graduation quilt

This past Sunday, (yesterday)  we went to the graduation reception of my niece Evianne.  She is the last of my sister's three daughters to graduate.  Time does fly.  I made a quilt from a magazine that I've had for a year at least.  My 11 yr old daughter helped me chose the fabrics.  We were trying to go for a shabby chic style.  The circles were cut and sewn on leaving raw edges so they will fray. 
  On Tuesday evening I attended a prayer shawl ministry meeting and met Robin who also quilts and now has her own long arm machine and has a business quilting and teaching.  Check out her site at http://www.ormondbeachquilts.com/ .   She was able to quilt the top in a rose pattern.  I'm very pleased with how it turned out.  This is the first time I've had someone else quilt the top for me.   I can really only do straight lines and stitching in the  ditch type stuff on my home machine and it's difficult to push a quilt through the machine.  I've tried rubber finger tips and quilt rings and still end up with sore arms and hands.  I know it's difficult to see it really well, but trust me it was beautiful.     Have a great day!!   

Teresa