All her life, my mother made wonderful knitted clothes for her 4 daughters. Last year, I and my 3 sisters decided that it is our turn to make something for her. So we started a Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt.
My sisters are not quilters but all of them were happy to learn how to sew hexy flowers. And they LOVE it!
17 months later, here is our finished project. It measures about 65”x75”.
The measure of the time we spent working on this quilt – Alex – my little nephew. From 8 months old…
to 2 years and 2 months…
Most of the time, each of us stitched hexagons alone. A few times we managed to gather 2 or 3 and one time, I think, we gathered all 4! A feast! We would have loved to freeze the time!
At these meetings, my mother always baked something good for us.
My hubby always provided for us the music we wanted to listen to.
Happy memories that we all treasure!
I am happy that I added this traditional project to my quilting experience – I learned many things, one of them – the patience!
I am sure my mother will not keep this quilt only for her. We will borrow it from her. When we were little girls, we shared the same clothes many times, now we will share this quilt. I am sure each one of us will say “I want to be the last one to have it!”, so there will be no fight!
One of the questions my mother always asks me is: “who could ever pay you for all the work you put in your quilts?” For this particular quilt, I think the answer is clear! But usually I don’t bother with the answer, it’s simple: you can’t make something beautiful without hard work.
I don’t know if we will ever find time to sew again such a project. But this winter me and my sister Nina will work on the cube quilt.
I hope to take a picture with this quilt and we all soon! And I will tell you what they think about the quilting. None of them saw the quilting yet.
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Wooow, the Quilt ist soooo very beautiful…wow, what a work?
So lovely coleurs!
A great work!
LG Klaudia
(sorry my english is not so good)
Необыкновенно красивое одеяло!!! И история по его созданию!!! Счастливая мама – у неё такие дочки!!!!
Beautiful quilt, it will certainly become a family treasure. Nice quilting, did you stitch that on your home machine.
I love hexagons and I love this quilt and I love the story behind making this quilt. I only wish I had even one sister to quilt with,sadly none! As for you turning only 44! Happy birthday and may the Lord bless you this year. I am almost 20 years older than you, dear, so enjoy the journey!
Mariana (South Africa)
what a beautyful quilt and story!
I wish you all the luck with your dubble 4, happy birthday.
http://quiltaart.blogspot.nl
Amazing! What a family treasure!
Wow – really beautiful – outstanding quilting!
Your quilt is absolutely gorgeous! And your story is heartwarming. Such great memories for all of you.
Such a beautiful quilt and a great story to go with it. I hope when you label it, you include a bit of the story on the label. So that future generations know it.
This is gorgeous! What an awesome project and superb finish.
Happy Birthday! What a beautiful gift.
a gorgeous quilt! I love how it's quilted too
I was enjoying all the pictures and commentary about this quilt as I have a king size one that I've worked on, on and off for over four years now. I am at the hand quilting stage and it is very slow going. I am ashamed to admit I have gone for months without sewing a stitch on it! Perhaps I will be inspired to get going on it again because of your photos and story!
THEN I was blown away when you said it was your birthday today!!! It is MINE too! I am 58 today. 😀 Happy Birthday to you Geta! Thanks for all you do to inspire me as a fellow quilter. 🙂
What an amazing amount of work! And a great story, the creation of a real family heirloom!
Greta ~ this quilt is beautiful, so wonderful that you and your sisters put it together for your Mom. I know she will treasure it. Oh and the quilting is astounding!
What a beautiful quilt and beautiful memories as well. Good luck in the contest and happy, happy birthday!
You are such an inspiration! I have followed your quilt from the beginning (even have started one of my own, but I wish I had 3 sisters to help me with it…). You have done beautiful work on a very special quilt! Amazing!
What a lovely gift, and what a wonderful quilt! I enjoyed reading your story – thanks for sharing!
Oh! i like it. happy B DAY. Wig.
Wow, beautiful! And the quilting is spectacular!
Geta the quilt is stunning! Your quilting added so much to the design and I know your mother will treasure it, knowing it came from the fingers and hearts of her daughters!
Beautiful! And the quilting is amazing…
I'm not a big fan of hexagons but the quilt you and your sisters made for your Mom is absolutely the most lovely quilt I've seen.
I think it's your quilting that sets it apart. The quilt is simply spectacular. I admire the *patience* you must have had when doing *all those pebbles*!
What a beautiful quilt and a lovely gesture for your Mom.
It's just another amazing project from your -and your sisters'- hands! It's gorgeous, and as always, I love your management of the color. Happy birthday, warm wishes for you,
Geta,rezultatul muncii voastre este uimitor!Dar si ce simbolizeaza el a meritat efortul comun!Felicitari si La multi ani!"
