**I've tried three times to get this posted and keep getting booted off... GRRRRR dial-up demons! ***
Purple--- Made for a young gal named Megan graduating from high school...she's one of those people who you have known before she was born. Her Mother (Margaret) and I have been friends for years, as she even kept my two older boys when I returned to college. When Megan moved into a new home with her family, I casually asked her what color her new bedroom would be.....purple...her color... I kinda cringed because I've never done PURPLE.
This is a gift of friendship and appreciation! This is the first quilt I've made for somebody and they made me cry. When she opened the gift at her graduation party she couldn't even talk...squeals, joy and hugs.
This is why I give gifts of quilts...
No (if you were going to ask) I did not quilt it. A friend who has a new longarm did that job for me. She'll definitely be doing more quilting for me. 98x98" --yes, you were going to ask how big it is.....
Let's not forget the label. I've learned to always put a label on every quilt made and have given this job to Troy. He's good at scanning/printing/wording. Another squeal from Megan--to see your own picture on the back of a quilt...how much better can a gift get!
Purple--not a major color choice in my stash, but something I'm sure glad I made.
**Credit behind the scene: My helpers holding up the quilt in the first picture are Trent and Troy--it's Troy's beak and hat peeking out!
I was asked where I got this pattern. Here's the link: http://delawarequilts.com/BOMs/BOM3.html The only change I made was to use 4" squares instead of 3". That size squares are what I found on eBay.
6 comments:
It's a beautiful quilt. My DD loves purple, but I'm not sure I'd tackle that one.
Hugs,
BrightEyes
(aka Melinda)
This is such a beautiful quilt. I'm not a purple person much either, but this one might just tempt me to make the leap!
Great job, sweetie! It's gorgeous!
((HUGS))
Vicky
Melinda
First of all GREAT to hear from you!
Look at the site where I got the pattern. This is probably one of the easiest and fastest quilts I ever put together. Simple blocks, simple sewing and didn't require a lot of planning. I even bought the blocks pre-cut so that helped tremendous.
CindyB keeps telling me to think RED! Maybe on the next one....
Truly was an easy quilt to make.
Oooooooh!!!! Purty!!! :o) I'm not much of a purple person either...but I really like this one! You did a fabulous job on it!
Trudi, first of all welcome to Blogland and secondly what a wonderful job you did on the purple quilt - absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you for dropping by my site and for leaving a comment! I love this purple quilt.Your work is beautiful! It is a favorite pattern of mine. I'll try and get my scrap version posted soon.
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