Amy, thanks again for sponsoring this fun festival!
For this festival, I chose to pull out a quilt I made years ago, as it’s one of my favorites!
As a child, my father read to me every single night before I went to sleep. One of my favorites was a poem by Robert Louis Stephenson called “Windy Nights.”
Windy Nights
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Whenever the moon and stars are set,
Whenever the wind is high,
All night long in the dark and wet,
A man goes riding by.
Late in the night when the fires are out,
Why does he gallop and gallop about?
Whenever the trees are crying aloud,
And ships are tossed at sea,
By, on the highway, low and loud,
By at the gallop goes he.
By at the gallop he goes, and then
By he comes back at the gallop again.
The quilt is done in appliqué, with hand dyed fabrics, cotton, satin and embroidery. 
It is hand quilted and was made in the late 80’s.
Photos are clickable to see a larger image.
Caron this is such an amazing quilt – I LOVE it. What a wonderful tribute to your dad! Absolutely brilliant quilt.
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This is fabulous. The handquilting is gorgeous, and it really captures the feel of the poem that inspired it. Thanks so much for sharing it!
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What a great way to depict a poem.
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What a fantastic quilt. Great finish.
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Your quilt is wonderful, especially with the story behind it. Such a sweet reminder of good times with your dad.
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What a precious quilt that reminds you of your Dad. Thank you for sharing it today.
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Love this – especially since it's an early art quilt – so cool!
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I love your quilt and the story behind it.
Thank you so much for sharing it 🙂
SheilaC
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Lovely memories and great inspiration. Your quilt has worked so well. It looks great !
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What a lovely quilt!
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it's so pretty 🙂
thanks for sharing!
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Wow! Great quilt!!
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Amazing & beautiful!
~ Meagan
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fantastic!! and how fun to have your dad read to you every nite. my mom sang to me every nite, so i have that memory…i should come up with a quilt to commemorate that. have a great day and thanks for sharing
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