|
Very pretty love your colors in it to. Quilting is pretty to what a lovely gift for your sis.
|
Very nice quilt, I just love all the hand quilting, it really sets off the blocks well.
|
Very nice quilt & love the border.
Originally Posted by 117becca
Must be getting ready for the gift giving season..
I started this quilt when my sister found out she was pregnant..That was 2001 :oops: :oops: Ben is now 9 and i finished it this summer. I put it in the mail this morning to her. She thinks i forgot it and has no idea it's on its way. My mom flew down there today and will get to see my sister open it up. I planned it that way all along!! :lol: Yup - that's my story and i'm sticking to it!! |
Very nice for a child of either sex.
Flo from NNY |
Really nice, everthing is worth waiting for, nice surprise for your sister
|
What a keepsake!
|
She is going to be tickled pink! And, all of that hand quilting! You did a really good job! The next one will go much faster.heheehehe!
|
Sweet! Won't she be surprised!
|
Adorable!!!!!!!!!!!
|
3 Attachment(s)
Originally Posted by SandyinZ4
Your hand quilting is wonderful. Do you have a large quilting frame or a small lap one? Please let us know her reaction when you hear about it. Great job...and he will love it perhaps more now than earlier.
I bought the frame about 10 yrs ago at a quilting show. The legs fold up, so i can take it places if wanted. For smaller quilts like my sister's, I didn't baste - I just started in the center & worked my way out. However, when it came time to quilt the corners, they were wonky. Basting would have kept them more square. One reason why it took so long to finish was because i ended up not being able to see the quilting pattern on the blue and i lost interest. No pencil would work...I ended up doing straight line stitching on the diagonal - marking it w/ tape. I learned to keep my stitching patterns simple or be able to see it w/ a lead pencil Ben is my sister's one & only - he was born a few days before her 40th birthday! I have fallen in love w/ the rag quilts - and i think for next Christmas, each of my nephews (3 of them) will get one. my quilt frame [ATTACH=CONFIG]130906[/ATTACH] where the extra hangs [ATTACH=CONFIG]130907[/ATTACH] the metal bracket w/ screws on diagonal corners to tighten & hold the quilt [ATTACH=CONFIG]130908[/ATTACH] |
I love the way the flying geese blocks work in your border. I'm bookmarking it. Beautiful
|
3 Attachment(s)
Thanks for the compliments - It was fun to put together!
If someone was a good builder - i would think it would be easy to reproduce... The quilt is one my aunt hand pieced back in the 50s or 60s. She doesn't realize i'm finishing it for her. She'll be surprised. I'm about 2/3 done and started it in August....Moving quicker on this one :-P folding legs [ATTACH=CONFIG]130912[/ATTACH] plain metal brackets on the other 2 corners.. [ATTACH=CONFIG]130913[/ATTACH] gotta get my Project Mgr making sure i don't get tucks underneath - but i see she's sleeping on the job as usual [ATTACH=CONFIG]130914[/ATTACH] |
I have a quilt top I startede when my youngest son was born...all cross-stitch. Every year I plan on getting it finished. He is now 30.
|
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
That is too funny!!! Does he have children?? You can give it to that one and say you've been working on it all this time in anticipation!! |
Great job
|
Awww so cute...love it
|
I like it !! the colors go so well with each other. 9 years???? a tiny wrinkle in time. :-)
|
Definitely worth the wait!
|
very pretty
|
Sew sweet.
|
Sewwwwwwwwww Pretty, it was worth the wait, he will love it to snuggle in
|
Really beautiful :-D
|
Beautiful Quilt! I Love your hand quilting!! Wish you could take a picture of her reaction when she opens it!
|
Its beautiful!
|
It took me fifteen years to complete my daughters queen size double wedding ring quilt....I hand quilted it. I know this makes you feel a lot better now. I also know they will love it no matter how long you took!
Susan |
Very nice and sure to be a surprise!
|
Your sister should save it for Ben's first child!!! It is a beautifully done quilt. A few years late but it all works out in the end. :lol: :thumbup:
|
I'm sure it was worth the wait.
|
Really cute quilt. I love the colors. You did good.
|
Originally Posted by Ditter43
Your sister should save it for Ben's first child!!! It is a beautifully done quilt. A few years late but it all works out in the end. :lol: :thumbup:
|
Better late than never! Just fabulous!
Kind Regards, MaryAnna |
You did a nice job on this, I especially like the border treatment!! :thumbup:
|
Very pretty!
|
Georgeous! But better start now on the one for college!
|
She will love it!What a nice surprise!
|
I love it. So pretty!
|
really beautiful, now your nephew will really enjoy it.
|
What a sweet quilt for a boy. It's soft colors aren't "girly" one bit. Great job!
|
Very pretty quilt. I'm sure your nephew was as surprised as your sister.
|
Very pretty. Something she has as a keeper
|
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 10:16 PM. |