Monday, August 18, 2014

College Quilt Gifted

Our youngest leaves for college this Thursday. So this is the last post I will post for a while.  We will be taken her and getting her all settled. But before I take a break I would like to show you the quilt I made for her for college. I am sure many of you know that dorm beds are twin XL. I like to make dorm quilts a double so they can tuck them in on the side.
Maggie choose aqua and coral.  I will admit I have never used coral so it was fun to find those fabrics.

The pattern we choose was
Happy Zombie

Patio


Pattern found


I just made it larger.
This was a fun, mordern pattern and had easy instructions to follow.

What was funny was that after we picked the fabric and the pattern, Maggie did not want to see the quit until it was finished.

It was hard to hand quilt because I could only work on it when she was out of the house. I quilted the quilt in a cross-hatch pattern. 

So without further ado, I present

Patio in Aqua and Coral.







Have a wonderful week and I will "see" you soon.

Happy Sewing!




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23 comments:

  1. Vroomans' QuiltsAugust 18, 2014 at 7:32 PM

    I just saw this quilt on some one else's blog done in greys, black, with the white sashing and thought how stunning. And now you have your very pretty color way to entice. Just lovely Jane.

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  2. Val's Quilting StudioAugust 18, 2014 at 7:37 PM

    I seriously have tears in my eyes for you!!! Your quilt is so wonderful and is the perfect hug to send Maggie away to school with!!!! Do enjoy your dorm moving in!

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  3. LesleyAugust 18, 2014 at 8:06 PM

    Patio is so gorgeous! Love the fabrics...she will have the prettiest dorm room!

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  4. Needled MomAugust 18, 2014 at 8:34 PM

    It looks beautiful and will add such warmth to the dorm room.

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  5. AnnieAugust 18, 2014 at 8:47 PM

    Aqua plays so well with so many other colors. I love Maggie's color choices. Your quilt looks awesome! I really like the design. Some quilt love from home will keep Maggie wrapped in hugs while she's away at school.

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  6. SusanAugust 19, 2014 at 3:36 AM

    Oh, I was looking at a similar quilt on Pinterest today! I love it in the aqua and red/coral combo! Good luck to your daughter as she starts this new phase to her life! She will have a very special reminder of her very special Mum.

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  7. mariaAugust 19, 2014 at 4:28 AM

    What a lovely piece of home for your daughter to have with her. I love the colours she chose.

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  8. Pinkadot QuiltsAugust 19, 2014 at 6:11 AM

    How nice that she wanted to be "surprised"! The colors are great and a good pattern too.
    Best of luck to your daughter as she starts a new part of her life!

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  9. Sylvia AndersonAugust 19, 2014 at 7:14 AM

    Jane, what a beautiful gift of love you have given your daughter as she leaves for school. She will be the envy of her friends and will spend many happy hours, laying on top of, and underneath her special quilt, made with loving hands by her mom. Love the pattern and her color choices.

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  10. BevAugust 19, 2014 at 8:55 AM

    BEE.YOU.TEA.FULL!!!!! Love, love, love it! XO

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  11. Kim FAugust 19, 2014 at 9:08 AM

    What a beautiful quilt, Jane! I love your fabric choices and the pattern. The hand quilting looks awesome and I admire you for doing it - I tried hand quilting and got so frustrated! Your daughter will be happy to have a reminder of home while she is away at school :-)

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  12. donnaAugust 19, 2014 at 9:20 AM

    Maggie's quilt is just gorgeous. The fabric y'all choose is just awesome. Oh boy your hand quilting is wonderful. What a special gift for Maggie to treasure for many years. Hope y'all have a safe trip.
    Hugs
    donna

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  13. Sandie @ crazy'boutquiltsAugust 19, 2014 at 2:04 PM

    Love your DD's quilt Jane! And an empty nest!~ what will you do first when you return from college? :-)

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  14. Carrie P.August 19, 2014 at 3:30 PM

    WOW! an empty nest. Something new! Your daughter's quilt is gorgeous.

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  15. KarenAugust 20, 2014 at 2:54 AM

    I bet she loved it! Great fabrics and a great pattern. Your hand quilting is beautiful.

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  16. BarbAugust 20, 2014 at 8:22 AM

    Your quilt for her is just lovely. I don't even know how you wrote this post, I would be sobbing between words....good luck to you and your family....changes are not always fun but you are always excited for the adventure.

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  17. Truffle queenAugust 20, 2014 at 8:55 AM

    Beautiful!!! See you on Saturday!!!

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  18. InGaAugust 20, 2014 at 3:18 PM

    What a beautiful quilt you made for your daughter. :-)
    It's always sad when they leave home, but that's life....
    She will have this as a good memory for years.
    Regards Ingrid

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  19. MicheleAugust 21, 2014 at 5:10 AM

    I love your version and it will look fabulous in her dorm room. Nicely done.

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  20. Laugh Yourself into StitchesAugust 21, 2014 at 3:31 PM

    what a perfect quilt for college!!! Sad for you...so hard. It's a lovely quilt Jane. What a lucky daughter!!

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  21. Pam in ILAugust 21, 2014 at 4:17 PM

    That's one ovely quilt and how special that she'll have it to snuggle under when she's missing home.

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  22. Quilter KathyAugust 27, 2014 at 10:52 AM

    This is a gorgeous college quilt... I'm sure she's loving it!

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  23. pratimaAugust 31, 2014 at 5:29 PM

    Wonderful colors and fabric selection, Jane! Your quilting compliments it so beautifully!

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