What do you give a very dear friend for a milestone birthday? A trip to the Fancy Forest, of course!
In my October 23rd post, I mentioned my dear friend (DF) and I attended the Tompkins County Quilters Guild Traditions & Beyond 2017 Quilt Show.
While at the show, DF fell in love with a Fancy Forest quilt, designed by Elizabeth Hartman . At a silent auction, I bid on a smaller Fancy Forest wall hanging (hoping to use it as a birthday gift for my DF) but GASP!!! I didn’t win.
What to do? Sewing pedal to the metal of course! I had just two short weeks to make a wall hanging, pop it in the mail and pray it arrived in time for her birthday. After staying up until 1:30 am to finish, here is the resulting masterpiece:
Who could resist a cute little fox face with a quilted snout?
Hazel the Hedge Hog is my favorite!
DF, I hope your birthday trip to the fancy forest brings many smiles to you!
P.S. I wrote about the backing in my October 31st post “Should Knot Be Seen”. As you can see, I had to change out the thread colors more than once but who will see the back of this wall hanging? Just the wall!
Beautiful quilt and quilting. Lucky friend.
Thanks, Peggy! I am the lucky one, she is an awesome friend!
Looks fabulous. Well done in such a short time line. I also don’t give any effort to the back of a wall hanging, unless it is for a quilt judging, and sometimes not even then.
Thanks, Meg! It was a fun project, especially picking out the fabrics!
Wow, it’s gorgeous!
Thanks, Alice! I had a lot of fun choosing just the right fabrics from my scraps!
love the wall hanging especially with all the different creatures:)
Thank you, Paulette!
Awesome quilt and what a wonderful gift! I remember many “quilt gift must get out in the mail” late night marathons! 🙂
Thanks! 1:30 am feels like an all nighter now that I am “a bit” older!
Awesome wall hanging — love love the animals! Your fabric selections were perfect.
Your friend is very lucky!