My DH asked if I could whip up a donation for the silent auction to be held during our family reunion in Saskatchewan this summer. I'm still fairly new to quilting but had the urge to hand quilt. So, I made up this bug jar lap quilt/twin topper. My index and middle finger are now good and rough. Sorry, the pics are a little fuzzy.

Whip one up! it is beautiful, and great job with the hand quilting, new or not, you did a great job on this!
Enjoy

looks super cute to me!

Wow, I bet your hands are tired! It's really neat, I love it! Can I come to the reunion?? :) :)

You can come and enjoy prairie hospitality. Second only to East Coast friendliness.

Really a cute quilt. Someone will get a prize.

Great Job! It's going to be a hit!

:-) :-)

Beautiful hand quilted quilt with straight stitches. Job well done.

Sewfine

You did a fabulous job! It's wonderful.

great job....I love the bright colors

very pretty!

Oh is that beautiful

How very cute!! A bug quilt is on my list of things to do!!

What a wonderful quilt! I love those bug jar beauties!!

yes wonderful, love it, know they all wanted it :thumbup: :lol:

Aww, so wish I could :)

Very pretty quilt. Your handquilting looks great!

I love it

Just so cute, great job on the quilting too!

That ought to impress the family..what a good job..

That ought to impress the family..what a good job..

Nice job!!!! and the hand quilting is beautifullly done!!!

Love it! A bug quilt is something I want to do.

I love it!

You did a great job. I'm working on one now and I can assure you that I didn't "just whip it up" and it for sure won't be hand quilted. You are amazing, bet it will be a hit at the auction.

Pat

That is VERY cute!!

Isn't it irritating when people think we whip things up so easily? If they only knew, they'd love the quilts even more than they love them already. Everybody wants to wrap up in one or display one. You really whipped up a good one. I hope the auction raises lots of money. Problem with that is, if it does well, they will ask for another.

You did a really nice job! :thumbup:

Cute quilt.

LOL Ya gotta love DH. And there requests.
I loved doing this pattern. It wasn't to hard and my son really loved it. Well, he did for a while. Think he just out grew it.
I am wondering now where it ended up.

ummm.

Someone's going to be a very lucky winner...it's a very neat quilt :thumbup:

I love the bug jars. You did a super job. Hope it brings lots of money for the auction!!!

You did a great job, i love it

You did a super job.

LOL,too. Yes, my husband thinks I'm always happy to make his agenda, my agenda. Hence, the lap quilt.
As for your son and his quilt, I,too, found this out with my DGD's quilt. It wasn't on her bed for a year before it was replaced. Hmmm...wonder where that one ended up.
And I agree with your comment concerning the time/effort/and care one puts into a quilt. Nevertheless, what people do once they receive a gift is not my business but please, don't give it back to me. That's gotta be the height of rudeness. And don't tell me you've re-gifted it either. That's just as rude.
That's my soap box about gifts.
Now, the other issue is, what happens if an auction committee doesn't have a reserved bid and your work brings in less money that you spent on making the item??? I know that this is a lap quilt but I've had things in auctions that didn't have reserved bids and it's a bit disappointing when a hand made item goes for very little money. It's not a vanity thing but an appreciation thing.
I should let it go but sometimes I wonder.

It's beautiful and hand quilted to boot!! Stick with quilting....you are a natural! :-D

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Very cute! There's going to be a very happy winner at the family reunion this year!

Your hand quilting looks great, as does the quilt.