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Read Our Guestbook Thank you for visiting Grandby's Quilts at quilts.cc. We would love it if you would add to this guestbook we are keeping!I can't wait to give dad his tee shirt quilt, he is going to love it! Thanks Barbara! Barbara made a quilt for my daughter and son-in-law's wedding gift. It was made from my Dad's shirts. What an awesome feeling to see her open it. She plans to pass on to her children. What a great idea to carry on a loved one's memory — thanks, Barbara!!! I love the quilts and other items I have seen here. Osiyo (Hello), Your site is fascinating and it is also a precious one. Quilts
are like old family bibles in which they carry the warm loving spirits of the present
families and souls of dear loved ones that have passed into the sacred place.
Viewing your site really took me back to old fashion God fearing days when we would
sit and speak with one another about our dreams. I'll be getting in touch with
you shortly about a quilt project I'd like you to look at and/or create for me, but
I want to research a few things first. Wado! (Thank you.)
I liked your military quilt. I'd like to see more of your work
related to military designs, Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze
Star, etc., if you have pictures of them. Thank You.
Thanks for taking my needlework and turning it into a "masterpiece" quilt.
It's beautiful... and I love it! The six months of waiting for my quilt of my husbands clothing was so much
worth the wait. Your loving care of wrapping it for me to open on
Christmas Day was "priceless." Our tears explained our happiness. It
was beautiful. Every shirt brought back memories of him. I was
totally in awe. Cannot find enough words to describe it. I will send
you a picture as soon as possible for you to post to your website. Thank
you from the bottom of my heart for making my Christmas so special.
I absolutely loved the memory quilt that Barbara made. I gave her a
bunch of my military uniforms and asked her to use the materials to make a
heirloom that I could pass on to my loved ones. It turned out amazingly
beautiful. She is such a talented lady!
From the early comments, people are very impressed with it. I am more
than happy with the way it turned out, because it shows exactly what I wanted it
to, and that is events that have been important to me over the last 25 years.
It fits well with my new bed and other furniture and window coverings.
Overall, I am extremely satisfied with it. Another comment I had on my
quilt from a friend in Australia: "P.S. I had a look at your quilt video...
it's awesome!! My sister-in-law is into quilting BIG TIME and would be
really impressed!"
I just received the quilt — perfect timing since my daughter left this morning for her senior trip
— therefore I can spread it out and look at it as much as I want!!! It is prettier than I could imagine it to be. You did a marvelous job and I thank you so very much. You made my day. Thanks again.
I wanted to send you a
picture of the quilt I made for Michael for our wedding. He loved it
and we enjoy looking at it on our bed every day. You did a wonderful job
with the quilt and pillows!! Thanks for helping me make it beautiful!!
Thanks so much!!
Love the look of your quilts. I can't wait to have my daughter's
graduation quilt made!
When my son passed away 2 1/2 years ago, I couldn't go into his room without
holding onto his clothes, smelling them, and then crying. A friend of mine
gave me the idea of making a quilt with them, but at the time I wasn't ready to
clean out his belongings. After several months went by, I started looking
on the web for a quilt maker and that's when I found Barbara's site. When
I talked with her, I knew nothing about quilts or how they were made, but she
made the process so easy and comfortable that all I needed to know was that she
was taking care, talking too, and loving my son through the entire process!
Our quilt is AMAZING! I cried the first time I saw it and couldn't wait to
show everyone and my husband was speechless. Before we saw the quilt, we
were going to hang it in our bedroom, but there is no way I am going to let
anyone escape my house without witnessing my son's story! The quilt is
going into our family room to be surrounded by everyone's love! I love our
quilt so much, that I will definitely be having Barbara make us another one in
the future!
I am so glad that I found your web site and was able to get you to do the
quilting for me. It was a great job and a very pleasant surprise to have
my quilt finished in such a short time. Thanks.
After my Dad passed away, the hardest thing for me to do was go in his closet
and discard his clothes. I kept them there just as he left them for far
over 1/2 a year. The thought of incorporating them into a quilt came to my
mind. I do some sewing, but knew this was far to large and important of a
project for me to tackle. I decided to look online if there was anyone I
would trust with this big personal project. Low and behold I found
Barbara!!! I contacted her and shipped Dad's clothes to Texas. She
is an angel. I can not even begin to tell you my feelings when I received
Dad's quilt. Her workmanship is outstanding, top quality. I now have
a very personal family heirloom made from my Dad's clothes!!! My children
and grandchildren are having great fun with their memories of day's he wore
certain shirts... it was great fun to match them up with pictures. If you
are interesting in having a family heirloom made, Barbara is the lady to do it!!
Thank you again, Barbara. I will be forever grateful.
Amazing quilting, my sister-in-law loved it. Thanks a million, see you
soon.
