My friend, Debbie Silva, died last year from ALS, and she gave me an appliqued elephant panel that she had started and knew she wouldn't be able to finish. She also gave me the complimentary fabrics that she chosen to go with it. As most of my followers know, I am not a quilter, but I made an exception for this project. I decided to finish this as a lap robe. It reminds me of Debbie's, wonderful creative and loving spirit. It also serves as a reminder to count my blessings. We never know what lies beyond the next corner and we need live every day to our fullest potential and be thankful for all our friends and family. This quilt is truly a labor of love and further reinforced that fact that I'm not a quilter at heart; at least in the traditional sense. I could see myself doing art quilting but that's about it. There's a couple of places that I wish I had done it differently but overall I'm pleased how this all came together as a design. I outlined the elephant by couching on gray and orange yarn to the edge of the appliqued design. I think it helped "pop out" the image. I'm glad that you can't see the quilting part in the picture. That's why so many quilters send their quilts out to be stitched. Hope you enjoy the design.
