Storm at Sea Memory Quilt

Dimensions: 53" x 74"

Completed: September 2002

I made this quilt for my hubby Andrew's 30th birthday. I sent out a whole heap of calico squares to a wide variety of people who have touched his life in some way - teachers, friends, family and his favourite singer.  Andrew loves the Storm at Sea arrangement, so I modified the pattern so I could use it in his quilt.
The hearts contain the squares from his immediate family members, and the red corners are his closest friends.  Some blocks took the creators many hours to make, and one of his friends even hand embroidered her block!
The back is made up of fabrics and photos that represent Andrew and his life.
The label is one of these blocks, and has a photo of the two of us taken on my 30th as the background.
The quilt was presented to Andrew at a surprise party I threw him in our own house in front of many of the people who made blocks.  I think they were more excited than Andrew!  He was also surprised to find his family had travelled from all over to share this event with him.
Here he is after the big revelation - I hung it across a beam so guests could inspect both sides of the quilt at the same time.  Andrew is the happy guy in the red shirt.