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A Day in the Life of Mr. Bear By: Barbara Stanbro, Oregon, USA I found this pattern by Tricia Cribbs and fell in love with it. It was made strictly for fun. The outer border fabric was purchased with nothing special in mind, but it was perfect for this quilt. The remainder is made from scraps. I completed a block per month and enjoyed every minute of it. Quilt size: width: 55" height: 61" |
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A Leaf for A Season By: Nima@ Made to treasure, Oman It is a 22″ square, foundation pieced, machine quilted wall hanging. Quilt size: width: 22" height: 22" |
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Amazing Technicolor Dream Quilt By: PersimonDreams, Wisconsin, USA Using only fabrics from my scrap bin I created this ‘color wheel’ quilt with a free form quilting technique. The colors and fabrics blend together for my unique take on the popular color wheel quilt. Barb Raisbeck, of QuiltsbyBarb machine quilted different size lime green circles all over. Quilt size: width: 62" height: 71" |
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Beachie Bright for Melissa By: Mary Manson, North Carolina, USA This quilt was a b’day gift for my daughter living at the beach in CA. She loved the bright colors! The quilt was a BOM from The Quilt Show. It was paper pieced, appliqued, & patchwork, using bright batiks. I machine quilted, using stitch in the ditch, outline quilting, stippling & feathers. Quilt size: width: 85" height: 85" |
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Beauty and the Beast By: Lisa Johnson, West Virginia, USA This quilt was designed for our king size bed and our county fair. It won 1st place. Fabrics: Quilt Blocks, Ellen Luckett Baker, Moda; Kona Solid Coal, Another Iota, Robert Kaufman. Long Arm Quilter: Irene Hensley I love all the straight lines. Quilt size: width: 102" height: 75" |
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BETH’S PURE HEARTS By: Linda Douglas, Montana, USA A SQUARE WALL HANGING OF SWEETWATER’S “PURE” FABRIC COLLECTION; 12″ SQUARE,MACHINE PIECED AND STITCHED WITH SOME HAND EMBROIDERY WORK. Quilt size: width: 12" height: 12" |
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Bouquets for Catharine By: Jennifer Padden, Texas, USA I worked on the hand applique blocks at the bedside of my mother-in-law just before she died. She really liked the colors so I named the quilt in her honor. The pattern is Granny’s Hankie by Denise Russart. This was entered in our guild show in September 2012. Quilt size: width: 89" height: 90" |
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Butterflies By: Turid Bakken, Norway This quilt I made with inspiration from Rita at Red Pepper Quilts. I quilted it myself, machine quilted around every butterfly. I love colours, and I’m so happy with how this quilt came out. Quilt size: width: 36" height: 36" |
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Canadian Christmas, eh! By: Gail in NB, New Brunswick, Canada Adapted from the book “A Porcupine in a Pine Tree” a wonderful book describing the 12 days of Christmas, Canadian style. It was a challenge to adapt the pictures into applique patterns. It is completely hand appliqued, hand sewn and hand quilted. Quilt size: width: 50" height: 50" |
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Charming Kaffee By: WaggonsWest, Missouri, USA This little quilt was made from a special charm pack I bought on my birthday. I was happy to gift it to a special baby on her birthday. It is hand quilted with pearl cotton. It is hard to choose, but I think it is my favorite quilt of 2012. Quilt size: width: 34" height: 34" |
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Cindy’s Quilt By: Carolyn Braun, New Jersey, USA This quilt represents my favorite quilt from 2012. It is not just the quilt that makes it my favorite (I really do love it), but it is also the fact that it was my sisters house warming gift because she finally moved back to NJ. The circles and quilting show all roads point to home. Quilt size: width: 66" height: 66" |
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Circus Tent By: Jessica, New Jersey, USA I made this mini quilt as a secret gift for the Modernista Homemade swap on Flickr. My partner mentioned a love for rainbow colors and cathedral windows, so I was only too happy to try my hand at a new technique! I miss this quilt so much, but I know it went to a great home! Quilt size: width: 32" height: 24" |
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Clan McAlpine By: Judy MacLeod, Ontario, Canada A Scottish/Celtic themed piece for a very special friend. In runes on the top border is McAlpine. The bottom border is their clan war cry also in runes – Remember the death of Alpin. King Alpin was Scotland’s first king. McAlpine is the name that Alpin morphed into over the centuries. My own design. Quilt size: width: 82" height: 100" |
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Coquette Tulip By: Quilting Affection, Maryland, USA Coquette Tulip was designed and quilted by myself as a present. This quilt uses 12″ weatherpane blocks set on point, using Moda’s Coquette Collection. I designed the stencil pattern for the quilting using some of the fabric’s flowers and leaves, then machined quilted on my domestic sewing machine. Quilt size: width: 85" height: 106" |
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Cuzzies By: Rona Keith, New Zealand This is definitely my favourite quilt from 2012. I painted this photograph of my daughter with her cousin and her husband. This was the first time I had tried this technique but I have since made a few of these small quilts and I’m still finding new and exciting ways to use them. Quilt size: width: 13" height: 11.5" |
