This week, I received this sweet drawing of himself under his quilt. Now you know why this quilt was my entry for the festival. You just can't get any better than this.
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28 comments:
That is just tooo sweet! What a fun quilt!
That picture and note from your grand nephew is awesome! It is a great quilt and how rewarding to know that it is appreciated.
What a wonderful of the nine patch block. The way you finished it takes it to a new level. Beautiful.
Oh! what a beautiful quilt and an heirloom for sure.
love your quilt and your grand nephew's drawing!
This reminds me of what attracted me to quilts first, at age 15... that lovely nine-patch! Lovely quilt!
I love the picture. What a sweet touch.
Oh, how gorgeous ..so sweet is his drawing...Julia ♥
Fantastic quilt! And the drawing is so special!
Great quilt and I love the picture he sent you.
Fantsstic quilt. I love the picture too!
The quilt is much loved, what more can you ask. It makes it very special indeed.
I love the wonky stars along the border! Thanks for sharing!
That is so sweet! I love the coordinating picture!!! Good luck on the entry!
How adorable!! What a great picture..now if that doesn't show love and appreciation then I don't know what does!
Just love what you did with the 9-patch, beautiful! The drawing is stunning...I bet you'll treasure that one!!
Grandnephew's drawing is a treasure. I can certainly see why he was so inspired by the quilt that he made for him.
The quilt is beautiful and the drawing is the crowning touch!
Amazing quilt and adorable drawing! What a very blessed great-Aunt you are to have such a sweet boy send you that special drawing...and what a blessed great-nephew to have such a special gift made by you :o)
His drawing is truly precious!!!
Blessings & Aloha!
(I finally have some free time so am trying to get to more amazing Quilt Festival posts!... so happy to see yours. I would love to have you pop over to my place. And if you get a chance, please let me know by leaving a comment. :o)
Its a great quilt and worth showing again and again. Sounds like it was a big hit with your nephew.
great quilt...I love the drawing - how precious! you can tell HE loves the quilt, too :)
Adorable quilt and your grand-nephew said it all with his picture!
What a wonderful quilt! I really love the colors...and the border is really wonderful.
What a cheerful and fun quilt, love the star border but you are right the drawing/note makes it the best quilt.
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What a lovely quilt! Simple concept along with great colour choices - a winner here and clearly a winner in a child's heart too judging by the drawing!
great quilt and i love the stars around the edges. what a sweet drawing your little guy did--a wonderful part of the story. thanks for sharing. come visit me if you get a chance.
Love the quilt and love the drawing! What a thrill to get an artist's rendition of your work!
I don't know which one I like best--the beautiful quilt, or the priceless drawing!
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