Elaine your quilt is gorgeous.  Love the applique and the background fabric is so very pretty with the appliques. Also love the  white triangles in the borders.  They really showcase your designs.  Excellent work.

elaine,  your quilt is even more amazing close up.   i don't know if everyone realizes, that you can click on  this picture to get a close up of the work.   and it is wonderful...   gini

Elaine this is amazing it was worth the work you put into it. And we do know now Gini Thanks

Elaine, what a beautiful work of art.  Your choice of colors and fabrics is fabulous.  Your quilt shows such texture and definition. EXCELLENT !

Thank you for sharing.

Janet

Elaine, Congrat's on taking home second place ribbon on your fabulous quilt. What a treasure this is and what a lot of work you put into it. I clicked on to see the details and you really have done an amazing job. Thanks for sharing.

Elaine,

Beautiful quilt, You have done an amazing job. I love these quilts and someday hope to get up the nerve to try one

Elaine--

"Applique Heritage" is amazing!  Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

Elaine, what a beautiful quilt!  It is totally awsome.  I really appreciate you sharing that quilt....I would love to do applique like that, I am starting out with some small stuff first and hopefully one day to do that type of applique.   Your pattern reminded me of the Baltimore Treasure Series....I ordered a couple of their patterns and hope to give them a try.  Once again, what a beautful job you did.  You certainly deserved the prize you received.

beautiful quilt!!!

Great workmanship on your first applique, Elaine!  I really love your choice for the background fabric and that you chose to handquilt it.  I too love hand applique and hand quilting so thumbs up from me!!

Elaine,

Your quilt is gorgeous!!! You do wonderful work. Since your magnificent quilt won second place, I want to see the first place too. Great Job!!!

Oh, Elaine...I am so impressed!   What a terrific job on this quilt!   I am also impressed with how you finished this project after the quilt shop went out of business since I imagine that was your "inspiration" and your "support" on "how to" do things!   Nice job!

WOW and WOW!  Beautiful work, Elaine!

Congrats on your ribbon. I can't get enough looking at it. All those little details are stunning. I love how your backgroundfabric, the sashing and binding  goes together so beautifully.  

Should have been 1st place!  I love it!  Applique is something I want to do a lot more of.  

You did a great job on this quilt, Elaine.  Keep up the good work.  I would love to do a Baltimore Album quilt too.  But it looks a little overwhelming to me.  thanks so much for sharing.

What an accoplishment!  Your quilt is to be treasured.  Love your fabrics and chosen designs.  congratulations on your ribbon win.

Stunning !  I think your usage of the stripe is awesome.

Very very nice - thank you for sharing!  awesome job!

God bless,

Thea

OOOHHHH! So pretty! I love the striped fabric--it really makes the reds pop! Great job.

Elaine

I can only hope to some day be able to applique like that.  It is a true Master piece.  Thanks for sharing.

Elaine,

What a beautiful quilt!!  Your use of the stripped background makes it truly your own.  Mimi Dietrich who is a nationally recognized Baltimore Alblum quilter is the founding mother of one of the guilds I belong to.  I have seen her work up close and personal.  Yours is just as beautiful or more so.  I like the use of the stripped fabric it gives it a fresh new look.

Congratulations on your ribbons.

My jaw is on the floor. What beauty. I can't take my eyes off it. There is so much beauty to see. The design is so intricate. 500+ hours? OHHHHH your poor eyes and hands. Mine hurt just thinking of it.

What a great idea in using the blue striped backing, instead of the usual white or cream I've seen in other quilts like this.  The blue is subtle enough to let the design show, yet visible enough to provide a nice background for the squares.  I also loved the striped piping border in the red/white.  Excellent work!

I cannot put into words how beautiful this quilt is. So unique. So much talent involved.