hereca622

Simply stunning, what a labor of love. Your DD is one lucky girl.

Mariah

So beautiful! How long did it take to make all of the stars, and get it set together?
Couldn't tell if it was hand or machine quilted!
Love it!
Mariah

craftybear

wow, wow! that is awesome, thanks for sharing!

danmar

Thank You very much! I didn't really have a whole lot of real "scrap" material when I started this. I had only been quilting for one year, and was using Christmas prints, some reds, whites, and blues, and then Bronco fabrics for the first 3 months. Then I had shoulder surgery and couldn't sew or use my arm for 4 months! I had lots of material though, that I had been buying, mostly in one yard pieces. I just cut into the yard pieces to get the fabric that I needed.

Thanks again!
Marilyn

scrapsoftime

Just gorgeous!!!!!!

danmar

I want to thank you all for the wonderful comments and compliments! I appreciate it a lot. Thanks for looking!
Marilyn

craftybear

wow, what is the pattern? I love it

danmar

Thank you, Mariah! I started making the blocks on Sept. 12, 2009. Originally it was going to be for me, until I showed Shawna pictures by email and talked to her. (Then it became hers.) There were several 'delays' in making the top as I had to wait for Shawna to see what size she wanted it, and other things. I made a couple of rag quilts, and worked on other quilts while I was waiting for Shawna to answer questions. I also sent her pictures of all of my materials so she could pick out the colors that she liked and she could match them up.

Anyways, I had all 56 blocks made and the top completed on Nov. 21, 2009, so it took approximately 2 1/2 months to make the top. I thought that was really good. I thought it was going to take a lot longer when I first started it.

As for hand or machine quilted, it is actually hand tied. Shawna likes the looks of the hand tied quilts. I put 25 ties per block, every 3". Plus, I used 2 colors of embroidery thread for each block. They were "color coordinated" to match each block.
There are 74 different fabrics in the top and 90 different colors of embroidery in the ties! It was definitely a Labor of Love and I loved every minute of it. It brought Shawna and I a lot closer.

Judie

OH MY GOSH.. that is a beautiful quilt.. How wonderful for your daughter.. and great for me that I could see it! Thanks for sharing!!

GrammaNan

Fantastic! I love the colors. You should be proud of it!