I can see why your mum really wanted that quilt!! I don't know what I like more the piecing or the quilting? The colors are great too! Did you machine quilt or hand?

Hi Anita,

The quilt was both machine pieced and machine quilted. Well, I did hand-stitch the binding, but that hardly counts as hand-work, does it?

It wasn't my mother who bought the quilt - she just put in the minimum bid for me, and I would have paid that minumum to get the quilt back if it HADN'T sold. That was just so a "bargain hunter" couldn't snatch it up for really cheap.

The woman who bought it paid a good price, but best of all - she really loves it.

Mary

The quilt is beautiful and the lady got it for a reasonable price. It is worth much more.

Glad everyone is happy with the results. It is heart warming knowing the person getting it will appreciate it.
Jean

That's a beautiful quilt and glad it went to a good home and you made some money for your church. It is worth much more.

That was truly a bargain for the winner!! The quilt is absolutely beautiful, and your quilting is exquisite--as always. I agree that the binding is terrific, and it's what I would call a "happy" quilt because of the wonderful colors. You are an angel for donating it. Thanks for sharing.

I'm so glad that lovely quilt went to a good home. I think that is even more important than money and it's certainly worth a lot more. Good job.
Linda

I absolutely love your quilt. Great Job!
Kasapa

I agree with Wanda, it's a happy quilt, so bright and cheery, you did a wonderful job. Many blessings to you for your generosity to the church.

Marty

love the quilting on that Beautiful quilt !!!

That's a beautiful quilt!
Red

Thanks, all! I appreciate all the lovely comments.

I'm still regretting not buying it back, LOL. That quilt is so ME with the white-on-white and the bright colors.

Ah, well, I still have fabric, and can make one for just ME!!

That's a striking, beautiful quilt! Yes, make another one for yourself. That's the way to go! I just finished and sent off to a friend in Japan a Slideshow pattern quilt in tans and blues that I love so much that I am going to make another one--queen-size this time--for myself. I have the fabrics already.

I remember that one, Mary. It changed my mind about using whites, and the multi colored binding is so perfect. I am so glad it got a good home.

beverly

Oh, yes, I remember this quilt! I would have paid that much for it, probably more. Beautiful, Mary!
Now what were the fabrics that you used in it. I love all those vibrant colors. That dark blue border is gorgeous.
Thanks for letting us know what happened with it.
Linda

Worth EVERY cent!!! Lovely.

Wow, that is AWESOME, congratulations!!!!!! BTW -- I would not want to leave there without that quilt either!!!! LOL. It's so beautiful and uplifiting.

I'm glad it got a good home. It makes you feel good when you know it went to someone that appreciates it. TFS.
Geraldine

Beautiful! And you are very generous. Your multicolored binding is perfect for that quilt. How on earth did you turn those corners? Are they mitered? Was it difficult? And please tell us that you had a nice label on the back telling who made this lovely quilt.
BlueBars

Oh, I just LOVE scrappy, multi-colored bindings. They are so fun.

I'm so glad you posted - I've been wondering what the outcome was with the auction. I'm just curious, did you take the original quilt top back with you that the church ladies had sent for finishing?

I love that binding too. I love the whole quilt. Whoever bought it, got a real bargain.

Beautiful quilt. It's a steal for $250 but I'm glad you helped raise money for a worthy cause.
Vasu

Karpet, I did take the original quilt back, and gave it to the woman who pieced it. She was considerably upset, but only at herself. She marked that quilt with the blue water-erasable markers 26 years ago. All of the marks had faded to invisibility. They only showed up when I washed the quilt. If I'd been told they were there, I would have tried to remove them before quilting and binding the whole blasted thing, LOL.

Bluebars, the corners on the binding are mitered - I always do that.

Thanks all!

Mary

Mary, whoever bought it got a bargain! Did you do the machine quilting or have it done? It's just gorgeous.

Marti8a,
I quilted it. I have a long-arm machine. This particular pattern is called "Swirlz" by the CircleLord company. It's a large template pattern that one follows with a stylus.

mary

I'm so glad that the quilt is going to a good home, and to someone who appreciates it :)

Fantastic! Well done.