Today's finish!
 

Put the last stitch in the binding this afternoon and she's ready for a trip through the washer and then into the mail to be sent to my dear mother as a gift.

Last fall, I posted a medallion quilt link asking for guidance on how to alter the dimensions from a square to a rectangle design. I was overwhelmed by the gracious offer of another QB member, Gay, who kindly worked her magic to create "Serendipity Surprise" - a design inspired by Kimberly Bourne's Serendipity pattern/kit.

Thank you so much Gay for all of your help - my mother is sure to love it!

Christine

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what a lovely quilt! your Mom will love it!

It's soooo beautiful, Christine! I love it, both front and back.

beautifully done

That is so pretty Christine, your mother is going to love her new quilt!

Wow, that is a gorgeous quilt. What a daughter!

Just lovely!

That's a classy, beautiful quilt. Job well done!

That is surely a labor of love. I am sure your Mother will enjoy this beauty!

what a beauty! I love the colors too.

lucky mom, wonderful quilt Christine!

Absolutely stunning!

very lovely quilt

I’m sure your mother will cherish the quilt

Absolutely beautiful, great colors.

I literally gasped when the pic came up on my screen! What a beauty!! Love the back too, this is just lovely.

This is stunning....outstanding job!

Very nice!

Beautiful! I'm sure she'll love it.

Pretty quilt & very nice quilting! I'm sure your mom will love it!!

It’s stunning!

very pretty quilt. I love the colors too.

A beautiful quilt for your mom!

beautiful quilt!

Beautiful! Please tell us what you did to create the label. Thanks.

Just beautiful! Your Mom will love it!

What a beautiful quilt. When your Mom opens your package it will just make her day.

Awesome. Any mother would love it. BrendaK

Wow Christine...your quilt is beautiful and your mom is surely going to love it. Don’t you just love the incredibly talented members of this board and how generous they are with their time in helping others. Congratulations on a fabulous finish.

What a wonderful surprise your mother will have.

A beautiful quilt! I like the way that you did the back as well.

That is outstanding. Just beautiful.
I'd also like to know how you did the label.

Watson

really nice!!!!

Thats beautiful, great colours.She will love it, too bad you can't give it to her in person

Your mom is going to be thrilled! What a truly beautiful quilt!

Thank you all for the very kind comments !

Yes, I truly do appreciate the kind generosity so commonly shared here on the QB. This is only the second quilt I’ve ever completed (have a few UFO’s already aaarrrgh) and I relied heavily on shared techniques and advice from this board while figuring my way through this ambitious quilt. I could never thank Gay enough for her help but I did tell her that it was my goal to ‘pay it forward’ through the QB as I get better at this craft. Definitely lots of amazing, kind, fellow quilter enthusiasts on here.

For the label - I used the freezer papes method to stabilize my fabric, printed off my HP inkjet printer, and treated the printed fabric with Retayne then pressed with a hot iron in hopes it will not fade. I’ve had to wash the quilt multiple times to get quilters pencil out and the label looks great!

Thank you all, again, for your wonderful comments.

Christine

Lovely quilt. I see a kaleidoscope effect--it kind of dances before my eyes!

Just beautiful. Your mom is sure to love it!

gorgeous!! Your mom will be so proud to own this!