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DaZZling Dogs By: Yvonne Bamlett, Alberta, Canada This was made for a friend who does not have time to quilt! She had the pattern and the block fabrics. Put together using bright pink tie dye and black mottled fabric for the borders. The backing is a black and white check. The dogs all have glasses and funky shirts. It was a gift for her daughter. Quilt size: width: 66" height: 55" |
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Enlightened Souls By: Liz, Kansas, USA Enlightened Souls is made from kimono blocks and lantern blocks collected from two different shop hops and combined with the crane fabric in my own design. My first real venture into FMQ with extensive outlining, pebbling, orange peel, and work with stencils. Quilt size: width: 38" height: 72" |
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Feathered Peacock Star Wallhanging By: Darlene Gerber, Ohio, USA This is my 2nd Judy and Brad Niemeyer paper piecing pattern, it was released at the end of August 2012 and I decided that I wanted to be one of the first to complete this pattern. My biggest challenge was selecting the colors and patterns of the 12 different batiks which look like Peacock Feathers. Quilt size: width: 60" height: 60" |
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Fire Star By: Lin Guard, Texas, USA Random batik stripped quilting Navajo Star set in Navy Blank Splash background. Quilt size: width: 85" height: 85" |
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First Bloom By: Marcia, Wisconsin, USA I created a quilted wall hanging from a photo of the first bloom on my morning glories. I used raw edge applique for the flower and the leaves. Then I thread painted and quilted it. The first bloom in my garden happened on a day that I really needed to take a moment to smell the roses – the blooms. Quilt size: width: 16" height: 12" |
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Folk Art Melody By: Karen on Keuka, New York, USA “Folk Art Melody” was my first All Wool Applique Quilt designed by Lori Smith. I made some minor revisions to the blocks and created a bird block of my own! I took the class from a friend, Debbie Wick. This quilt started my love of wool applique. I machine quilted it on my Janome. FUN! Quilt size: width: 45" height: 45" |
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From The Cupcake Crew By: Lynn Provencher, Florida, USA Group quilt for Mark Lipinski’s birthday – June 2012 – blocks made by his FB ‘cupcake’ fans from all over. I designed the simple layout – border was inspired by the book “Maverick Quilts” by Alethea Ballard. Longarm quilting by Bob Provencher. Quilt size: width: 60" height: 66" |
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half log cabin block/Christopher’s quilt By: Joyce Scaggs, Missouri, USA my very first quilt top. I decided to make one for each one of my twelve grandchildren as they graduate from HS..Christopher the first , will graduate in June 2013. done in blues and yellow, pattern ,half log cabin block with the globe of the world circling it. his interest is in building designs. Quilt size: width: 80" height: 98" |
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Hearts Desire By: Bunny, Ontario, Canada This was a BOM designed by Esther Aliu It is my first whole hand appliqued quilt I have made. I had all the fabric in my stash but ran out of the aqua for the border and managed to find a couple of yards on the internet. I had it quilted by Debbie Winn a long arm quilter. Quilt size: width: 82.5" height: 82.5" |
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Imperfect World By: arlee barr, Alberta, Canada I wanted to work a piece that was all by hand and naturally dyed, letting the fabrics tell me what the story would be. “Imperfect World” taught me a lot about patience, perseverance and time! Quilt size: width: 23" height: 23" |
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Kayna’s Bed Quilt By: Joy Smith, Alabama, USA Kayna is my youngest grandkid and the last one to make a quilt for. The sunbonnet girls look and act like she does. She changes clothes constantly and never stops moving. I crayoned colored the design and embroidered around the edges. I hand quilted hearts and quilted in the ditch of each block. Quilt size: width: 48" height: 60" |
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Kyle’s Christmas Quilt By: Jevne Eilts, Indiana, USA Made for my eight-year-old great-grandson Kyle who is a huge Batman fan. Quilt size: width: 70" height: 95" |
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Lavender Dreams By: Cindy in TN, Tennessee, USA On a business trip with my husband, I purchased this gorgeous charm pack and the border fabrics. I pulled the background from my stash. I love this quilt because I bought the fabric, made the top, quilted it and bound it within a few weeks. It never languished for months, or years, as an UFO. Quilt size: width: 42" height: 65" |
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Lucy the llama / divine diva By: landscapelady, Vermont, USA Lucy was born in a class I took with quilt artist David Taylor who taught me so much and has since inspired me to continue to do two more of these time consuming but gratifying turned under appliqué pictorial quilts. He teaches you to make an animal that you want to reach out and “pet” . Quilt size: width: 26" height: 28" |
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Medallion Quilt By: Deanna Rostock, Idaho, USA I made it for my sister who introduced me to”The Quilts of Gees Bend”. While this quilt look somewhat easy, it was the most challenging and hardest quilt I have ever made. I usually do about 30 quilts a year. Every piece in this quilt is a different size. It was amazing to finish it. Quilt size: width: 56" height: 72" |