Вы похожи на героинь из сказки. Три девицы под окном, как у Пушкина. Счастья Вашей маме. Одеяло замечательное!
Arăți ca un eroine de basm. Trei fete de la fereastra, ca Pușkin. Fericirea de mama ta.Pătură este remarcabila!
This is just outstanding! And what a wonderful together-project!
This quilt is exquisite! I am slowly working on a hexagon quilt too and seeing yours gives me inspiration. I love your blog too!
Such a beautiful quilt, I too have just started a hexagon quilt and am so inspired by yours. Thank-you so much x
Feliz Aniversário e que DEUS te ABENÇOE.Espetacular o seu trabalho sempre,Adooooro!Beijos.
Geta
I love your sister and yours quilt!!.your mother surely is prod of you. Greetings from Argentina
Happy Birthday to you, hopefully you have had a great day ☺
The quilt for your mother is so-o-o beautiful, wonderful gift for your mother!
Liebe Grüße
Bente
This is ridiculously gorgeous! I love the story and all the work your family put into this. Gosh I envy you and your sisters!
Well done!
Happy birthday!
Your quilt is lovely. What a wonderful ting to create with your sisters!
I have seen some of this quilt's progress on your blog, and it was great to see it all finished. I love how you quilted it. It is really beautiful.
Happy birthday! And thank you for sharing your quilt… I can honestly say that this is my favourite Grandmother's Garden ever 🙂
That is stunning!! How wonderful for you and your sisters and mom to have this quilt to share! The quilting is beautiful. Happy, happy birthday – here's to many, many more!
The hexagon flowers are all gorgeous, but what really makes this quilt for me is the quilting! Oh, my it is gorgeous!
Happy Birthday Geta!!! I just love the finished quilt pictures and the lovely pictures along the way. You all worked so very hard and did such a wonderful job. I know your mother is so proud of all of you. What a very special and thoughtful gift to make for her. Hopefully you can get a picture of all of you together with the quilt! That would be a treasured photo 🙂
La Multi Ani, draga Geta!
Sa ai parte de cat mai multe clipe petrecute cu oamenii dragi tie, pentru ca sufletul si mintea sa aiba puterea de a scoate la iveala, mai departe,asemenea minunatii !
Wow it is stunning and I love the timeline of using your nephews age! Thanks for sharing.
What an incredible quilt and so wonderful that you worked on it with your family. The quilting is lovely too.
Such a beautiful quilt and it has a beautiful story too!
The quilting is amazing too!
That is the most amazing hexagon quilt I've ever seen (and I've seen a LOT over my 18 years as a professional quilter). Your quilting is so fabulous and I am just speechless (ok, I'm not speechless because I am writing to you!). Thank you for taking the pictures of that quilting – I loved my visit this morning! Debby, from the Washington, DC (USA) area
Beautiful quilt and beautiful story! Thank you for sharing. This has to be one of my very favorite GFG quilts I have ever seen. Well done to all of you!
Your quilt is the the most stunning GFG I've ever seen. Your quilting really adds to it.
Thank you for showing the photo where you are trimming it after quilting. I am working on an EPP 60 degree diamond star quilt, and have been wondering about how to 'finish' it. How to create an edge. Up until now, I haven't found any information on this. It appears that you simply laid the top over the batting,quilted, then trimmed.
Thank you for sharing your talents. You are truly inspiring.
Happy Birthday Greta! You and your sisters certainly created a labour of love in this quilt. Absolutely amazing! Wow!
WOW!!! It's awsome! Wonderful project, your mum must be very proud!
Happy birthday!
The grandmother garden quilt is beautiful,
Carole
Beautiful quilt. I love hexagons and what agreat experience to share with your sisters.
The quilt turned out so lovely – wonderful quilting too. Did you do the quilting? I love the idea that your mother will share it with you and your sisters.
such a wonderfull quilt. i love the quilting design, very good idea and very well done. i live in france and my two sisiters and i are quilting and sharing a blog : http://www.filetpatch.canalblog.com.
We made a quilt for our cousin marriage and it was a great experience to. patricia.
Stunning traditional quilt – the quilting is spectacular!!
Amazing, beautiful quilt. Priceless gift, full of love!!!!!
I had already seen the finished quilt top on your blog, but your quilting has once more done that extra little something to it. You are a real genius! Compliments to you and your sisters!!!
For a wonderful family a very special project with a perfect look.
I'd like to have three sisters…
I wanna see the face of your mother when you'll gift this gorgeous quilt to her. And after I wanna see a photo of all of you : mother and daughters embraced under this quilt ;).
Happy birthday again, Geta !
