Your quilt is so gorgeous and your sister is so talented- thank you for sharing the special story behind it. What a great family heirloom along with the genealogy paperwork! You are so lucky that your sister is also such a good friend that knows you so well and cares about you so much. I know the feeling is mutual because you're always mentioning that you're saving books for her too. You two are such a wonderful pair! What a great representation of a sister's love and knowledge.
Aw, your comment almost made me want to tear up a little. I am very blessed to have a wonderful sister. She is 10 years older than me so we didn't really know each other growing up and didn't really have much in common. In more recent years we discovered that we like similar books and started recommending them to each other.
Again, very beautiful. Love the personal touches to it with your favourite authors and series, including cats and teacups. I am so jealous. A keepsake made with love.
Oh my goodness Elizabeth! That is one of the most beautiful quilts I've ever seen! I love it so much! What a treasure!❤️ I have made a few quilts but I know I've not got the skills of your sister! It makes me want to try to do a simple, lap quilt size though. Where'd she get the pattern? Love love love it!!!!
I asked her and she said that she didn't have a pattern, she just found examples online and made up her own. She has always been very creative and not afraid to try things (even without a pattern). I'm still overwhelmed just looking at it.
Charla Vaught thanks for replying! You did an absolutely amazing job on that quilt! And to know that you kinda made it up as you went is even more amazing. It's definitely going to be a treasured keepsake for your sister! If you ever make another one, you should share a picture. Us book/quilt lovers would enjoy seeing it!
How did she do the lettering? I am doing a bookcase quilt for my sister-in-law. I just did a title with embroidery (using waste canvas ). Did she quilt it by stitch in the ditch?
Kelley Mueller this is Charla, Elizabeth’s sister. I used stitch in the ditch for the books, so the spines would appear like books on a shelf. I used stippling on the black areas, and I used a free-motion wood grain quilting design on the “wooden” areas of the shelf. I used my embroidery machine to do the lettering. It could absolutely be done with hand embroidery. Hope this helps.
Does anyone have a tutorial on how to make a book shelf quilt? I found one tutorial but it doesn't show step by step. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
If you want, you can send me a private message with your email or whatever contact information you are comfortable with sharing and I can pass it on to Charla. Just message me through TH-cam or email me at Lizziefaye1982@gmail.com.
I don't know if she ever enters them in her local fair or quilt shows. We have a local quilt show here every other year and I have shown a couple there that she made for my kids several years ago. I will definitely show this one when the show rolls around again. She did win a Row by Row prize this year.
Hi, my sister made this quilt for me. She did do machine embroidery. There was a similar question from Kelley Mueller. If you scroll down through the comments and check out my sister's detailed response. I hope that will answer your question. Thanks so much for watching and you I hope your quilt is wonderful too.
You’re a Cowboy?! I’m a Cowboy!!! Are you apart of the the Alumni Association? I just finished my membership and got the super pretty and musical box two weeks ago.
Yes! I'm from the class of 1986. Both my siblings and our parents went there too. I have not ever joined the alumni association. I do get the letters from them sometimes. There used to be a group here in Florida. I went to a gathering several years ago. I should find out if they still are active.
This quilt is such a work of art - your sister really did a brilliant job. All the details and colours are just brilliant!
Thanks, it is truly a treasure!
Remembered Reads thanks!
Your quilt is so gorgeous and your sister is so talented- thank you for sharing the special story behind it. What a great family heirloom along with the genealogy paperwork! You are so lucky that your sister is also such a good friend that knows you so well and cares about you so much. I know the feeling is mutual because you're always mentioning that you're saving books for her too. You two are such a wonderful pair! What a great representation of a sister's love and knowledge.
Aw, your comment almost made me want to tear up a little. I am very blessed to have a wonderful sister. She is 10 years older than me so we didn't really know each other growing up and didn't really have much in common. In more recent years we discovered that we like similar books and started recommending them to each other.
Terri Burgess thank you. We are blessed to have a wonderful family!
Terri Burgess thank you!
Again, very beautiful. Love the personal touches to it with your favourite authors and series, including cats and teacups. I am so jealous. A keepsake made with love.
Thank you! It really is very special and I'm blessed to have a great sister!
2boysscrappin thank you!
Beautiful! The details are amazing and make it even more special.
Thank you!!
The detail is amazing!!! Thanks for sharing with us. 😊
Thanks, I'm glad that I waited until I could film this video on my phone so the quality would be better.
