This quilt is the reason I had to take a break from the site for a little while. The top had been done for quite awhile and I kept telling my son I'd get to it, but the task seemed so daunting that I kept putting it off. I finally PROMISED him that I would start on it right after Christmas, and you know you can't break a promise to one of your kids :P

He's 6'1" and you can't see him in the pic, so you can tell how huge it is. I think it finished at 94"x94". He wanted me to make him a quilt using all civil war repros, but I cheated and used a Moda for the background, so wound up naming this quilt "Civil Disobedience" LOL

Why is it I can NEVER get my pics in the right order? LOL

all I can say is WOW
wonderful job I bet your son loves it

That is so awesome!

Do you quilt that or send it out?

I did the quilting. That's the part that took me so long that I had to take a break from here to get it all done. I'm the slowest quilter on the planet. LOL

oh wow lin, it's fabuloso!!!!! what kind of machine do you have? You did a wonderful job.

Lin, that is just gorgeous. Your quilting is breathtaking.

WOW!! You did all that? IMPRESSIVE! If it were me, I'd still be doing it 30 years from now!

Lin that is outstanding, I bet your son appreciates just how much love you hae poured into this quilt, I admire your determination and hopefully one day I might just manage one myself as I love quilting, but its gonna take a long time before I get to your standard - if EVER!! :?

Thank you all SO much. Hearing kind remarks makes it all the effort worthwhile. :)

Kathy, I have Juki TL-98 Q machine. It's been such a wonderful machine. It has an 8½"x5 3/4" throat area, so a lot will fit into that space. I did this one on the diagonal and managed to get a little over half in there with no trouble.

Lin do you have your quilt on a frame :?: :-D

No Izy, I don't own a frame. I'm not sure I'd have room for one. But if I came across a used long arm that I could afford, you can be sure I'd MAKE room! :lol:

Absolutely Beautiful, and the quilting is stunning to say the least. I hope he cherish's that quilt forever. Your work is pristine............

That is just beautiful. I bow to a master!

He's pretty proud of it Rebecca. He asked me right away what would be the proper way to store it when not in use. That impressed me. :)

Thanks bj. Ya made me :oops: LOL

Wow, lin - that is just an awesome job. Can I be like you when I grow up? :lol:

That is so beautiful.. Everyone here is so inspiring. Thanks!!!!! The quilting is fantastic!

Absolutely awesome!

WOW.. that is just gorgous!

Snap - but I think you have a much better chance of finding one than me :( :cry:

I love it..........such great work wow :!: :!: :!: :!: ser :) :-) :D :wink: :-) :)

Lin, that is beautiful. I love the quilting...WOW.

I think the first one we attach is the last one that shows up; the last will show up first. Don't know why, but I think it does it on everyone's. hehe.

That is a beautiful, beautiful quilt! You do WONDERFUL work!

It would take me that long, too.

That is impressive. He knows what kind of work you've put into that quilt for him! That's sweet.

That is a SPECTACULAR quilt!

lin - I'm speachless! :shock: :shock: :shock: :!: :!: :!: :!:
I'm sure you're son thinks it was well worth us missing you so you could finish it for him and, I agree! (It's just that lin withdrawls aren't any fun!) :( :lol:

Aww thanks for the nice comments ladies. I appreciate it so much.

Celeste, I'm glad I have some time on here again. It's hard to break away from a good site like this one!! Thanks for missin me. :D :D

GASP! That is awesome!!!!

I'm glad the pictures came out in that order! It was a thrill to scroll down after being enticed with the first pics!

Wow, wow, wow. That is amazing. It needs to be entered in some kind of competition. You win the blue ribbon!!! :D

Love It Love It Love It!!!!!!!!!! I have devoloped an extreme weakness or maybe it is just a full fledge addiction to civil war reproduction fabrics. I have been collecting charms squares and joined a FQ club in civil war repros. I plan( after all wip"s are done) to make a pattern called "Heritage Squares" from an old issue of "Quiltmaker" mag.(05) but dont know now, yours is just pretty darned awesome ,love the pattern, well the whole thing actually

Wow! Clap, Clap, Clap! Great Quilting.

I like the quilt and the name :D I bet your son thinks it was well worth waiting for :D

Thank you for the nice comments ladies. :)

You did all that quilting on your sewing machine?????? I'm am soooooooo impressed. You must have started on January 1 and did nothing else but quilting until now. That is awesome!! The top is very impressive too.

Thanks Jackie :) I'm not sure how many hours I have in the quilting, but it took me about 4 weeks or so working some most every day. I can do about 4-6 hours (taking small breaks) and then I have to get away from it for awhile. It did get heavy at times. :D

Now, of course, my OTHER son wants a king. LOL He'll be waiting awhile for that one. He already has a few of my quilts, but I never made one "especially for him". You know how that goes. :roll: :lol:

That quilt is really something.... what talent....you have done so well....can I rub shoulders with you? Hopefully some of your talent would rub off on to me !!!

nice quilt and quilting