[I was going to show my sneak peeks on my "Presents" Quilt today, but I decided to give the honor to my quilting teacher who recently finished "Gwen's Stars"! I really want my Sew-and-Tell buddies to see this quilt!!!]
This week, you have seen the “retired” baby shoes. You have seen the work-in-progress Birth sampler for Baby. And now, without further ado, Baby’s official baby quilt, Gwen’s Stars – made by Barbara!
I have often mentioned Babara, my ever wonderful quilting teacher and beloved friend, who got me started down the exciting path of quilting. She brought by a quilt she made for Baby last week!!
Friends, we are extremely touched by the gift at the Ivory Spring household!!! To date, I don’t know of any quilt holds a more honored place in our home and hearts!
Barbara used the Martha Washington stars in some of the blocks because she knows I am a big fan of Martha Washington.
The colors are the perfect! They convey the right amount of femininity that I hope is evident in Baby when she grows up. I absolutely love the touch of gold amongst the pinks and greens too.
Barbara quilted the quilt with a mix of machine embroidery and hand quilting (the major portion). It is amazing!!! I love the look of hand-quilted quilts – hand-quilting really softens the look of a quilt as a whole. I cannot hand-quilt to save my life. So, I doubly and triply appreciate Barbara for handquilting those beautiful feathers on Baby’s quilt.
I know this quilt has been a work of love and prayers. Barbara prayed for Baby even before Baby was born. What an honor it is for Baby to have Barbara in her young life!
Barbara named the quilt “Gwen’s Stars”. A most giving and generous person, Barbara has blessed countless babies with baby quilts — we think she is the REAL star!
Beautiful quilt and I know it will always have a place of honor in your home…and then baby’s home!
What a treasure!
Wow! What a beautiful gift and what a wonderful friend! She did an amazing job and I am sure “baby” will just love it for many years to come!
It is stunning!! What a fabulous gift and generous friend. The quilting is so wonderful and the fabrics are lovely!
What a beautiful heirloom! And you’re right, the gold really sets it off. Was it a surprise?
What a precious gift! And you are so right that baby is lucky and how wonderful to have such a friend. True friends are so dear. I love this post.
What a beaurtil quilt.
What a beautiful gift . amd how wonderful for you all to have such a special friend in your life.
I love it!
Baby is a very lucky young lady – as are you all. ♥
Oh, Wendy! Isn’t that just gorgeous?! What a wonderful friend you have in your teacher, Barbara! Love the name and the Scripture!
Blessings!
Wow one lucky girl!!! I love everything about this simple but yet complex in design. I love the color and hand quilting and the design. I can hand quilt so really appreciated how much work went into quilting this quilt. Very lucky Gwen.
Hugs Natima
Just beautiful!! It really is something for Gwen to cherish…
That is truly an heirloom quilt – I love the pattern, colors, and quilting. Nothing like a hand-quilted quilt, is there? Barbara did a BEAUTIFUL job on this!
a beautiful and important gift… but what is more magic is friend-ship and you have a important friend !
Ciao Monica
That’s a beautiful quilt Wendy. One that Gwen is going to cherish the rest of her life. The colors are so pretty and the quilting superb!!
Wow the quilt is a real treasure that I am sure Gwen will hold on to for a lifetime. The detail of the hand and machine quilting is astounding!
I just love pink. And this quilt is so beautiful! Adding the verse really makes it such a special treasure. Please stop by my blog and vote for my friend. Have a great weekend!
Jocelyn
http://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/
Hummm, I wrote a comment but it did not show up. I just love this pink quilt. Adding the sweet verse makes it such a treasure. Please stop by my blog and vote for my friend. Have a great weekend!
Jocelyn
http://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/
That quilt is super precious! What a nice friend!
Gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Blessings,
KT
Simply Beautiful!!
So pretty! I love the colors.
BTW to other commenters, I am not that Barbara.
Absolutely lovely. The colors are perfect, and her hand-quilting is beautiful. Thanks for sharing Barbara’s work!
I love the pinks in the quilt!
Micki
this is precious!!! what a beautiful quilt
Oh my goodness, this quilt is SOOOO gorgeous! Love it!
holy quilting batman! that’s amazing! the detail is incredible, I love all the photos so we can really see how amazing it truly is!
What a gorgeous quilt! And a fabulous gift for Baby. It will be a lovely keepsake for her one day. Thank you for sharing it.
Have a wonderful weekend Wendy!
So glad you shared this quilt – the rose and gold is a beautiful color combination, and you’re right, the quilting is spectacular! What an heirloom!!
Such an amazing quilt! I love the colors and the quilting is spectacular. Thanks for showing!
This is absolutely beautiful! What a lovely gift. The work in it is amazing. What an absolute treasure.
wow..lovely quilt
hi Wendy, the quilt looks lovely. Thanks for visiting my new blog.
x Bron
beautiful quilt Barbara!
Gorgeous!!
Oh wow, that is just beautiful. I love it. The colors are prefect, the stars are perfect and the quilting is beyond amazingly perfect! Love it.
This is a stunningly beautiful quilt!!! I can see how it will be treasured by your family. What a wonderful friend you have to make such a gorgeous quilt. I love all the fabrics she used in the stars. The quilting is incredible. Absolutely adore the label! Thanks for sharing!
This is really precious. I love the gold among the pink and green, too. So beautiful!
Barbara has outdone herself again!! As a student of Barbara myself, I am constantly amazed at her creations. That is a treasure and I know it will be a keepsake for many generations. Miss you!