Gift for granddaughter...

caroline1947

17 years ago

I dont normally post craft stuff on here,but I thought all you shoe ladies might like to see the quilt I made my granddaughter. She is 18,and a real shoe lover..

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socks
17 years ago
Absolutely stunning! A real work of art and love. Lucky granddaughter. She'll be thrilled.
enjoyingspring
17 years ago
What a wonderful gift for your granddaughter. I just love it. Where did you find the material with the shoes on it??
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caroline1947
Original Author
17 years ago
http://www.desperatequilters.com/cgi-bin/Store/store.cgi?cart_id=8045092.24893.s0&product=objectsofdesire&productid=M2257-17440-11&sales=0amp;lastmenu=
gazania_gw
17 years ago
Beautiful...what a lucky Granddaughter! I love your fabric choices. So colorful and unique.
casey_nfld
17 years ago
That is amazing!!!! What beautiful work, I am jealous!
jannie
17 years ago
Adorable-she is a very lucky girl! And you are very talented !
evatx
17 years ago
That's gorgeous and she'll be thrilled!!!
glenda_al
17 years ago
Wow! Know your granddaughter will LOVE it!
susanjf_gw
17 years ago
another wow! she'll have that the rest of her life!
jennmonkey
17 years ago
That is gorgeous!!! I bet that will be in your family for many generations. You have a very lucky granddaughter!
Linda Wayman
17 years ago
That is so pretty. Your granddaughter is going to love that. If my dd, also a shoe lover, saw that she would be e-mailing you trying to convince you to give it to her instead. :)

Linda
auntnete
17 years ago
I'm not a shoe person but would love that, it is beautiful. Your granddaughter will love it.
lindaohnowga
17 years ago
Oh wow, that quilt is just beautiful and what a labor of love it had to be. Your granddaughter will treasure it.
sheilajoyce_gw
17 years ago
How darling. I wish I could enjoy quilting because the end product is so beautiful. Great design.
vannie
17 years ago
That is the cutest thing! She will cherish that forever! you are very talented!
sjarz
17 years ago
That is absolutely beautiful! You should be so proud of yourself - my daughter is a shoe lover and would be head over heels (hehe) about that quilt.
I hope your granddaughter cherishes it.
Suzan J
alisande
17 years ago
Fabulous job!! Double ditto to all the above.

My granddaughter is 18, too. She told me today that she has 41 pairs of shoes....
lydia1959
17 years ago
Very impressive! She'll love it.

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