December 11, 2010

Special Gift

I celebrated (?) a birthday recently, and my sweet friend, Mary, sent me this amazing quilt.


You probably can't tell from the picture above how small this quilt is, so here's a picture on my cutting mat.


I'm a really big fan of Mary's work.  Look how tiny the pieces are!
And her quilting, as always, is so perfect.


Thank you so much, Mary!  It's such a treasure, and so is your friendship!

Another blogmate quilted a special gift for my birthday, but I'm going to share that one with
you later.  It matches something else I'll be showing you. 

Hope you have a great weekend!

Kim

43 comments:

Michele said...

I hope you had a wonderful birthday! What a lovely gift from Mary. She is such an amazing quilter. Thanks for sharing!

Abby and Stephanie said...

Happy Belated Birthday, Kim! What a gorgeous little gift and the quilting is really fantastic. I love your holiday blog banner.

Barb said...

HOw fun.....and Happy Birthday!! From the looks of it, you had a very fun one!!

annieb said...

What a beautiful quilt. Hope you had a very Happy Birthday!

Anonymous said...

Special friend you are indeed! Enjoy.

Sherri said...

Happy birthday! What a wonderful, wonderful gift!

Wendy said...

What a special person you are to have such special friends!! Beautiful!!

Terry said...

Happy Birthday! That's a beautiful present Mary sent you! Love your new header too! Merry Christmas! :0)

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

Happy Birthday. What a fabulous gift from Mary! It's gorgeous!

Michelle said...

Kim happy belated birthday! Wonderful gift, love stars and the quilting is beautiful.

Karen said...

It's awesome!! Can't wait to see it up close. Want to have show and tell?? :) Love the banner!!!

Karen said...

The quilting on this caught my eye right away. It certainly gives the quilt an added punch.

paulette said...

What a stunning quilt!! Mary did an incredible job!! Hope you had a great birthday!!
Paulette

Carol said...

Beautiful quilt! Yes, Mary does amazing quilting. Happy Birthday.

Carol said...

I should have mentioned in my last note, I love love love your header with the quilt picture and kitty ornaments. Cute as heck!

Lynn said...

It's beautiful! Happy Birthday!

Nancy said...

Love the vintage look of this sweet star quilt! Happy b-day!

Kim said...

Ah, that Mary, she's always making our special days all that much better with her special quilty gifts. Happy birthday, Kim, no doubt you are enjoying this special birthday quilt! :-D

Darlene said...

Your banner is super cute! :-)

That quilt from Mary is beautiful - wonderful gift for a special person.

Sandie @ crazy'boutquilts said...

Happy belated birthday! Mary was showing peeks of what she was working on~ lucky you to be the recipient! Have a happy weekend!

Vivian said...

#1 - Happy belated birthday.
#2 -- Your header is drop dead gorgeous! Love it!
#3 --- Such a sweet gift from Mary. I saw little teases of it from her but didn't know where it was going. You're a lucky lady.

Anonymous said...

It's beautiful. What a great friend! :)

QuiltSue said...

What a wonderful gift. Mary really is so talented, that's a beautiful little quilt. I love your Christmas banner too.

Trudi said...

That's a beautiful little quilt! Fab quilting too! I can't wait to see what else you received! Bleated Happy Birthday!

Lori said...

Mary is so generous! What a sweet quilt.
Happy belated birthday!

Nicole said...

Happy birthday! That quilt is just adorable. Mary is such a generous friend!

Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...

Happy Birthday! Love the mini stars!! lucky you! ;-)

Mama Pea said...

Happy birthday. What a nice gesture on your friend's part! I can see why you admire her work. It's beautiful!

Laura said...

What a beautiful quilt! Happy belated birthday!

Sinta Renee said...

A special gift, a special friend... it must have made it a very special birthday! Happy birthday wishes to you Kim!

Millie said...

Kim enjoy your beautiful quilt made and quilted by Mary. Blogging friends are the best!

Carrie P. said...

Happy Belated Birthday. That Mary knows how to surprise people. A lovely gift indeed.

Anonymous said...

mary's work is always stunning. happy late birthday!

hope you're ready for the holiday! :)

Allyson said...

Happy belated birthday! I hope you had a wonderful day. You were certainly off to a great start with that adorable little star quilt. It's beautiful.

Wendy said...

The best gift for a quilter is a finished little quilt.

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Cornfield Quilter said...

Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas! What a wonderful time of the year.

Allyson said...

I don't know when you changed your header, but I just now noticed it and it is so cute!

Anonymous said...

SUCH AN ATTRACTIVE QUILT GIFT FROM YOUR FRIEND!
BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
I RECEIVED YOUR BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS-SO THRILLED WITH IT=THANKS FOR PRINTING IT!

jldouglas@wispwest.net

Jodi Nelson said...

It's simply awesome!

Chookyblue...... said...

this is a beautiful little quilt.........

Taryn said...

What a great friend Mary is. I love that quilt!

MamaT said...

Miss you! Hope you're okay.