Saturday, June 16, 2012

A Quilt for Grandma Betty.

Tim's Grandma came to town I was excited to meet her for the first time today. Knowing what a lovely family she had, I knew that I was sure to have a good time. I wanted to make her something special and got to work on a Quilt. I was told that she likes pink and gold and went to work from there. She was just as lovely as all the stories I heard and kept me laughing. I also met Tim's cute aunts for the first time and those Elkins gals sure know how to have a good time!
Also, for fun (and since I used a few of my favorite pieces of stash for this) I am entering it in this quilting contest. If you like looking at quilts check out their flicker group to see some fabulous pieces from some truly talented people!

The lovely fabrics I picked out of my stash.

Testing out where to place the panels....please ignore our  brown lawn :)

The front.

The back in the works.

Lots of ironing was involved to make seams lay flat.

Of course Charcoal had to be involved.

The finished product.

Lola scrutinizing my work.

The back of the finished product.

Packaged and ready to go.

Grandma Betty with the family.
The Elkins gals....what a fun family!

2 comments:

  1. Love it! You make the best blankets (and other stuff).

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  2. that's fun that you got to meet a lot more of Terri's fam! I love that blanket and how you post pics of all your projects here. it's kind of like a portfolio of Julie :)

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