my husband gave me material at xmas 2006 and i made it with very little knowledge and a whole lot of patience.. i then presented it to him xmas 2007.. boy was he surprised to see his fabric selections come to life.

How beautiful! I'll bet it put a smile on both of your faces to see what you were both able to create! (Remember, he picked the material!) :mrgreen:

Colleen, this a great looking quilt too. What talent you have!!!

How beautiful and creative! Nice job!

M

Cool quilt! Lots of work in that one. Did yu design it yourself? Very nice.
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This is beautiful. Great work.

Kyia

wow Colleen! that is beautiful! i am so excited after seeing this. long story short, i'm working on an asian block-of-the-month for my daughter (adopted from Vietnam) and this would be perfect to coordinate with it! i can use the 'scraps'! i've just inquired via e-mail from my local quilt shop to see if they can get the pattern by Betty Blais.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Great Job..To bad you didn't get a picture of his face when he saw it!

That is just gorgeous. Are you going to make it a wall hanging? It is "suitable for framing," it is so good!

What a nice Christmas story too!

Beautiful! I love the fabrics and pattern. What a treasured gift.

Wow!! Beautiful work and I love the story behind the quilt.
~Tiffany

thank you everyone for your kind words.. i am really trying to teach myself new things, and yes along the way there are lots of mishaps.. but isn't that part of learning? the basic kimono design is a 9 block pieced pattern.. i added to it to make it bigger .. i searched the internet for things that inspired me,,happened to be the dragon fly and the chinese lantern. dont ask me why,, i see it, i like it,,i do it ! i sit for hours and look at what you ladies and gentlemen have done and the inspirations are flowing all the time. i am getting ready to try a new technique again so stay tuned,,(for months) lol.

That is really nice.. I love the layout..

I absolutely love it!!! That is one of the most awe inspiring quilts I've seen so far! I'm kinda partial to kimonos and geisha type people :wink: It is really beautiful!!! Your hubby has a great eye, and you have great talent. Can't wait to see more of your work.

Isn't time for hubby to go material shopping again.. so that we get to see another beautiful quilt . That is a job well done !!

Lovely!!!! I keep adding to my stash of Oriental fabric but hate to cut it, I admire your resolve to present your husband with the gift for xmas.

Where did you get the pattern? It really is wonderful.

sue[b]

Beautiful quilt.

thank you very much,, i am proud of it because i have never tried anything like that or close to it...

great quilt :)

Your quilt is beautiful.

Shirley

That is an awesome quilt! I've never seen one like this! You did a wonderful job! I bet hubby was thrilled!

That is beautiful. I love it! :!:

How cool is that? You did a great job!

That is simply beautiful, really like your ideas. I have been looking around for some Japanese style quilts, but not seen anything as beautiful as that.

Elle

i saw this when you first posted and i am so glad it came back up. i totally adore this quilt.
would you mind letting us in on where you got the pattern for the kimonos?
or did you design them yourself? it is a lovely piece.

Beautiful quilt. I love the fabrics

hi there,, thank you very much,,,,
i was given this pattern and the material as a xmas present from my husband.
he purchased it at THE CABBAGE PATCH in Lafayette, california.. i do believe they have an online site.

thank you very much,,, this is a special piece to me as well

thank you so much,,, i will take that as a compliment since i am a beginner and learning on my own ! so fun to create something from a stack of material and some paper patterns...