Hawaiian Dolphin and Turtle Quilt
 

I'm finally done with my Hawaiian wall quilt! It's the first needleturn applique I have ever done-- I wanted to challenge myself. I hand quilted it too, and it's also the first quilt where I hand sewed the binding down. So except for sewing the binding to the front, it's all handworked. Feels pretty amazing to have completed it. It's a pattern by the Pacific Rim Pattern Co. (Pics are a bit grainy... I think my camera battery needs charging.)

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Awesome job!!!

WAY cool! Love it.

Incredible work. You should be very proud.

wow, great job

Beautifully done.

terriffic quilt

Gee, that had to have taken a long time to make. I love the colors. The whole thing would have been a huge challenge for me. Thanks for a look at a very pretty quilt.

Super. BrendaK

Wow, that is so pretty. And you did big stitch quilting, I like it.

Beautiful, love needle turn applique.

You sure do have a feel for the pattern, fabrics. That is beautiful and hand quilted too!

Beautiful quilt. Nice job with the needle turn appliqué. The colors are outstanding too.

very pretty!!!

That is beautiful. Pretty amazing for your first applique quilt.

I love it! You did a terrific job. Give yourself a pat on the back.

Sew pretty! All the handwork has paid off! :)

Very amazing quilt. Beautiful!

oh that is beautiful!!! love it. reminds me i must have a pattern somewhere that makes two designs. hmmm. must dig more.

Love the fabric, love the design, love the quilting! This is a quilt that I could love to live with. Hope it's for you and will be hanging in your Mississippi home so it can make you feel mellow and cool.

Oh! How pretty this is. Great work on your firsts.

Thanks, yes it's for me. I used to live in Hawaii and always loved the traditional Hawaiian quilts which were all needleturn applique. I usually do raw edge, but for this one wanted to do it the traditional way. Not that bad once you get the hang of it!

Thanks everyone for the very nice comments.

Very nice! Congratulations on learning new skills.

Connie

superior work!

You did a great job

sewbizgirl, you did a fantastic job with this quilt, it looks amazing.

A beautiful quilt to be proud of.

Looks great, well done.

Wow......this will be a great talking piece with visitors when it is hung on the wall......and it will give you great pleasure looking at it when you are all alone, like a great work of art. Very impressive.

Beautiful Sewbiz.

That is amazing...love the colors. Kudos to you for going beyond your comfort zone.

WOW.........that is awesome!

All I can say is WOW!

Wow, what a treasure! Give yourself a giant pat on the back! Beautiful pattern and quilt and kuddos to all the hand work. I admire those who have the patience to do that.

It is a beauty - your colors and design are just great. I so admire that you had the patience for that much handwork - Those Hawaiian style quilts totally intimidate me!

Wow! That is impressive work! I love the colors you chose, just beautiful!

Thank you all so much! Love your comments.... <3

Nice quilt.