Gorgeous Applique

I wanted to share this beautiful appliqué quilt with you. I received it late in summer. It was made by a relatively new quilter and the workmanship was impeccable. Colleen made this quilt for a special friend as a thank you gift.

Quilters are amongst the most generous people I know, always spreading the "love".

She sent me this picture before her appointment so I would have a little time to think about what I wanted to do.  I just love the fabrics, I hope you can see the detail in the pictures.

I always use  nonpermanent markers on a quilters preview plastic to sketch out a few ideas.
This is a very simple way to decide together how a quilt will be quilted. I  make very few changes after this point.

 To the left is a closeup detail as the quilt is hanging over the bar in my studio.

Below is a picture that Colleen shared with me. The quilt is draped over her piano waiting for the binding to be hand stitched.