96,852 stitches, give or take

[LostInOz]

Wow, it looks amazing. I can't imagine how long that must have taken, you did a fantastic job, putting it all together by hand. I'm sure the recipients will absolutely love it.

[penguinade]

Thanks for all the comments so far! 

Surprisingly, I've only been working on it since this past February, so 5 months . . . and I took a bunch of 1-3 week breaks in there for schoolwork, vacations, and all sorts of other distractions.  I just make it a rule to never sit down and watch tv or surf the net without having some sort of craft project in my hands.

ForeverSandals--yes, it's for my cousin.  She's registered for some lavender linens, so hopefully it will be to her liking.

CarmenCrafter--The fire escape makes for great rustic pictures, doesn't it?  A little too rustic for something I might have to rely on to save my life someday 

Chimes, Ducky--the overall pattern is called barn raising.  There's tons of patterns you can make with log cabin blocks (basically anything you can make with a square or a half square triangle!)  Check out http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=309692.0 for some more possibilities.

Thanks for all the compliments!  The quilt is hiding in the closet until October so that parting with it will be a *little* easier.

[amalgam]

As so many people have already said, this looks amazing. And kudos to you for doing it all by hand. It takes me forever to get a quilt done and I use a sewing machine. Oh, and of course "THIS ROCKS".
OCKS

[grendelsmom]

It's gorgeous!  Kudos to you!

[pjherbert]

This quilt is one of the most stunning that I have seen! your colors are so striking together and who would have thought to use such contasting colors....beautiful, just beautiful!

[grammardog]

Absolutely, unbelievably gorgeous!!!  The work in this makes me want to cry... I am currently making a log cabin and it is taking forever even piecing by machine.  I honestly looked at the picture of you and thought, "But... she's so YOUNG!" because I feel like it would take me decades to complete what you have.

Congratulations, it's just stunning!

[yttrium39]

This is AMAZING.  It looks gorgeous and you've inspired me to hand sew a quilt of my own.  Not one nearly so large, however.  I am extremely impressed.

[Copy Right]

It's all done by hand?
Woman, you are my hero.

[beccas_song]

My dear, this is stunning! I have family that hand quilts, and I know how much work it is! The quilting I can imagine doing by hand; the piecing... never! I hope your cousin apprectiates how much work went into this and how precious of a gift it is. If they don't, send 'em here and we'll educate them! What a lucky person your cousin is.

[manatee123]

Wow!!! That is beautiful! It looks so cozy too!