WOO-HOO !!!!

Yeah, Rita, on The Daily Blog quilt of the day! Awesome.

Reetzbobeetz wrote:
Stunningly beautiful Rita! Love it!!!

Beautiful work Rita! I've pulled my reels out recently and your creativity has given me just the jolt I need to venture on!

Thanks Debbie. Jeanne, I found names to put to the reels thanks. All present and accounted for. Glad you like the quilt.

Rita,
Your piecing, appliqué, esp the shamrocks and hummingbird are a favorite, embroidery and quilting are stunning! And, you quilted the reel quilt on your sewing machine!!! That's impressive.
I'm slowly working on mine along with other projects.

Somehow, my reply a month ago, when you reached out to find the makers of the unnamed reels, must have gotten lost in cyberspace. I looked through all my reels and I didn't have a match for the two you posted. Maybe someone that received 2x the reels might possibly have a similar block?

Rita--your quilt is beautiful! The embroidered names are wonderful.

That's great ! I was curious about the name placement , etc. Was that a font on your machine? I really like the shadow block.
I didn't use an alternate block so I won't have quite as much stitching. I really must get back to mine !!

Thanks Lorna. Seeing how beautifully yours turned out really spurred me on. Glad it's off the 'to-do' list.

Marilyn I tried to take a photo today but the weather was too bad to go outside so I hope this one will suffice. It's from the clothesline yesterday so it's a bit curled up at one edges. I just stitched the names on one side and the addresses on the other. I used the edge of my walking foot as my guide against the edge of the block. I didn't try to centre the names or addressed just guesstimated according to how many letters long they were. Hope that helps.

Rita,

It is beautiful. I particularly like your fuschia and shamrocks. Congrats on such an amazing job.

Thanks Vicki.

I'll drink to that Marilyn, hic!

I did look closely at pic with hummer in it....maybe it is my screen res. not fine enough !
Anyway..just beautiful....have a wonderful evening out !! I'll toast one nip from here !

Rita I am not sure thre are enough words to say how beautiful your quilt is. Masterful work. Stunning.

The battery is recharging in my camera Marilyn so when it is done I will take a photo. But if you click on the close-up I posted already and then click on it again you should be able to see pretty well what's going on there.

Thanks for all the lovely comments - I know you all understand just how much work is involved in making this quilt. I am pleased that I have a quilt that will hopefully delight somebody in my family for a long time to come. DH is taking me out to dinner tonight to celebrate. Even he has been aware of how much work it has taken. Michelle I will definitely have a little something to celebrate tonight.