Why would you want to paint it and hide all that beautiful wood!?!?! It's beautiful just the way it is! Nice deal, but think about the resale value, and what it would do to it to paint it?!

I think that is amazing for a first quilt! Very ambitious!! Great job!

Decided to make a charm pack skirt. I pulled out all the blue, green, and teal color ways, cause teal is my one cousin's favorite color. i pulled out yellow and purple for another one, and pink and...

Isn't this adorable!! Very elegant and beautiful!! What a great job you did!!!

That is stunning! Love the colors, what a beautiful quilt, thanks so much for sharing!!

Love it! Love all the design ideas! Thanks for posting all those, gives us a good idea of layout options. I never would have though about ombre, that's gorgeous!!

What a great opportunity!!! And to play with new fabrics, and make a friend in the fabric business!!! Who knows, I see free samples in your future! What great news! Enjoy that fabric!!

This is simply amazing! I love it! I cannot even imagine the time and energy, and FOCUS it took to create, manifest, and actually complete this quilt. Simply amazing!

I did snip it! Now to the wash! My fingers were so sore, I should have read SallyO's posting before I got started, might have gone a little easier. Cutting 4 layers on all those squares was a tad...

I haven't clipped the seams yet, but am planning on doing so! I hope it comes out well, will let you know when i see for sure :)

The Minkee did wander a bit while sewing, i would start out with even squares and find I had extra Minkee after I sewed across. The other thing I noticed is just how much it frays. I had little...

Very cute! Love the black and white accents, really makes the ladies pop!

I bought a couple of those Minkee charm packs from MSQC when they were the deal of the day after I found out my friend was pregnant. Well, she ended up losing that baby, and I never told her I...

very cute use of your tools!! What a bright and happy hello to the table!! Love it!

that looks amazing and way complicated!!

My friend is really into the "Day of the Dead" (Mexican culture), and this fabric would be amazing to make something cool for her, wherever did you find it? I have not idea why people like skulls,...

Like many others, I didn't realize there was anything wrong until I read your whole post. I think it's adorable, and I LOVE the asymmetry of it, and thought you had done that on purpose! How...

I like the red, white, and blue one, looks like T's for Tristan.

Love the black and white, very dramatic! Love it!!

What a great gift and a great inspirational idea to promote a winning attitude!! Go girls!!

Beautiful job! Love the March pub! What a great holiday design!!

Very cute!! Love to see holiday ideas!!

I can second that, there is no pizza like Chicago pizza!! You are such a great friend to make this for her!!

If this doesn't get you ready for summer, i'm not sure what will, love those bright colors!!

That is really nice. Crisp clean seams, scrappy feel, just love it!!