that is beautiful both the cross stitch and quilting

Beautiful quilt and quilting!

what a wonderful gift and the quilting is amazing

aboustley beautifl!!!!

Wow, fabulous quilt & amazing quilting !!!

Beautiful, quilting surely makes it over the top!!

It is beautiful. What a nice thing for your friend to do.

Lucky you, that is awesome!!

totaly awsome!

What a georgeous piece of art....an heirloom for you....

Wow. that is beautiful!!!!!!

This is awesome! I so admire the time that went into making this quilt!

It is great, love it! love it! :thumbup:

What a wonderful gift

That is absolutely stunning! Love the quilting you chose too.

Thank you everyone for your kind comments....i feel so lucky to be the recipient of such a fun and whimsical piece.
May there be much fun and whimsy for all in 2013!! ~karen

I used to do counted cross stitch so I know how much work your friend did on this quilt. You are indeed lucky to have such a beautiful gift. Your FMQ is superb.

Love the quilt and the quilting!! Great job. 'although its been said a lot on this entry, it cannot be said too many times, 'cause it is a lovely quilt.

Yes, exactly. How perfectly the stitching goes with the quilting. Thanks for showing us the picture.

piney

Your quilting is beautiful, looks like a swirly snow storm, really enhances the designs.

it is beautiful! I love cross stitching and your quilting is gorgeous.

This is a beautiful quilt...thanks for sharing.

Absolutely outstanding.

ALL I CAN SAY IS WOWZAAAA!!!!!! How beautiful!! I am assuming that all the cross stitching is done by hand right? I just got a new embroidery machine and was looking at the cross stitching discs. AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS AND WHAT A WONDERFUL BLESSED FRIEND you have.

Of course a very special top for a very special quilter who made it come to life! Just Beautiful

Thank you all! I do have a wonderful friend. :)

Lucky you! It's just beautiful and your quilting is beautiful too!

Wow that's beautiful can I please have the name of your friend lol.