I had to make up the pattern for this one!
 

My brother's wife is having a birthday this Sunday, and he wanted a quilt for her gift. He asked me to make a queen-sized one in blue, with a great big heart on it, with their initials S + S in the middle. I could do anything else I wanted to it. EXCEPT "dumpster blue"......which she hates. I've had this fabric for years, and had no idea what to do with it, so this seemed perfect for it. What do you think?

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I think it's absolutely beautiful. What a truly personal gift it will make.

beautiful, original and personal. i hope it is appreciated.

Beautifully done. :thumbup:

I think you rose to that challenge very well...he is going to be amazed at your talent...beautiful!!!!

Beautiful job!!!!

I think you made a beautiful quilt, great going

Debbie, I think you did a wonderful job! I love how you utilized the different designs in the S's. Looks to me that you fulfilled his requests to a "T."

Thank you all! My DH made the design for the "S" (which is kind of funny-shaped, but if you knew my brother, you'd understand that reference to his humor!) I told my DB that I got the better end of the bargain for making this quilt.... he's a mechanic, and did some work on our two vans and only charged us for the parts! Then he reset the automatic locks on my van for free. So I told him I'd do the quilt in exchange for all the labor I didn't pay him for. The fabric was from an estate sale, the backing was from a bolt I bought on sale, and the "batting" was a blanket I bought on clearance for $1.00! So I only had the labor I put in it myself, and I had 2 months to work on it......I DID come out the winner on this one!

Great job!!!!!

nicely done

It is beautifully done. Did she enjoy it?

I just finished it yesterday and I still have it. Her birthday is March 3rd, so she won't get it until then. Also, I meant to clarify that I didn't try to go the "cheap" way on everything, it's just that the fabric was the right colors (and Daisy Kingdom brand fabric), and the backing was on sale from an LQS. So I feel that I got the look my DB wanted.

I think you accomplished it very well! Great job!

Thanks everyone! I hope he gets a picture of her with the quilt when she gets it.

very nice
very creative

I agree, you rose to the challenge beautifully!!

Really great job!!!!!

Thanks All, I feel so honored with all of your kind comments. I'm still kind of a newbie, so I really needed this encouragement. Thanks again!

What a great idea. It made a lovely quilt.

It's beautiful...

Debbie, you did an awesome job. It looks great.

That is soooo SWEET!

Beautiful quilt and a wonderful, thoughtful husband! You are a great sister-in-law!!!!!!!

I think both of you were winners on this project. The quilt is lovely and I'm sure will be much loved. Thanks for sharing.

Judging by the looks of the quilt, I'd say your SILcame out the winner!

Per Redquilter:Judging by the looks of the quilt, I'd say your SILcame out the winner!

The two above said what I was thinking. I think it's great when a family member thinks enough of your talent to request something. You did a super job on this and you can feel the love. Please wish them well for me. BrendaK

You made a very lovely quilt. I love your fabric choices and combinations.

What a great quilt and it will be loved.

very pretty and very unique

Looks very pretty nice to me. Maybe you could put a pink bow at the top of the heart for a little color but it looks nice the way you did it. I especially like the heart shape. She will love it when she sees it. Sue

Gorgeous!!! She's bound to love it! (what is Dumpster blue? Blue is my favorite color.....in nearly every shade! but never heard of this one!)

I had to laugh at this question, since everyone looks at me funny when I say that. I'm sure I looked at my DB funny when he told me that too! Anyway, it's the blue that they put on the dumpsters here. I've seen some green ones, but most of them are dark blue around here.

I like it. Very special. The fabrics have a wonderful shabby chic feel. Very pretty. Hope it's well received.

That is great. Great choice of fabric. :) I even love the stripes you used on the boarders. I have some stripes I've been hanging onto, think it's going to get used for bindings now. :)

Really beautiful and unique! And I think I speak for a lot of us when I say I can understand being happy that you were able to make something so wonderful for very little cost. Especially these days!

This made me smile. You did a lovely job creating such a sweet quilt.

Thank you for the compliments! About the striped binding, I had to piece short pieces together to get it long enough, but that's the only fabric that looked right when I tried to match fabrics for the binding. The pieces actually came from the back of the heart cut-out in the middle of the quilt. I had very little of this one fabric to begin with, but it was perfect for this quilt. By the way, my DB came by Tuesday evening about 5 p.m. to see it, and he LOVED it! He will pick it up on Saturday.

It looks great! I'm sure it will be treasured.