This quilt I decided Sunday morning to put together for a friend who has been ill, had surgery, spent a week in the hospital and is now home and recovering. I was called Saturday night to see if I could bring a meal for tonight for them. I started thinking....... Well I decided to make her a quilt. I have to deliver dinner at 5:30, it is right now 4:06. I just threw it in the washer and now I have to make dinner.

Thank you everyone who helped me decide which border to use. I like the way it turned out. Hopefully Jackie will like it too.
I got this done within a week! and I had to work and other issues. Can't believe I got it done.

Oh, By the way, my daughter landed in the good ole USA last night 8:20 California time. She is at Fort Dix in New Jersey for anywhere from a week to 2 or so. She's been gone a year. We are so excited that she is almost home. Out of Iraq!!!!!! YEA!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :)

WOW I am sure your friend will be bolown away by the wuilt. GREAT JOB

So close and only 2 more weeks for your daughter to be home with yall has to be such a thrilling feeling.
Tell her THANK YOU

Great quilt, what a lucky friend, and very thankful that your daughter is back in the good USA.

The colors are so soothing and calming. Just what the doctor ordered for a full recovery. That sure was some fast work.

Hopefully these next few weeks will fly for you until you see your daughter.

I am soooo happy for you and your family that your daughter is home. Thank goodness and thanks to her for serving and doing her utmost to protect the rest of us. Bless all our troops! They are special people.

I am so so impressed!! This is a VERY pretty quilt and there's nothing like a finish under the wire! (I was up til 4 am this Friday to finish a wedding quilt for Friday night.)

It is nice of you to bring a meal, but to bring a meal AND a homemade quilt- wow! You are a good friend!

Gayle - This turned out beautiful and as I said, very calming and relaxing. Know she will love it.

Very pretty! Love the colors! The Warm Wishes pattern goes together so easily, doesn't it.

It's lovely. What a special delivery you made to her! I'm sure she was touched by your thoughtfulness.

That came out great! Love the colors!

You did a wonderful job! Love the colors and I think it will be very loved.
Big hugs to your girl too! :)

Beautiful. I bet she will be so excited to get it. A quilt and supper. What a treat.

That's so pretty and how thoughtful of you. I bet she will LOVE it and treasure it!

Just lovely!!

I'm sure your friend will love it. It's very pretty. Love the colors.

I love the quilt! Sometimes we do our best work under pressure.

So happy to hear that your daughter is back on U.S. soil. You must be so relieved, and I'll bet you can hardly wait to see her!

I was a little late in getting dinner ready. Didn't get over to their house until 6 but her husband, the head pastor of our church, hadn't gotten back from an event he had to go to.
She loves her quilt and the colors are perfect for her house.
I hope she was able to eat. Jackie has had no appetite since she first became ill 12 days ago. She did say she would really try to eat some of the chicken and some of the homemade still hot bread we delivered.

We also heard it could be as soon as Friday that our daughter might get home. She'll know more on Monday or Tuesday, hopefully!!!

I LOVE IT. What an awesome gift

I love it!! The colors are just perfect!! You did a great job!!

I love your warm wishes quilt! I made one as well. I want to say it was my first quilt ever! (other than art quilts - art quilts is what got me sucked in to quilting) I love the colors you chose - it has such a nice comforting look to it!!

This is what I just love about the "board".

You have picked colors that I would have walked past
without a thought of picking them and combined them
in a way to make a stunning quilt. And the color combinations?
I just love them!

Gayle, I just had to add my congratualtions to having
your daughter home from Iraq! Be sure to thank her
for all of us......

I really love the colors ! They work well together . And amazing you got it put together in a week :shock:

Tell your daughter THANK YOU ! Glad she is safely back home !
Sharon

What a wonderful gift and how beautiful!!
Please add thanks, blessings and hugs from our household to your daughter.
Looks like thoughtfulness and giving run in the family!

This came out so well! I made a child's quilt from the warm wishes and haven't even showed it on the board, because I hate it. It is hard to get it balanced out with the right fabrics. You on the other hand, did a great job. This quilt came out beautiful. You are very sweet to do this for her. She is going to feel so special recieving it.

I love that pattern it would take me a long time to do it I seem to be slow. but I would like to make that pattern some time what is it called.
Sandie

What a sweet quilt. I'm sure it has awesome healing powers along with your home-cooked meal. So happy to hear your daughter is home! Give her a big thanks from me!

The quilt turned out beautiful. Glad you went with the green inner border and purple outter... Your friend is in my prayers for healing. AND tell your daughter that WHATEVER her job is - "I" appreciate her doing it.... Have a wonderful visit with each other......

Beautiful quilt.

Glad your daughter is back in the USA. Convey my thanks to her for her service to our country.

Beautiful quilt. I'm sure it will be loved. Praises going up for the safe return of your daughter to USA soil. I'm sure your reunion will be much anticipated. Thank your daughter for her service to our country - from Piedmont Quilter.

Old fashioned labels are just fine. You did a beautiful job, and your friend will love it.

Thank you for your complements!

My preference is to use 2 focal fabrics for the squares, one to be framed one to "float" The strip fabrics I like to complement the fabrics in the focus fabric, using the lightest or a more "neutral" in the center. A have seen some turn out that use a darker center, such as a black. I then pull my favorite of the focal, or the one I have enough of, to use as a border.

Thank you all for the well wishes of my daughters return. We really appreciate it. She is still in New Jersey waiting on some medical issues. She really wants to get home as soon as possible, but when there are medical issues, they need to be taken care of, or at least documented while still on active status. She was able to find a phone and actually call us this morning and she's torn about getting her problem (shoulder) fixed but does not want to be away any longer than absolutely necessary. It could be as early as Friday, depending on the medical stuff. She is scheduled to see an Orthopedist tomorrow. I'm hoping it will be documented and then come home and see my Orthopedist that is working with my shoulder. We could have a monther/daughter bonding at the surgeons office!!! (however both of us haveing surgery at the same time would not be good, who would take care of two of us?)

So much exciting news--your friend is well! Your quilt is done! AND YOUR DAUGHTER IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: WooHoo! Dang-you must be grinning all day long.

I love the wavy stitch idea!

Jim's Gem:
Your quilt is simply gorgeous. I would love to know the yardage required for your quilt (also size of quilt). Your color choices were awesome. What a neat thing to do for a friend.

Hope you do not mind me asking.

Sue

Glad your dauther is back, out local news had item about, amybe she was on TV??? Here is was our channel 6.
Give her lots of hugs!

Congratulations on finishing the Warm Wishes for your friend, and bigger Congratulations on your daughter's safe return, even with shoulder issues! I can see you grinning from here! :lol:

I guess what I needed to ask is, what size were your blocks? I see what you mean about the TWO focal fabrics. I had not noticed that before. The quilt is just wonderful. It took me a few minutes to notice how you did the rail fence to make it look like the focal fabric was framed. If I googled "Warm Wishes" would there be a pattern?

Trust your daughter will be home soon.

Yes there is a free baby size pattern on the net. It is used a lot to make Linus quilts (quilts for sick children) The pattern has you use one focal fabric, I like the look of two. You can also do a "Scrappy" look too, using several different fabrics for the larger blocks as well as the rail blocks, keeping the color or at min the value the same. The blocks are 6" finished size. I believe that McCalls quilting has the pattern.

I had actually purchased the pattern from a quilt shop before it was posted free on the internet. The pattern I have gives an option for more sizes of the quilt as well as a larger block size.

If you only use a couple fabrics it is pretty easy to figure the yardage, just count all the strips you need and add them up to find out how much fabric you need.