Akossiwa K thanks!
oh man i love ur bookshelf quilt.
Thank you! My sister is the best and I definitely treasure this quilt!
u welcome.
Prairie 😊
Absolutely beautiful! Laura Ingalls Wilder is still my favorite author of all time. I have a whole bookcase with nothing but books by and about her.
Wow, a whole bookcase! I have a whole shelf, but it won't hold all that I have. Have you been to any of her home sites like Mansfield, MO?
LizziefayeLovesBooks Unfortunately not, but it's on my radar!
Harlow glam thanks!
Beautiful quilt!
Thank you! My sister is very talented!
Love it!!
Thanks for stopping by!
so beautiful x
Thank you!
Beautiful.
Thank you!
mom2triplets04 thanks!
Oh my goodness Elizabeth! That is one of the most beautiful quilts I've ever seen! I love it so much! What a treasure!❤️ I have made a few quilts but I know I've not got the skills of your sister! It makes me want to try to do a simple, lap quilt size though. Where'd she get the pattern? Love love love it!!!!
I asked her and she said that she didn't have a pattern, she just found examples online and made up her own. She has always been very creative and not afraid to try things (even without a pattern). I'm still overwhelmed just looking at it.
LizziefayeLovesBooks ok thanks for asking her for me. I love it! I hope you post a picture of it sometime on instagram so I can look at it !❤️😊
Good idea! I should have thought to do that.
Elizabeth Wooten as Elizabeth said, I saw a bookshelf on the internet, and googled to find more examples. Then I just designed as I went along.
Charla Vaught thanks for replying! You did an absolutely amazing job on that quilt! And to know that you kinda made it up as you went is even more amazing. It's definitely going to be a treasured keepsake for your sister! If you ever make another one, you should share a picture. Us book/quilt lovers would enjoy seeing it!
Your sister did an awesome job. I love it. How did she make the kitty laying on the books?
Thank you! I don't know if she used a pattern for the kitty or not. Most of the quilt she designed herself.
How did she do the lettering? I am doing a bookcase quilt for my sister-in-law. I just did a title with embroidery (using waste canvas ). Did she quilt it by stitch in the ditch?
I will get her to answer the second part. The lettering she did by machine embroidery.
Kelley Mueller this is Charla, Elizabeth’s sister. I used stitch in the ditch for the books, so the spines would appear like books on a shelf. I used stippling on the black areas, and I used a free-motion wood grain quilting design on the “wooden” areas of the shelf. I used my embroidery machine to do the lettering. It could absolutely be done with hand embroidery. Hope this helps.
Charla Vaught thanks!
Where is the book quilt pattern from please
My sister designed it herself.
Does anyone have a tutorial on how to make a book shelf quilt? I found one tutorial but it doesn't show step by step. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I'll get my sister to comment on this. She might could contact you with some advice since she made this one.
LizziefayeLovesBooks
Thank you so much. I really want to make one.
If you want, you can send me a private message with your email or whatever contact information you are comfortable with sharing and I can pass it on to Charla. Just message me through TH-cam or email me at Lizziefaye1982@gmail.com.
The Missouri’s Star Quilt Company did a bookcase tutorial
I love it! Does your sister enter her quilts into contests? If so I know she has lots of ribbons!
I don't know if she ever enters them in her local fair or quilt shows. We have a local quilt show here every other year and I have shown a couple there that she made for my kids several years ago. I will definitely show this one when the show rolls around again. She did win a Row by Row prize this year.
Where did you get the words for the Holy Bible?
They are embroidered on with machine embroidery. That's as much as I know. I don't know what font it is or anything.
Did you use an embroidery machine to write the names of your books? Love your bookshelf quilt. I am starting one also.
Hi, my sister made this quilt for me. She did do machine embroidery. There was a similar question from Kelley Mueller. If you scroll down through the comments and check out my sister's detailed response. I hope that will answer your question. Thanks so much for watching and you I hope your quilt is wonderful too.
You’re a Cowboy?! I’m a Cowboy!!! Are you apart of the the Alumni Association? I just finished my membership and got the super pretty and musical box two weeks ago.
Yes! I'm from the class of 1986. Both my siblings and our parents went there too. I have not ever joined the alumni association. I do get the letters from them sometimes. There used to be a group here in Florida. I went to a gathering several years ago. I should find out if they still are active.