debbieumphress

Nice quilt. Great for your second one. COngrats on the anniversary too.

Flour Sack Mama

It's adorable and such a sweet tradition for your anniversary.

serenitybygrace

I love the beautiful and bright colors. Your quilt is really wonderful. You did a good job quilting it, also.

nursie76

Great quilt! I can see why you DH loves it! You did a great job on the FMQing.

kathdavis

Wow! Very impressive.

Sew much to do Sew little time

Thanks so much for the compliments on the quilt and for the happy anniversary wishes!

I love the bold bright colors. To me they are very young/modern, but also comfy and inviting.
I chose the fabrics by finding 6 bold solids and then a matching pattern fabric for each color that was roughly the same color but had leaves, swirls, stripes, etc for a little extra texture.

The quilting was done with a basic Brother sewing machine on a Gracie quilting frame. I printed the design on a sheet of paper then traced it over and over again lengthwise on some clear plastic (used to insulate windows) to make my own pantograph.

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The free instructions for the quilt can be found here: http://www.humblebeequiltworks.com/free.htm
This one is called the Antebellum.

beatys9

Nice! Happy Anniversary.

kiffie2413

Happy anniversary to you both! I can't believe thats your 1st time of fmq...it looks great! And, you are really brave to post a close-up of the quilting..lol...but, since it looks so good, I would've posted a close-up, too...great job!!

Jammin' Jane

Very nice! You and hubby will enjoy it for years! :)