I realized that while I do a lot of admiring of everyone's gorgeous quilts on this forum, I've shied away from posting photos of my own. I started quilting four years ago - had no idea what I was doing, but that didn't stop me, LOL. I am a completely undiciplined quilter. Anyway, here is a quilt that I made for my niece from paisley fabric samples I found at an estate sale. It is predominantly brown, but for some reason the other colors pop in the photos.
The binding is a ripply mess. I had just gotten my first embroidery machine and went a little nuts with all sorts of random messages along the edges. I wanted to re-do it, but she loved it and grabbed it away!
She is very ill with a rare form of leukemia and spends several nights each week in a hyperbaric chamber. This was meant as a comfort quilt, but the silly woman hung it over her fireplace!

That's stunnning, I love the way the colors pop.

Very nice. Your quilt is pleasing to look at. I also like the colors.

I am not keen on paisley, Had to wear alot of it in my childhood. But your Quilt is STUNNING. :shock: You have made me rethink about using paisley fabric. :wink:

You are very kind. I am almost ashamed to post anything in this forum of such talented people! I did find one that I took in daylight. Looks a little browner.

I am sure that this beautiful quilt is very soothing & comforting for her to come home to! Great use of paisley. Good job!

I love paisley and that is one beautiful quilt!

Beautiful quilt! Its amazing what they are doing with hyperbaric chambers these days. I burned my hand really bad and was sure I would have horrible scars when it healed. The doctors put me in a hyperbaric chamber for 1 hr 3 days in a row and my hand was completely healed with no sign of a scar anywhere by the end of that week. It was like a miricle. I pray it helps your niece to heal too!

I LIKE it!! Like the colors, the pattern and I think you did a bang-up job of putting it together! :thumbup:

Very nice job!