Birthday Quilt
Rachel's birthday quilt is finally finished and gifted, only a couple of weeks late.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpWImVbMIGXRfhh1Owlpa3SRDR7XRVviU8TUl1vgrSrBojIu14_vjqgfi7NWdlnwFV-NO9gVklaQqg7ncKJBuBFSH-JvUNMJ-4nUgqA7MeSFmO8-DCZfWdwOsZMY3ToL123v3uQ/s320/031112-IMG_9081.jpg)
She picked out the jelly roll fabric back in January, and using my favorite 1600 Quilt Race pattern, I had this part done in plenty of time to send off to the long-arm quilter. Except . . . . . . trying to find border fabrics to match these custom colors was a b**ch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kAscTLyuZIrTghkbesUgdgrmuVcpwviTGDGuSdKamilFBtEhV_qo8AOTDBwFZPbTLZHvRKGZ-36ciaTun2ES2apmv9EvXfQGiyOk6GT_DfKT0goRQwj3b6tcgpsO6q4avKYq3A/s320/031112-IMG_9083.jpg)
In the end, I took it to my local quilt store and begged for help. We gave up trying to match the blue/teals - Rachel's favorite color in this - and went with the closest orange we could find and a pretty brown border fabric that I really, really like.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uY3NoE3BJP05Z7ht78UiTbVzrqFuLvQXwE7VL0gwBWlv2pgL_RqBTjELTGmTDMefNkMUjrXKZ7XfOWYHJU6n6h7gopNgIC1dQqMeZcS-olxqHm5hX5-N1GXOFftYGtormI2RQg/s320/031112-IMG_9091.jpg)
Add some backing, batting and big blue dragonflies and voila!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wutHwUUudVYLgm211HZWdn2Sox5JFCczKo66ZU1yakBt_013Um3wPp4qyCu7B8Y7vymmk1vbAiaqGpQKZLHhPP4lLp4uPgyn1Ww7nvj0iABdo5Git2Y_B7KlWuqMacJYowscuw/s320/031112-IMG_9362.jpg)
A 50 x 70" quilt that I hope will see lots of use for years to come.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTNuT4Vuy4Yo1rD1BqQBiZJTTVaTQedncCKHGY_84_bFjZND4TB_bxbMevcn-Yc0gmq-yuIR2Mjr6eG2S-Obbi-2sN4tMMDt-jNieSFPYp_EovXq4-HVGadNRrTNkfBkgV6h9FQ/s320/031112-IMG_9359.jpg)
Happy birthday, Rachel!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpWImVbMIGXRfhh1Owlpa3SRDR7XRVviU8TUl1vgrSrBojIu14_vjqgfi7NWdlnwFV-NO9gVklaQqg7ncKJBuBFSH-JvUNMJ-4nUgqA7MeSFmO8-DCZfWdwOsZMY3ToL123v3uQ/s320/031112-IMG_9081.jpg)
She picked out the jelly roll fabric back in January, and using my favorite 1600 Quilt Race pattern, I had this part done in plenty of time to send off to the long-arm quilter. Except . . . . . . trying to find border fabrics to match these custom colors was a b**ch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kAscTLyuZIrTghkbesUgdgrmuVcpwviTGDGuSdKamilFBtEhV_qo8AOTDBwFZPbTLZHvRKGZ-36ciaTun2ES2apmv9EvXfQGiyOk6GT_DfKT0goRQwj3b6tcgpsO6q4avKYq3A/s320/031112-IMG_9083.jpg)
In the end, I took it to my local quilt store and begged for help. We gave up trying to match the blue/teals - Rachel's favorite color in this - and went with the closest orange we could find and a pretty brown border fabric that I really, really like.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uY3NoE3BJP05Z7ht78UiTbVzrqFuLvQXwE7VL0gwBWlv2pgL_RqBTjELTGmTDMefNkMUjrXKZ7XfOWYHJU6n6h7gopNgIC1dQqMeZcS-olxqHm5hX5-N1GXOFftYGtormI2RQg/s320/031112-IMG_9091.jpg)
Add some backing, batting and big blue dragonflies and voila!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wutHwUUudVYLgm211HZWdn2Sox5JFCczKo66ZU1yakBt_013Um3wPp4qyCu7B8Y7vymmk1vbAiaqGpQKZLHhPP4lLp4uPgyn1Ww7nvj0iABdo5Git2Y_B7KlWuqMacJYowscuw/s320/031112-IMG_9362.jpg)
A 50 x 70" quilt that I hope will see lots of use for years to come.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTNuT4Vuy4Yo1rD1BqQBiZJTTVaTQedncCKHGY_84_bFjZND4TB_bxbMevcn-Yc0gmq-yuIR2Mjr6eG2S-Obbi-2sN4tMMDt-jNieSFPYp_EovXq4-HVGadNRrTNkfBkgV6h9FQ/s320/031112-IMG_9359.jpg)
Happy birthday, Rachel!
2 comments:
WOW!! Love it.
That is Gorgeous!!!
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