LFQuilts Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 My customer's daughter turns 21 next week. The customer was cleaning out her storage boxes this fall and found all of her daughter's little girl clothes. She asked me to make a quilt from the clothes. We picked a very simple pattern to keep the focus on the clothing. The customer didn't want an all over pattern, so I pretty much put in everything but the kitchen sink including my first use of curved cross hatching in a block, several clam shell blocks, and lots of quiltazoid designs. The non-overlapping egg/dart sashing ties things together. I added a label on the back that has a picture of the daughter in one of the dresses and a note from her mom. This is one where I really like the back better than the front. We still have fabric left, so I will make a baby quilt for my customer to tuck away until she is a grandmother:) The customer picked up yesterday and was thrilled. She is meeting her daughter in Nashville this weekend to give her quilt. I hope she sends me a picture of the daughter with her quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 This is very nice. Love the quilting on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 That's really cute. I have a quilt that Mom made years ago using some of my old clothes. I remember a lot of them. Fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 OH Super cute! Great job all the way around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 AWESOME, Lynn!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Szymaszek Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 That is so awesome. I not only love the quilt, but the idea and sentiment. I think it also so cool to make a baby quilt out of the leftover. Soooo special. K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 So cute and the quilting is wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepinesquilter Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Aww, so sweet! I've no doubt this will become an heirloom. You did a beautiful job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 How about giving her a personally written gift certificate to go get the iron she wants, toss in you as the driver and lunch or supper and she will probably be a very happy quilter. I just realized that this got on the wrong thread!! I must have been very tired! Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joy tippit Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 That is a perfectly adorable quilt! I made one when I was first married out of a box of scraps that my mother gave me that were left over from clothes she had made us girls over the years. It includes satin from my sister's wedding dress and fabric from so many things that I remember. I did like a log cabin pattern. It is really neat looking at it and reminiscing. I haven't been on here for a while because I went to take care of my mother who has no internet. She got sick while I was there and then I came down with it too and brought it back to my husband. But I am back now. Check out our quilt presentation boxes on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 You really did a nice job on this with all those different quilting designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWBowser Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 That is fantastic. You did an exceptional job on the quilting. She will love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 That is so refreshing and spring like.. beautiful work and I love the varied color corner blocks in the sashing. I never thought it would work. Congrats on a job Well Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmkeindl1 Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 That is great the way you included some of the appliques - what a fun quilt! thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleksich Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Nice job, I too like the back better, but what a wonderful gift to her daughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFQuilts Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 As always, thank you to everyone for your support. I eagerly await a picture of the birthday girl with her quilt:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 What a special quilt and you really did a fantastic job of incorporating all those quilting designs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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