This is a late graduation present. She graduated last year!

wow! nice work!

Thanks for sharing. This brings back memories of my mom sitting on our couch on a cold winter day quilting. She would usually start late fall and finalli complete it some time in the early spring. wow thats a lot of work. it looks beautiful by the way, thanks again. Anthony

Thanks for the kind words. It is imperfect, as are all my quilts. I love the colors in this quilt, and think it's perfect for a 19 year old amazingly athletic young woman, whom I held when she was a tiny baby. I'm now working on finishing a quilt I started 2 years ago!
I'm glad to bring back memories for you M1. However I did this quilt totally on the machine. I do some quilting by hand too, but they are usually much smaller, and applique, like a picture.
I'm looking forward to starting another applique this summer...the campsite challenge on the Boundary Waters School thread.

Very nice.