I adore this quilt and the story behind it. You all did an amazing job.
And of course you will have my vote, i already told you how much I love your quilt!!!!!! Well done ladies!.
And of course you will have my vote, i already told you how much I love your quilt!!!!!! Well done ladies!.
Well, happy birthday!!!! Wow!!! This quilt for your mother is just fantastic!!! What a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful! I love the brown separating each flower!
La multi ani si la mai multe astfel de minunatii!
Oh my God! I'm still gaping at the work of art! It's incredible, such a wonderful present to gift your mother! Amazing, Awesome! I'm out of words. Congratulations, the quilting is also fantastic!
Beautiful quilt for your mother. I really liked all the different colors you chose. I am just starting to experiment with "hexies" and they are so much fun to do. I think I need to be a follower of your blog!
Wow what an awesome way to honour your mother!! It's beautiful and I especially love the effect of the quilting.
Beautiful!! What an amazing story for an amazing quilt!
Wow. Wow. WOW! What a fabulous idea to share with your sisters! Gorgeous quilt!!!
lovely quilt, lovely story!
Wow. What a gorgeous quilt for your mother – I really like the epp! It is stunning! The quilting is fabulous – did you quilt it yourself?!
What a lovely story, and what a beautiful quilt.
And happy birthday too!!
Wow, what a quilt! And what a beautiful way to make it. Some of my favorite moments in life are when I'm quilting with my sisters!
What a great story and the quilting is beautiful. Love the quilt.
While I'm not really into hexi quilts, the colorts, layout and quilting of this one compliment each other so greatly. I love the story, too. Great quilt
your quilt is just beautiful! I am quite partial to hexagon quilts myself 🙂 I just turned 44 this year too (in September). Good luck with your entry in the festival!
What a treasure you and your sisters made! Who is getting it next to cuddle?
Gorgeous! Lucky mother! Lucky daughters!
Absolutely beautiful and such a heart warming gift for your mother!
I'm a quilter with 4 sisters, but it would take an act of God to get us all to work together on a project that big. Congratulations on your finish. The workmanship is wonderful!
I have never seen quilting like this on a grandmother's flower garden before… it is stunning! You and your sisters have created a true heirloom. 🙂
This quilt is just fantastic. I can't even imagine the amount of work this required. I'm sure it will be well loved. What a fun bonding project.
How fantastic. I love hexies but more i love the story of you and your sisters working together. Lucky mom to have such daughters and vice versa! Thanks for sharing and have a great day
Amazing quilt and beautiful quilting…what a wonderful gift for your Mom!! TFS
Absolutely Beautiful!!!
Wow, this is spectacular!!
Jobs unbelieveable. Extremely time-consuming. Quilting adds luster. I admire. : D
So amazing!!! Love these! Thanks so much for sharing!
Happy week !
Hugs from Portugal,
Ana Love Craft
http://www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com
Amazing!! This is such a special project. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
gorgeous….just love ur work !!
What a wonderful family-project! Congratulations to this spectacular quilt!
Geta, I'm way past your birthday as I read this, hope it was wonderful, but I have to say I am blown away by the quilting on this quilt!! I have seen many and own several Grandmother's Flower Garden quilts and never have I seen one so beautifully quilted. I am sure your mother is ecstatic and you and your sisters should be very proud. Thank you for being so generous…I am thrilled that you posted a close up of the quilting. It adds so much wonderful texture. I never would have thought to quilt a GFG like this. I think you've started something girl :). Peggy in Oregon
Geta, I'm way past your birthday as I read this, hope it was wonderful, but I have to say I am blown away by the quilting on this quilt!! I have seen many and own several Grandmother's Flower Garden quilts and never have I seen one so beautifully quilted. I am sure your mother is ecstatic and you and your sisters should be very proud. Thank you for being so generous…I am thrilled that you posted a close up of the quilting. It adds so much wonderful texture. I never would have thought to quilt a GFG like this. I think you've started something girl :). Peggy in Oregon
Love your quilt and bag patterns look forward to buying some patters from you in the future.
Hallo liebe Geta, wow was für ein tolles familienprojet. Ihr könnt alle sehr stolz auf euch sein. Und schön das ihr es sogar einmal zu 4 geschafft habt, und dann Mamas Kuchen was gibt es besseres als solche erinnerungen. Alles liebe und Gute zu deinem 44 und Gott segne dich.
Your work is wonderful. Thank you for sharing your hints and patterns.
That quilting is really special. Thanks for showing it. I’m tryng to finish one that was started in the l930’s and was handed down, I’ve been asked to finish it. Probably won’t ever tackle another Grandmother’s garden unless it is ready to quilt. This one needs a few blocks added. Pieces were with it.