Friday, July 4, 2014

Sissy's Birthday

Yes, I did get the quilt top that I made for my sister quilted and bound in time for her birthday, yesterday. Since I wasn't going to get it to her until today I sent her proof pictures that it was actually finished. It only took me about 2 years since she asked for it and I gathered all of the fabric strips from a friend, to make it.



  We have very little in common. The day we went to pick out the backing I found great multi colored polka dots and she found this. She picked the very calm backing.


I did a lot of straight line quilting and was very pleased with the outcome.  

Since she knew about the quilt I had to do something as a surprise.  She said she wanted to get a new, white bedspread and she plans on using this quilt at the foot of the bed to give the room a shot of color.


I decided that some throw pillows (16 inch) would be perfect.


I had left over black and white strips from the top and several of the PoP's of color still hanging around. They worked up perfectly. I dropped all of the above off at her house this morning.  I know she was thrilled with the quilt and i think she was just as thrilled with the pillows. Happy Birthday Baby Sister!

Last but not least,

To All of my American visitors have a safe and happy 4th.

13 comments:

  1. Awesome quilt, and really like those pillows too. They add just that extra pop! Perfect gift!

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  2. oh my word selina you are soooo captivating to me...you do wonders with colours that well go together..this design is really nice.

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  3. I'll bet your sister was thrilled.....it's fabulous! I just love black and white with pops of bold color....great job!

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  4. Lovely quilt and matching pillows , I bet your sister is thrilled !

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  5. Love, love, love this!! And the extra touch of the pillows - fantastic.

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  6. Very pretty quilt and I love the pillows. Those coupled with a plain white spread will make a nice bed ensemble. Happy Birthday to your Sis

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  7. Oh, AWESOME quilt, Selina! Love the splashes of color with the black & whites. Did you sew this like a Jelly Roll Race? I just love looking at it. If your sister is not properly thrilled and overjoyed with this quilt, you take it away from her right away and send it to me! LoL The pillows too are awesome! They're such a great accessory with the quilt for the bed. Well done!

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  8. very pretty, I bet she will love it and those wonderful pillows

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  9. Fabulous. I adore black and white quilts and love that you added the bright colors. Great job.

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  10. I'm SO behind on blog-reading, but it's great to see what you've been up to. Such a beautiful, modern quilt, and pillows! You did a great job with these. Hope you've gotten your townhouse spiffed up now and are closer to making your move to Florida permanent. I'll miss you at tonight's CentralFloridaMQG meeting.

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  11. What a great piece and the pillows are a great bonus!!!

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  12. I know she will just love this quilt...love love love it!!

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