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Modern Flag By: MaxNTopeka, Kansas, USA Lap quilt donated to the Alzheimer’s research group at UCLA -San Diego. They were starting a new project for Viet Nam veterans and needed patriotic colored lap quilts to be given to the participants. Quilt size: width: 50" height: 50" |
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My Friendship Quilt By: Cathy (aka CrafteeCC), Australia This quilt has been made from blocks received whilst being a member of Quilting Block Swap Australia and Block Swap Adventure during 2010 and 2011 – finished during 2012. I love the fact that all these different blocks have come from different parts of the world and look so good together. Quilt size: width: 48" height: 48" |
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My Funny Valentine By: Penny, North Carolina, USA Hand appliqued mini quilt. This was my first applique quilt. Everything about it was new for me… even being bold with colors. I love it. This is definitely my favorite for the year. Quilt size: width: 23" height: 23" |
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Nyan Cat By: Connie Campbell, Iowa, USA My grandson asked me to make him a quilt with a Nyan Cat on it. He showed me a pixel graphic and then helped me design it. Then I was asked to make another one for the creator of Nyan Cat which is this one. I made it in batiks. My grandson has his on his bed and loves it. Quilt size: width: 85" height: 56" |
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Onderweg ( on the road ) By: Roos Kuypers, Netherlands I made this quilt for my husband. Every spoolblock I’ve made, was made ‘on the road’, going to my work, quiltshows, vacation. I made all the 814 spoolblocks by hand and I also quilted it all by hand. It took me almost 3 years but last September I finally finished it. Quilt size: width: 57" height: 94" |
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Orca Bay Mystery Quilt By: Gale Lavers, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada A Bonnie Hunter (Quiltville.com) mystery quilt that I started in November 2011. Done completely from stash. This quilt was the perfect place to use some pj’s belong to my deceased mom along with her favorite color hot pink. It was finished in Dec and given to my son as a special Christmas gift. Quilt size: width: 74.5" height: 84.5" |
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Soft Place to Fall By: Ruth Oblinski, Ontario, Canada I love my pickled clamshell I made this year. It is pieced completely by hand using Linda Franz Inklingo.(downloadable shapes to print on fabric) I would never have attempted anything like this without Inklingo. I had it hand quilted by a local Church group. I was able to help, at their Quilt Bee. Quilt size: width: 60" height: 72" |
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Starry Night By: Cory Wilkins, British Columbia, Canada My daughter & I love a good lightning storm. Quilt size: width: 90" height: 85" |
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Summer Romance By: Lea Brummett, Indiana, USA This quilt was an Iron Quilter Challenge. I finished it 6 months too late. Its my pattern with some help. The center applique is “65 Roses” left at book size. The bird motif in the quilting was a modified design of Wendy Sheppard. Quilt size: width: 78" height: 78" |
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Sweet Caroline By: Kris Jarchow, Nebraska, USA This quilt is made from a tumbling block template my mother purchased for me. When she became sick last spring I wanted to make her a small bed cover quilt for in her room at the nursing home. She passed away last fall and I now have this quilt. I will cherish it always. Quilt size: width: 41" height: 50.5" |
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Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler By: Debbie Grasley, Minnesota, USA This was a 2 1/2 year project of love. 143 – 6″ blocks, everyone of them different, with over 200 different fabrics. Most of the quilts I make are given to family and friends. This one is mine, my favorite! Quilt size: width: 108" height: 120" |
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Texas Teardrops By: Vicki @ Quilting Lodge, Texas, USA I designed this quilt and absolutely love it. It’s my favorite quilt of all time that I have made. The teardrops are appliqued onto the white background. I quilted this on my Gammill. Quilt size: width: 676" height: 67" |
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Wagon Wheels West 2 By: Lynette, Colorado, USA Made from reproduction fabrics from the period of 1850s-1890s, this celebrates all 16 of my great-great grandparents who made that trek by hand cart and covered wagon. Their names are quilted in the triple stop border, with wagons and cars in the centers of the broken wheel blocks. Quilt size: width: 78" height: 98" |
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Wonders of Color By: Debbie, South Carolina, USA This color study was inspired by Wanda at Exuberant Color. I purchased a set of 2 1/2″ squares from her for the beginning of this quilt. I ended up adding about 200 squares from my stash before deciding it was finished. I love the vibrant colors and the play of light in this one. Quilt size: width: 46" height: 62" |
My favorite quilt from 2012 was the one I entered, Wagon Wheels West 2. It will be cherished for generations to come, I am sure, as it commemorates my great-great grandparents’ wagon train trek across the U.S.. All their names are quilted into the border.
