Last month I got to visit with an old friend I haven't seen in 8 yrs. Her house was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina (2005 ?) and she's just now got her new house built nad is about to move in so I wanted to make her something special. I dyed the fabrics for this, I ordered teal and truffle brown, it sure looks maroon to me but it still looks good together. I was hoping the curling ribbon border would look like the twisted wicker around a basket (it's staying whether it looks like it or not!) LOL

Beautiful!!! I am sure she will love it!! Great job on the hand dye!!! And it does look brown in the pictures, at least brownish! :D

Kathy your quilt is wonderful. Glad your friend is getting into her new home. Four year is a long time to wait.

I think it's beautiful!
Need my addy?
You can send to me!

Very pretty and what a wonderful house warming gift! I'm sure she will treasure it.

the quilt is terrific. you do lovely work. but the dye job is fantastic! i've only ever bought dye from dharma trading. where do buy yours?
(if you're not busy you can come do my hair, too).
:lol:

this is just beautiful and the fabric came out great.

That is a beautiful quilt. I have never tried dying; yours is wonderful! :lol:

It's beautiful Your friend is going to love it.

Beautiful, and so thoughtful of you. She will certainly be touched to receive your "housewarming" gift to her.

That sure is a beauty. I'm sure she is going to love it.

Beautiful. Great colors.

Man oh man that is cool looking!! :D

Beautiful, I've never seen this pattern before, did you design it?

I love it. The colors are beautiful.

I could email the pattern if you are interested. Just PM me with your regular email address.

Kathy! Your colors are fantastic. So soft - just my style!

thank you all so much, you're really good for a girl's ego :wink:
Gangles, no I didn't design the pattern, it's called weaver fever and it's by Jackie Robinson.

What a beautiful quilt from a beautiful friend. She's going to absolutely love it!! You did such a great job, and hand dyed to boot...wow what a special gift!

Gorgeous quilt!! Your friend will love it!!

The pattern is also in the March/April 2006 issue of Fon's and Porter for those that might want it.

Oh Kathy, that is gorgeous!!!! You did a great job on the dying, the piecing....it is awesome!!! :D :D :D

Beautiful fabs and quilt!!

Kyia

gorgeous...... :D

Great job on the quilt and the dyeing!! Your friend will absolutely adore it.

Wow -- what a gorgeous quilt!! Was it hard to make??

What a wonderful friend you are! Beautiful quilt, beautiful colors (looks taupish to me). How are you going to quilt it? Want to see it quilted.

Kathy, that is simply gorgeous----the colors are wonderful!

I would love to try to quilt it like one I saw in a video, it had sort of a feather/flowerin one color and a feather/fern in the other. Unfortunately my machine or the user :shock: has a bit of a control problem. It's like driving in a hard varible wind. About the time you get used to the feel and know how to steer to stay on the road, the wind lets up and you dart across to the other side! Or you're going along smoothly and a sudden gust comes up and blows you out of your lane! :oops: I don't know if that analogy makes sense to anybody but because of it I can't do much except stipple/meander or a pantograph.
I long for the day I can get a good quality longarm.
and no the pattern was pretty simple as long as you keep it organized, you make strip sets then cut them into strips then sew them back together. Of course if you get over confident as I did then of course you'll have some booboos to fix.
I'm thinking of doing one in baby fabrics.

That is sooo pretty! You did a great job of hand dyeing the fabric. Looks brown in the picture. She will love it, I know I would!

Very nice. Love the colors and the design.

It's beautiful and I'm sure your friend will treasure it. So glad to hear she's getting settled into her new home and will have this wonderful "homewarming" gift!

Great job! She's going to love it. So thoughtful of you.

Great job. She will appreciate it.

Kathy---what a beautiful quilt you have made for your friend!!! She is going to love it!

What a sweet friend you are! It is just stunning. She will be comforted all over again by your care & hard work. I love the border it is just perfect!

Kathy,
You did a beautiful job on the colors and pattern, your friend is very lucky to have a friend like you!!!

Very Pretty, Love it

This is a gorgeous quilt. I was just on the other thread and saw your quilting. It's beautiful. I love the colors you chose (and dyed :thumbup:.)

What a great job & I love it too.

Great colors. A great friend you are.

:) I love the quilt! Where did you get that pattern? I have some fabric I'd love to do with this pattern.
Lynn