NC. I wanted to do something special for her so decided to make her a throw for her red couch. She loves bright colors. Her living room is two shades of gold. She quilts a little but has no time and is often paralyzed by fears of doing it less than perfect. That puts a little pressure on me then, doesn't it, LOL She actually purchased Kaffe Fassett fabric to make one herself, but I know it will take her years to get around to it. So.......in the meantime she can use this. The pattern is from byannie.com entitled [ATTACH=CONFIG]366326[/ATTACH] and is a free pattern. Since the Jinny Beyer fabric Ambrosia is so busy, I thought I could practice my FMQ and did a Twice Quilted continuous (pumpkin and vine) line pattern by Glorianne Cubbage. Removing the paper was a pain but I found out the eraser end of the Frixion pen worked great at getting all the paper out of narrow spots and corners. Hope she likes it and doesn't look too close. Sorry, the close-up shots of the quilting broke the camera LOL

It's beautiful. Enjoy your time with your Mom.

I get hit with that 'fear factor'. I just finished a wallhanging for my Mom, who turned 84 last week. When I had it finished I remarked to my DH how I put off doing the FMQ for 4 days because I was 'afraid' I would ruin the design. Of course, it wasn't nearly as difficult as I had created in my mind. Encourage, encourage, encourage your college friend that if she keeps trying, settles for less than perfect... that one day she will break through. God bless you.

it is beautiful great colors!!!!

I am sure your roommate will love it - enjoy your visit!

What a nice gift....

nicely done

Great quilt and fabulous selection of batiks!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!! You did a great job.

Beautiful!!!

very lovely quilt

Gorgeous quilt ... pattern, fabrics, quilting!! You did a great job on this one and it will be much loved, I'm sure. Have fun with your time in NC.

She's going to love it! Great job, great colors. :thumbup:

Very pretty. Love the colors you choose. No doubt your friend will be surprised AND pleased!

The fabric/color combinations are great!

Very pretty, I like the brightness of it.

If she doesn't like it, here's my address, lol.

Well I love it! I bet she will too. Have a terrific visit!

Your quilt is beautiful. I love the pattern and the fabric.

Very pretty. BrendaK

I love your choice of fabric! You did a great job. I'm sure she will love it.

What a beautiful quilt! Great color choice to go in your friends room, it will truly complement the gold colors she has there!

Great fabric choices. I like it.

Oh my GOODNESS! It's gorgeous!!

Such lovely colors! I think it's very pretty.

Just terrific, great job and thank you for sharing. Love the colors and batiks are a favorite.
Have a Blessed day
Ellen

I really love this too....wonderful colors!!! I think you have a sure winner here!

Wonderful color selection, perfect for the room you describe. She'll love it.

Hello EmeliasNana - I loved your quilt so much I ordered some fabrics from the Ambrosia collection. First time I've ever done that, seen a picture on the QB and HAD TO HAVE some of the fabric. Watch your mail, I'll be sending you the bill LOL.

Great quilt. Can't connect to the website you mentioned. Says it doesn't exist. Could you check and see if the site is still up and what the name is of the quilt. It doesn't appear in your description- the photo may cover it. Thank you!
Linda

looks pretty...love the deep colors...enjoy your weekend!

She sounds like a special friend who will surely love what you have done for her. She will love it. Enjoy your time with her and your mom. You've done a beautiful job, love your fabric choices and pattern.

It's beautiful. I'm sure she'll love it.

Beautiful. Love all the bright colors.

It's beautiful and once again PROVES that "there is nothing to fear but fear itself."

You did a fabulous job! I like the quilting design you mentioned by Glorianne Cubbage. I am new to free motion quilting and have done some small animal quilts for charity. My goal is to make a Fall quilt ...one day. I would like to purchase the continuous pumpkin and vine pattern you used.

Will you please let me know where you bought the pattern? I would like to try following a design on paper. Thank you :)

Thank you for your kind comments. The patterns were printed in 2007 but I found them on the Martingale and Co. web site. It is: http://www.shopmartingale.com/?subca...roducts.search
There are 20 patterns (2 patterns per sheet that overlay on top of one another for 40 total) that measure approximately 18" x 24". I did each overlay in a different color. The pumpkins in a variegated orange and the vine in a variegated green. The quilt was a tad bigger so by the time I did 6 full patterns, I was comfortable enough to just do fill in stitches between of my own vines and leaves. Because the fabric was so "busy" you can't even tell, which is why I thought it was a good first project LOL

Wonderful fabric and your quilting looks great. What a nice friend you are and the perfect house guest...LOL! Have a delightful visit...:)

I tried too but couldn't get it to come up, something about disabling cookies???. If you do a google search for Wickedly Easy Quilts by Annie (which was the name of the pattern that was cut off in the original post) however, the PDF comes up on google, but I can't bring it up either. Good luck. I made the lap quilt which was 52" x 68" and used 13 FQ's.

This is beautiful! Know she will love it.

Wow! That is just beautiful! What a thoughtful, caring gift! Kudos!