Thanks for a chance to enter your giveaway. I have a very cherished quilt from my grandmother tha twas gifted to me as a wedding gift fom her. She made one to gift to each grandchild when they got married. I will always cherish it and keep it forever.
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My favorite was a blue and white wonky 9 patch I made as a high school graduation present for my niece.
My favorite is the one I entered – Lucy the llama. The best part about making it was that Lucy was born in a two day class that I took with my mom. We had so much fun and I will always remember it fondly.
My favorite quilt from 2012 is my first one, a 60″ square tree skirt! It’s not perfect, but it’s my “I DID IT!” quilt! :)
My favorite quilt of 2012 was an older one that I began in 1994. It was a friendship quilt and the pieces got lost for over a year at one point as they were being signed. Then it was start and stop until I finally finished hand quilting it.
I didn’t join this group early enough to enter the RIME Quilt, but I did want to comment on it here.
My favorite quilt from this year (or at least one of them) is the one I entered, Cindy’s Quilt. I made it as her coming home gift. After over 10 years she moved back to be close to us and I had that quilt to welcome her home.
My favorite of the year was a Golden Anniversary quilt I gave to my sister,for whom I was maid of honor, 50 years ago.
My favorite quilt from 2012 is one that I’m still working on in 2013. My youngest son is designing his graduation quilt (he graduated last May), and I love the colors he chose.
My favorite quilt of 2012 was one I made for Project Quilting. It is a scrappy rainbow zig zag of sorts. I gave it as a graduation gift to my niece.
I made 18 quilts for donation in 2012…they were all my favorites while I was working on them! Hard to pick just one, but it would be my entry, Modern Flag because it was going to a veteran.
My favorite quilt from 2012 is my first log cabin (it’s still a UFO) which I intend to finish once I’m done unpacking from our move into our new home.
My favorite was not the one that was the hardest or took the most work it was the little quilt I made for my mom. I wanted her to see that I would be okay after she was gone and I would continue on with all that she taught me.
My favorite for 2012 was one version of Bonnie Hunter’s Orca Bay I send to my daughter in Polynesia.
My favorite was the flowered wall hanging I made. The kids loved it too so I hung it in their bathroom
My favourite quilt was one for a new nephew with his name pieced into it. It was my first time trying this, and it was a lot of fun!
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My favorite quilt I made in 2012 was a baby quilt made of pink, green and pale yellow triangles for my new granddaughter, Addison.
My favorite quilt from 2012 was one I made for my grandson. It is an I Spy.
My favorite quilt will always be the one I made for my Mom from embroidered blocks made many years ago by my Grandmother.
So many to choose from I had 9 but had to cut to four. I wish I could have done all 9. the cutting was really difficult.
my favorite quilt is still not done. I began in 1980’s and it sits crying to be complete. well, someday.
Thanks for sharing all the beautiful quilts this week! My favorite quilt of 2012 was my scrappy wonky log cabin quilt, made entirely from a tub of strip scraps I had saved. It’s king sized and is on my bed now. Thanks for the giveaway too! :0)
These are gorgeous! I think this is the hardest time I’ve ever had choosing which to vote for.
My favorite quilt is a black/orange/yellow OBW I did. I was showing my 96-yo grandmother my quilts and she pick this same one out as her favorite and wanted to “buy” it for her bed —– Grandma got the quilt as a Christmas present :)
My favorite quilt is one that my mom started when I was expecting my daughter. She never finished it, forgot about it. Then when my daughter was expecting my grandbaby, mom gave me the flimsy to finish. Well I took it apart and added 30’s reproductions her hand embroidered blocks, enlarging the entire quilt big enough for her bed. Its a cherished combined effort that took 21 yrs to complete.
