It is more than alright, it is stupendous. You did an awesome job.

Wow, the colorwash is just, well I do not have the words. It is too gorgeous and unusual to describe

It's gorgeous! Seeing yours, makes me want to make another one. :)

Beautiful quilt!!!

absolutely gorgeous!!

Welcome to QB! Gorgeous quilt and quilting!

Oh my! You are way too modest....it is wonderful!

What a beautiful quilt.

Oh Wow@ Your quilt is just beautiful. Love the colors you chose.

It is definitely a beauty. Thanks for sharing it with us.

It is amazing! Welcome from Indiana!

Thank you one and all. You're too kind. So appreciate the positive feedback, to say the least!

Gorgeous gorgeous quilt! Can't believe it's been 30 years since you've done any quilting but what a restart.

Your quilt is stunning.

You would never know that you had a 30 year hiatus! Your quilt is gorgeous.

Well, I may have embellished by a couple of years... My mother-in-law got me quilting when I was dating my husband back in the late '70's. I made two quilts with her assistance, both appliquéd by hand, with poly/cotton broadcloth, no rotary cutters, but with cardboard templates and scissors as technical as it got at the time. We ripped the sashing and the blocks to ensure squareness. We hand quilted the queen sized quilts on a frame of four boards c-clamped together in her dining room. Neighbours and close-living relatives would stop in now and then to help get the quilt quilted.
In 1981, my husband and I moved across the country to find work and ended up staying 3 provinces away and raising our family, hence no time for quilting. When we left the workforce in 2007, I felt I then would have the time to get back into quilting. Of course the world of quilting had advanced light years ahead, like everything else these days, and machine piecing blocks and patterns intrigued me. I saw the Colourwash Irish Chain displayed at a local quilt show and figured that was the quilt for me to try and get back into the quilting groove. By the time I had drafted my own out on 1/4 inch graph paper and colored pencils, I finally found a book on the Irish Chain (because i didn't know the name of it to Google it at the time and finally got the name from a member of the local quilt guild) with instructions for strip piecing. What a concept for me at the time! Anyway, I babble on here. But the fact is I started this quilt in 2008 and the tag I put on the finished quilt is dated 2009. So I guess it was only about 26-28 years. I thank my dearest mother-in-law for introducing me to the world of quilting to this day and wish she was still around to share the joy of it with me.
To all of you who share and enjoy the addiction, the joy, the therapy, and the love of quilting my hat is off to you! A big thank you to all who share their knowledge here so generously, and make it possible for anyone to enjoy success in the art of quilting.

Oh my goodness, what a great quilt and quilting.

Oh wow! That is so beautiful! I have only made the single line Irish chain, but you have inspired me to take it further!

Stunning! WOW!

Beautiful!!!!

that is one spectacular work of art! and welcome

Omg..it is beautiful

What a beautiful quilt. Think of all the beautiful ones you could have done in the last 30 years. So glad to have you back to the world of quilting.

Hiatus? Sure doesn't look it! Great job on a beautiful quilt!

I'd say you came back to quilting with a bang! You did a beautiful job!

Beautiful job, I love the colors!

Taking a hiatus didn't hurt you one bit. Your quilt is beautiful.

It is more than alright, it's absolutely beautiful.

Love it! Great job.

Well. you sure didn't forget anything you knew about quilting. Your quilt is just Beautiful!

That is a royal beauty you have contructed and to hand quilt such a large one, I give you all the awards there are for a top-notch quilter par excellence.

Beautiful! I like the colors. Your quilting is gorgeous!

So pretty! Color wash is on my bucket list. It seems very intimidating to me

Beautiful quilt.

It's actually pretty straight forward, just plan it out, label your strip sets and plot it on a sheet to refer back to. Once you do that, it makes more sense how to put it together.

What a beautiful quilt!

Love, love, love the colors! Beautiful quilt.

Beautiful piecing and kudos for hand quilting

OMG! That is beautiful!! Wonder what you could've done if you hadn't taken that 30 yr hiatus :)

I guess quilting is like riding a bicycle. After 30 years away from quilting you have created an absolutely beautiful piece. We're happy to have you on the board and congratulations on finding your way back to the wonderful world of quilting.