This was my very first quilt, I love quilting too, well peicing, as so far I have left the quilting to those with real quilting talent! A wonderful quilter named Marcie Love quilted this with Trapunto and it is wonderful. My daughter had been asking for it for months and I had it hanging in my house and kept telling her it was a full size and her bed a queen, it would not work; she measured and said it would. I told her I could not part with it as it was my first and left it at that. I did not take it down until the night before we were having Christmas with them and wrapped it with the 2 matching pillow cases. she screemed she was so surprised! I made the other pillows for the next year matching the colors in the roses.
1297Beautiful, Beautiful. I just love the colors. I can only imagine how proud your daughter must have been *
145791Hi Peggy, I don't remember if I've welcomed you - but welcome anyway!
This is a beautiful quilt. My daughter has a King size bed and I made one for her. She knew about it though, but I gave it to her as a housewarming gift which she wasn't expecting and the look on her face was priceless. I am so glad you daughter appreciated all the work that has gone into this heirloom.
Well done, she will cherish this for many years to come.
Love and blessings Chris
234496Peggy you did a great job with your quilt. It is just beautiful. Love the colors you used.
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by peggyhaws
16 Aug 2009
thanks, so did my daughter and she loves the trapunto. You would have to see it. You cant really see it in the picture.
27683Beautiful! Love the way you made her wait. Her surprise was priceless. :)
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by peggyhaws
16 Aug 2009
There was much screaming and jumping up and down, when she realized what it was.. I had wrapped the pillow cases seperate and let her open them first, so first she was just kind of confused, but then it hit her and she started screaming and quickly grabbed the large package and tore into it....then the jumping and screaming.
46153Very well done
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by peggyhaws
16 Aug 2009
Thanks, I will try to get a picture of my second quit, it is pretty cool, called a blooming 9 patch or a water color quilt. I will try to upload it on Monday.
7183Peg, this is beautiful, well done and thanks for sharing all your projects with us.
*4u Hugs Yvonne
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by peggyhaws
16 Aug 2009
Thank you and I have been having a ball on the cute site. Everyone has been so welcoming what a great place to meet people with the same passions. I have more pictures, but my old computer at home doesn't have a slot to put the camera memory card in, so will have to do it Monday when I get the time at work.
132773It looks beautiful, here room looks like a showcase room... Also I would like to welcome U to our cute family... R4U both...
Sam :)
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by peggyhaws
13 Aug 2009
Thank you Sam...I know I am going to spend many happy hours here. I love being a mom, it has been my life and my kids do appriceate anything and everything I do for them...so I am very blessed
3624Oh, One more part to the story, she said she would redo her entire room if she got the quilt and by the second week of January she had re-painted bought a new rug and curtians! And where she seldom made her bed in the mornings, she gets it made almost daiy since the quilt.
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by sambsranch
13 Aug 2009
Way to go Mom! what a way to get kids to make their beds... He he he
Sam ;)
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23265Beautiful quilt, and what a nice surprise that must have been! Your daughter is a very lucky woman to have such a Mom. I loved your story. Hugs, Marji
33451Peggy, what a sweet quilt and a sweet story!!!! I can just imagine how happy your made your daughter!!!! You are a "sweet" Mom!*
96266WOW! It's absolutely stunning! No wonder she loved it so much!
17126Peggy, this is lovely work and I would have bugged you for it as well - had I been your daughter - it is lovely and what a great gift - and then you followed it up - the next year - to enhance it even better - great work! *4U Shirlene
211079just beautiful... what a wonderful project to complete.. it will be treasured..
70767very impressive for the first quilt you will be a wounderful quilter by the looks of that one i look forward to seeing more from you have fun mary
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by peggyhaws
13 Aug 2009
Mary, I actually do have others, just got to get the pictures. I will try to get them this week end and post on Monday. I do love my quilts. I also have one my grandmother made my mother in 1951 and made me a doll quilt just like it, I have them both. My doll quilt is a little tattered, but still very much in tact, I will get pictures of them and share also.
by marymilf41
13 Aug 2009
i look forward to seeing the pictures i will not be on the computer after tuesday as i will be heading out to michigan for my reunion but i will see them when i get back that will be about two weeks as when we are done in michigan we will be going to dalles texas then on to tenneese my husband drives truck and this is the way we hope to be going can not wait to get out and go i will be working on the cathedral windows quilt i hope to get another whole square done we will see mary
by peggyhaws
16 Aug 2009
Mary, sounds like you really enjoy traveling with your husband, that is so nice...but how do you not prick your finger had stitching in the truck. I used to cross stitch in the car, but that was a blunt needle and going between the linen fibers....I am afraid I would have bloody stubs with in the first 50 miles! Have a great trip and talk to you when you get back.
4685That is just simply GORGEOUS. No wonder your daughter wanted it. Beautiful work for your first quilt, my hat is off to you. Lynn
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