I am in a doll quilt swap group and each month I have a new ‘favorite’ that was made during 2012.
My favorite quilt for 2012 was one I made for a challenge that I call my Freedom Quilt…
My favorite quilt for 2012 is one I made for my son and his wife for Christmas. He said she loved the colors of a peacock, so I searched for just the right colors. It turned out beautiful and they both loved it!
This may sound silly, but my favorite quilt of 2012 is not the prettiest quilt….it’s the most functional. It is a king size denim rag quilt that I made. My husband and I love it. It is the perfect weight….not to heavy, not to light and it is used every night.
I just discovered quilting in 2012 and my first projects were doll quilts for my daughter and her friends. Now that I’ve got the bug I can’t wait to start on some projects that will cover an actual human! I’m working on one now that is sure to be a favorite for 2013.
My favourite quilt in on a guest bed. It is done in solids, and all my favourite colours! I called it Off The Grid.
My Bonnie Hunter, Orca Bay was my favorite from the many I made in 2012. It took a lot of time as I put it together wrong way two times. However my friendly ripper helped me out and when I finally decided who would get it I kept at it and finished it just in time for Christmas.
My favorite quilt that I made in 2012 is a 9-patch variation. It is made from my daddy’s shirts. His life was lost to cancer on Black Friday, 2010. I am making all of his grandchildren a “Grandaddy Shirt Quilt.” Four down, five to go. The 9-patch variation is navy blue, blue plaid, and white, given to my youngest daughter.
My fave quilt for 2012 is the one I entered – My Friendship Quilt – I love that it has come together using blocks from many different locations – places I would like to visit one day – USA, Canada, UK. Maybe I should rename it my “One Day” quilt ;-)
I made my daughter a rag quilt for Christmas. She loves soft things so I made it out of flannel with a design on the front and back. She loves it!
My favorite quilt from 2012 is a Veteran’s quilt I made for my Father-in-law. It was horizontal stripes in red, white and blue with three appliqued stars in one corner.
Thanks for the giveaway!
My favourite would be the one I made for my newborn niece because it was made with love :) (cheesy I know lol)
My favorite quilt of 2012 was finished and sent to my great-niece as a Christmas present. It was the monster quilt, made following the Susan Garman pattern. Mine was all bright colored monsters on a white background. Thanks for inspiring us all by continuing to post the wonderful quilts people make and for giving us all a chance to win something fun.
My favorite quilt that I made in 2012 is the I Spy quilt I made for my neighbor’s three year old granddaughter. It was fun to collect the fabrics and she loves it!
My favorite quilt from 2012 is a seashell themed quilt that I made for the family of my daughter’s best friend. They have a house at Myrtle Beach and have taken my daughter with them several times.
I made a quilt for my mom and dad for christmas – a family tree wall hanging – that would be my favorite for 2012.
My have two favourites–almost identical quilts made for my granddaughters. Their delight in receiving them was so rewarding.
I like the new contest format, once I figured out how to click through the slides.
My favorite quilt from 2012 is still a flimsy (a condition I plan to rectify in 2013). It’s all polka dots, with cake stand blocks.
My favorite quilt from 2012 is one that I finished on Christmas Eve. I made my son a “hungry Caterpilar” wall hanging. His first ever quilt that I hope he’ll pass on to his kids. I’m pretty proud of it.
Thanks for this topic. It was nice to look back at projects and hear with others made.
My favorite 2012 quilt is still just a top. It is a top I made at a quilt retreat and it is made with bright and cheerful fabrics. I call this top my Happy Quilt.
Wow, they are all so nice, it’s hard to pick! (But vote, I did.) I like this new format – the pictures come out larger.
Wow, it is so hard to pick. I love reading the stories about each quilt. Out of this group, I love the Clan McAlpin because it is so different!
My favorite quilt is the one I made for my mom about 25 years ago. I now own this quilt and use it in my spare room.
Well, I’ve only made one *real* quilt, and it is my absolute favorite – it’s teal & purple & the back is pieced with the scraps & some seahorse fabric that I fell in love with. Both hubby & the puppy fight me for snuggle time under it. Best thing is when we’re ALL snuggled under it!
My favorite quilt for 2012 is up here for the show and tell. It is my favorite quilt for 2012, because i tried to come out off my comfort zone to make this masterpiece.
My lifetime favorite quilt is yet to come..
My favourite is my first quilt, in different shades of blue, turqouise and green! Simple patchwork, bit a queensize and I love it!