Okay, let's get back to my friend Gloria who did indeed purchase my very first pattern. She made the quilt and wanted to add something in the border. Since Gloria is a retired school teacher who taught deaf children, she wanted to add some hand signs for the deaf in the border. She was going to applique them and thought it might be too busy and I suggested to her to quilt the hand signs. If you look closely you will see the quilted hand signs between the little children motifs that she had appliqued in the border. I love the blue and yellow that she used and the other little touches that she added to her quilt. It's fun and rewarding to see something that I designed come to life by someone else making it. I know the bag designers that I sometimes test for must feel great every time the testers complete their bags and show them.
Gloria Shapiro's Alphabet Quilt (made from my Alphabet Pattern). Look closely and you will the quilted hand signs for the deaf in the border of her quilt. She completed this quilt in 2002. |
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Congratulations on your wonderful pattern creation Daryl!
ReplyDeleteYour friends quilt is beautiful and I love the hand signs, that's a really special touch. It must give you great satisfaction to see someone's creation made from one of your patterns.
ReplyDeleteHand signs. Gloria's quilt is a treasure with the hand signs. Creative touch.
ReplyDeleteA truly beautiful quilt, Daryl.
ReplyDeleteWho knew that you could make your quilt even better. I love what Gloria did, she is a wonderful quilter and so creative. This is one of my favorite patterns, I've used it many times, not only as an alphabet quilt but just using the letters to spell out words. I am in love with the addition of sign language. Great job to you both.
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What a wonderful quilt pattern, Daryl. I love that she put the deaf signals in the border. It really personalizes the quilt.
ReplyDeletevisitng from val's there were so many comments I thought I'd leave one here. Beautiful!! LeeAnna at not afraid of color
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