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A woman at worked asked me to do this for her granddaughter who is 6 yrs old. The pattern is called Disappearing 9 Patch and made from fabrics bought at Walmart and JoAnn's. Kinda cute for a little girl...

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....Thanks for looking - I enjoy sharing what I am working on.

And I am happy you share what you are working on! Beautiful work! You machine quilt? Love the colors and some of the colors are youthful and crisp! She will love it!

Your handiwork is so neat and straight! I shake my head knowing I cannot sew that neatly! Patience... you must have lots of patience!

Beautiful!

Once again Becca you've outdone yourself. Gorgeous colors for a girl and something she'll treasure for life. Am in awe of you for such wonderful work you do.

VERY NICE!

LOVE it!

Thanks for the compliment!! I am pleased and so is the grandma that is giving it to her granddaughter.

Mary Ruth - I machine piece the quilts that I make, but I hand quilt them. The hand-quilting is peaceful and relaxing for me.

I have 3 more in progress right now. So, my quilting agenda is full. The next quilt is for this girl's brother. It has the movie Cars theme. That should be done around Christmas.

Then I have one that I'm making a friend. It's king size and will take me til next summer to finish.

I wish I could really make a living at doing this. But, I'll settle for it funding my next project.

Oh, what a beautiful, cheerful quilt! That little girl is a lucky one!

What a pretty quilt. You are so talented. A great pattern.

Martha

A very nice quilt!

Just beautiful! You are a talented lady!!!

Oh, I love this quilt! LOve the green and the blue together, esp the shade of green you have chosen.

It is fun, picking out the pieces that make up the pattern for the viewer. What a lucky little girl.

How big is this and how many hours do you estimate you spend quilting a quilt of this size? Also do you use a quilting frame?

You do amazingly beautiful work. I have had just enough experience quilting to know how much work it is. Truly a labor one loves to do.

I love the bright colors. As always, you've created a work of art that I know will be enjoyed by the recipient.

Quilting is truly something I love to do - it's also therapeutic!!

The lady I work w/ picked the 2 prints out - they have butterflies in them. I picked everything out from there after asking what the girl's favorite colors were. I talked it over w/ the woman from work.

She has seen other things that i have done, so she pretty much gave me carte blanche to do this.

The finished size is 58x72.

I do have a quilt frame that I use. It's about 24x36 w/ collapsible legs that I bought almost 20 yrs ago at a quilt shoe. Perfect size to leave set up and yet not get in the way.

This took me about 3 months to do. Now - I will also preface this w/ I have my summers off, so I was able to work more on it than I do when school is in session.

That is really cute. Love the pattern.

uhm, becca.....can i have THIS one? VERY PRETTY!

dreamweaver - did you see it this summer?? I really can't remember.....

You want all my quilts!!

sigh....Middle school kids - they suck your brains out!!!! LOL!!!

This is a beautiful quilt and such a keepsake. I love quilts and own many made by my grandmothers.
I've always wondered if it is a common practice to add your name or initials and a date to your quilts, sort of like you would sign a painting?

Georgia Peach - I always put a label on the back to the person and sign and date it. I try to think of the info someone would want to know if the quilt ended up at the Goodwill sometime down the road. Most people who would pick it up will treasure knowing the history.