Great job and I know she will cherish it! She certainly showed her devotion for you and your DH by her actions.

I love creams and white together....seems to say 'elegant' to me.

SharonG/FL

You did a beautiful job, what a challenge, white, white, white.

I think your solution of the WOW, COW & white & cream is very clever & works really well. That's quite a gorgeous quilt you've got there; I was prepared to dislike it from the sound of it & its absence of color, but your innovative solution really does give it color & texture. Well done indeed, I hope you're proud of this great accomplishment!

What a splendid way to honor the friendship.

That's beautiful -- your friend will love it. Very clever use of the "whites."

It's beautiful!! I agree it's really classy looking, the backing is perfect. What a great friend.
Is it QAYG???
Rosa

Thank you all. Since I was by no means happy to have to make an all cream and white quilt, it is nice to have it turn out well enough to please fellow quilters--and the recipient, of course. I rather like it myself, now it is done, but it wasn't fun. I kept confusing the materials when cutting it out. I cut out all the pattern pieces at once before doing any sewing, putting them in ziploc bags labeled with the names of the patterns. When I got around to sewing, I found that I had to recut some of the pieces for several of the blocks because they were the wrong "color" and didn't contrast enough.

Yes, Rosa, it is QAYG. I quilted each block separately and then machine-sewed them together so's to get squares on the back. Then I covered the seams in front with sashing and did a fancy machine stitch down the middle of the sashing, which looks a bit like a lace close-up.

I made a small crib QAYG (7 inches blocks) and found it was way to stiff for a baby to cuddle with. I think the trick is using the larger blocks. Yours looks perfect and is reversible. I plan to try another with 12 inch blocks.
Although it is beautiful I can understand how working with colors so close to looking alike would be hard. I never thought of COW lol!
How is your husband doing now??
Rosa

Very special and touching. She gave you a wonderful gift and you've returned it. Good friends are precious.

That is so special and very classy.

This is beautiful! Sorry so late to comment; I never look over here.

Thanks to the rest of you, too! Bozogardener's comment brought me back here, and then I saw that Rosa asked about my husband's condition. He is still doing well, about 2 years and 5 months from the diagnosis of a 5cm cancer in his liver. So far, no metastases have been found. The cancer is now about 1/2 the size it originally was, and he is feeling good--just has to be careful to rest when he gets tired. He tends to want to overdo when he has the energy. In June, his liver specialist told us that when DH refused chemo, radiation, or an operation (very dangerous), right from the start, he thought that DH wouldn't last more than about 4 months. But here he is!

Been a while since I have checked this end of the form, and I must say that I really love the creme/white color combination and how elegant the finished piece looks.
Barbara

Thanks, Barbara. I haven't been around the quilting forums much lately--got too busy with polymer clay and making things with it to sell. But I still love quilts and fabrics, and I know there will be times when I want to make another quilt as a present for someone.

Thanks for the 'Like', Diane!

I hope everyone here is well. I still have my stack 'n whack quilt to complete and hope to get that done this summer. Now that my beloved old cat has passed away, I can put it on the bed without fear of its being soiled by "mistakes". (At 24 years of age, he could make any mistakes at all and I didn't mind a bit, but half of the bed had puppy pads pinned to it all the time!

That is a wonderfully long time to have enjoyed your cat.

Beautiful quilt. It looks so elegant. I can understand how you would get the cutting confused. It is difficult with all the similar fabrics. Your friend will treasure it.

TFS.

~Geraldine

The quilt is stunning. You did a wonderful job.

I just noticed the original post is six years old...it's a classically beautiful quilt...just lovely!

V.

Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement, and I want to send special greetings to my old friends who were here in the time when I was more actively involved in quilt-making.

love it