Thanks everyone for the wonderful words! It’s been a rough last month and your kindness lifts my spirits. Yes, I did all of it myself, including the quilting. I’ve only just started to learn FMQ and I’m amazed at how I can really see the progress with each quilt I finish. It was my first attempt at doing feathers with machine quilting instead of hand quilting. Sure went a lot faster! :lol: I don’t normally make the same pattern twice but on this one I think I’d like to make another. I have a lot of smaller scraps and I may make the units smaller, which will increase the number of diamonds it creates. The fun part with this quilt is that it does NOT rely on color. You create the pattern by the value of the fabric; light, medium, or dark. The only rule I used was that I didn’t use any black fabrics. There are a couple of grays but no black.
For those applying, yes, you can be my sister. My birthday is in August. ;) ... :lol:
Originally Posted by Ditter43
What a knockout!! As usual, the quilting is fantastic!! You don't look old enough to have a son in law!!!
Ditter
God bless you!! My icon photo is actually about ten years old & twenty pounds lighter. ;) I have to say, I love my son-in-law and my grandson (and another on the way) and I are best buds. I love being a grandma!!!
Originally Posted by Pam
Excellent!! Now you are ready to start on the NEXT one!
I usually have at least 3+ projects going on at any time. My problem isn’t starting them, it’s finishing them. 81 UFOs and counting. :oops:
Rachel
04-09-2010 07:53 AM
Beautiful quilt. I'm sure your sister will love it!
Margie
04-09-2010 08:09 AM
Very pretty.
Donna P
04-09-2010 08:20 AM
Just gorgeous.......WOW!
mayday
04-09-2010 09:19 AM
Originally Posted by Tiffany
I finished my sister's wedding quilt literally the night before the wedding. Whew! It is an old pattern made from scraps from my old projects and scraps from all my friends. It took forever to make the quilt, only because I read the directions wrong late one night and cut out 322 medium 2.5" squares instead of using dark fabric. Ack! Now I have a ton of medium value 2.5" squares for another project. Lol. It's machine quilted.
On the left is my son-in-law, and you'll notice that he's not quite tall enough to hold up the quilt. Lol. My hubby is peeking out the right side.
lucky sister------really super quilt.
Kellie G
04-09-2010 09:46 AM
Stunning quilt. I am sure it is loved.
Bevanger
04-09-2010 10:14 AM
ooooooo that is GORGEOUS
salmonsweet
04-09-2010 10:58 AM
I love the feathers with the heart in the corner, very special.
