Hi Janet! Yes, I internet searched for just the right pink buttons and when I found them I bought 700 - I think 586 made it onto the quilt.

Are those pink buttons on the border? This is a lovely quilt!

Rita, your wish is my command.

The center pink is all silk and it's all turned-edge machine appliqué. I don't have the quilt back from MQX yet, but here's a closer-up picture I do have of the partially quilted border.



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Thanks Margo! I'm glad you like the feathers and fringe. At one point I thought maybe the fringe looked more like fish bones... :shock: :shock:

And thanks, Lois! I did have a lot of fun with this one - I'm glad it shows. And thanks Susan and Cheryl!

-keith

After clicking on Keith's quilt twice, I was reminded of Susan Sarandon's one liner in Bull Durham after seeing one of the hotties..."Oh, My" in her southern drawl.

I sure hope this quilt goes to lots of other shows to keep collecting ribbons and accolades.

That quilt is just plain FUN!!!! Well, on second thought. Not so plain. Just FUN!!! FUN!!! FUN!!!

Loved seeing this quilt in person. Fantastic Job Keith.

(Be sure to click two times on Keith's quilt to see the detail!)

Keith, it looks fabulous! I especially luv the way you did the quilting on the black/grey spokes! The feathers and fringe are wonderful!!

Thanks for the photo Keith - it's great to be able to see the whole quilt. I think the yellow check fabric is a stroke of genius, it really lifts the whole thing. I am wondering about all those circles in the centre, are they needle turn, raw edge or what? And, would it be possible to get a close up of the border too, please?

Janet, your quilt is fantastic, Congratulations!

Hi Dawn! The Learning Quilt is all turned-edge appliqué, quilting, crystals, and buttons. Maybe you're asking about the square interior crystal border on the silver/grey tongues? They're quilted pebbles with a cosmojet crystal in each one (mostly cosmojet of various sizes - like 1,400 of them). Outside of that is a quilted feather border. And the silver/grey tongues are cottons, metallic coated cottons, and silk, background quilted pretty heavily with straight lines.

Here's a better photo:

Wow! You can put a pretty large file into a Forum post!

Thanks for everyone's wonderful comments! It's nice to belong to such a great group.

-keith

Oh good I feel better now. It is a beautiful quilt.

No problem at all Cheryl. Luckily, another friend was attending and snapped a few pics for me! All is well...

heartnsoulquilts wrote: Michelle, I owe you a huge apology. THere were so many people around your quilt, that i intended to go back to take the photo. To make a long story short, I forgot to do that. So sorry.

Rita, you crack me up!

And I could read it , too !