Finally finished Jan's Quilt - this was all hand quilted. The other pic is of a queen size that I have finished basting and ready to start quilting it. Thanks for looking you guys.

Your hand quilting is beautiful

i luv that dark purple as the border for the first one...

and the second is very colorful

great work!

Both are beautiful

thanks you guys... gotta get back to work now... :)

Both are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Amazing job with the handquilting on Jan's quilt! It looks just like how I wish my handquilting looked!! :wink:

excellent!

Beautiful quilts and hand quilting.

beautiful!

Beautiful quilting - wish I had the patience for that.

Beautiful, beautiful work. If Jeanette and Mike don't like their quilt I will gladly give it a home!! Fantastic!!!

LOL - I would like to keep it myself - they saw this while it was in process and after I had 4 rows together they saw it and Mike got all teary eyes. So it will be theirs - thank you all for your kind comments - makes it all worth while.

Now I am trying to figure out how to put their names on one of the white squares - I should have done that before I put the quilt together. I tried using my monogram (spelling??) on machine but it was too small and I can not enlarge the font on it. But I am thinking on hand quilting each name in a square - will try that while I am quilting and I can always take it out. Again thank you everyone for your kindness :)

Mike sounds like a sweetie!! Beautiful quilts!! Your hand quilting is wonderful :D:D

Both are very nice!

Beautiful work!

Both quilts are beautiful! Love your hand quilting :D:D:D

I want to be you when I "Grow Up" beautiful job.

You made a quilt for me??!!
It's wonderful; when can I expect delivery?!!!! :mrgreen:

Jan in VA :lol: :lol: :lol:

lol... thanks. So glad everyone has enjoyed looking at them. Feels good to actually have another one finished. :)

Both quilts are wonderful, but I love the 2nd scrappy one. I am sure I should recognize the pattern, but I don't could you tell me the pattern name and where I could purchase.

Thank you

The pattern is the Double Irish Chain - I got the pattern from the book called "Big Book of Scrap Quilts" - It was not as easy as I thought it would be even though you work in strip sets. But now I want to make another one just for me, but not for awhile - this turned out to be 82 x 82 which is one of the biggest that I have done.

I love colors in both quilts but especially J & M's which you are about to quilt. Would love to see that one when you have it finished. Your hand quilting is beautiful.

Beautiful! I especially like how you have what looks like a flower where all the blocks intersect on the Irish chain. It's scrappy (which I absolutely love) but still has a pattern to it because of the pink and yellow. Really cool. Gives me great ideas for my Irish chain. Don't when I'll be doing one...just that someday I know I will be doing one! ;-)

how beautiful!

Beautiful hand quilting. Your stitches are very nice. May I ask what kind of batting you used and how you liked it for handquilting?

I use the Mountain Mist for quilting - I think it is 80/20 - I got it from Joann's and I love it for quilting - I like the look of it where it is fluffy (spelling??) - it is so easy to hand quilt with - I do not like the warm and natural or whatever it is called. So far all the Mountain Mist and the Fairchild 80/20's are great for me.

Yeah Joanieu - I love them both. I liked seeing them in person yesterday. :) Post the other when it is done. GOod job.