Today is my oldest son’s birthday, so I thought it would be
nice to show his quilt.
This
quilt with the Feathered Star pattern was started at a Quilting Retreat at
Emerald Lake Lodge. The centre of each
star has a block which is eight by eight inches, so there are at least 64 pieces
in each centre, probably more because there are a lot of triangles. It has a border of one inch triangles as well. The colours were picked for Kevin; and he helped select the fabrics.
The back of
the quilt is a black paisley print which was bought while we were on a trip to attend my brother-in-law Nigel’s wedding
in Washington DC. His bride Cheri was
from Lancaster county Pennsylvania - Amish country - and the Amish women are famous for their impeccable
quilting, so I knew I wanted to make the two and a half hour trip from
Washington to see some quilts and buy some fabric. We saw so
many quilts, hanging on fences, porches and clothes lines and visited many quilt
stores, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven!
This quilt was made about twenty years ago and has been loved to
pieces.
Happy Birthday Kevin!
Thanks mom! I wish it still looked this new. It has been well used and loved for sure.
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