Oh my goodness, we love the quilt!! I finally got to see the pictures of it when
my sister came up to MN for a family reunion. We've been extremely busy with the
end of the school year and the family reunion. My dad loved the quilt and has
already showed it off to his friends (who I think are a little jealous), you are
an extraordinary quilter and we appreciated you doing this very special quilt
for us. Thank you again for doing it!
I am absolutely in love with the quilt and throw that you made for my
daughter and mother and father-in-law. My daughter sleeps with hers every
night and my mother and father in-law cried when they saw theirs. As you
know the quilts were made from my late husbands shirts and jeans and... well...
as you can guess mean soooo much to us. Thank you so much for making these
on such short notice and as fast as you did. I hope to send pictures soon!
Thank you so much for the finishing of my two quilts. I especially appreciate your extra effort in binding a very difficult edge.
I received my quilt from your shop on October 30, 2007. Upon opening
the package I could not hold back the tears of happiness and joy. The
quilt top was pieced together by my Mother, Frances Cyrus of West Virginia, who
has passed away. Then quilted by my husband's favorite Aunt Eunice of
Reagan, Texas who has also passed away. Then the project was topped off
with all the love and special attention it deserved by Barbara and her wonder
staff at Grandby's Quilts. This photo quilt will be something that we will
treasure and our generations to follow. I have only had it with me for two
days and already have a neighbor and two co-workers that feel they need this
special gift as well. If you are in need of something very special and
completely unique this is the place to go, you need look no further.
Thanks again Grandby's for putting a perfect ending to our 2007!
I got the quilt and it's incredible. I just laid it on my bed and
touched every piece of fabric and remembered the times Kent wore the shirts and
ties. I am so pleased with it. Thank you so much.
I was just visiting your website and wanted to tell you the quilts are
beautiful!
Our Harley quilt is used every day. It has held up so well and is
absolutely beautiful. From Alaska to Kansas it has traveled with us.
Thank you so much.
I loved the quilt that I got finished with you. It is so great and my
daughter loves it. As I told you, she has been collecting "Snoopy" since
she was five years old and she just got her degree in forensics so this quilt
was a part of her graduation gift. I know that you took a picture of it
and would really appreciate it if you could e-mail me a copy of it so that I
could have it. Thanks again!
Barbara did an outstanding job at creating a memory quilt for my parent's
50th anniversary. I consider her one of my great Internet finds!
Easy to deal with, great workmanship and a reasonable price. The quilt
created a lot of excitement and will be treasured always. Thank you so
much!
Thank you for the special touch you put on the quilt square for my grandson's
Juvenile Diabetes Quilt. This will be displayed at each conference along
with all the others commemorating each child diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.
I was very happy with the the long arm quilting done on my quilt. I
felt the time and cost was reasonable. Everyone liked my quilt.
Thanks for your work.
After losing contact with Barbara for 20 years, the love of quilting brought
us together again. We had worked together many years ago and when I needed
a bedspread quilted, I found her listing in the yellow pages.
Well !! I've found my slice of quilters heaven. :} I need to win
the lottery so I can have my stash of quilt tops quilted right away. The
three that I've had done from Grandby's are absolutely beautiful, each new one
out-doing the one before. I couldn't be more pleased. It's easy to
see the smooth and gentle touch that comes through in the quilting. Many,
many thanx!!
I absolutely love the quilt I had made!! It was for my parent's 50th
wedding anniversary and I know it will be something they treasure beyond what
words could ever say. Thank you to Barb and all of "Santa's elves" who
made it possible to receive before the party!
I made a king sized quilt top and back and it has been waiting to be quilted
for years. I am so pleased that I found Barbara to do the quilting and
finishing for me! I could not be more pleased with the results and it was
finished so quickly! Barbara also monogrammed the back for me and chose
the perfect color. I would certainly be comfortable leaving any decisions
up to Barbara. Thank you Barbara for taking care of my project with the
utmost loving care. I am now looking forward to another project, but this
one will not take as long with Barbara's help.
Barbara, Just wanted you know that the "Hawaiian turtle quilt" top that you
stitched for me (to be used in my daughter's nursery) is completed and my
daughter had her baby girl, Evelyn Alva Scott, Oct. 15th. Everyone is
doing great. I am still in Lubbock and will be sending you a picture of
the finished quilt! Everyone is very impressed with the quilt!
Thanks Again for all you work, Sylvia
I appreciate your speed in completing my quilt. My daughter is pleased
to see her quilt top look so good.
Thanks, Barbara, for the fabulous quilting you did on my Spurs quilt. I
usually do my own quilting, but because this quilt will be a silent auction item
at the Bruce Bowen Golf Classic event this year, I wanted the work to be
special. I can't tell you enough how pleased we all are with the end
result. Not only is the work beautiful, complimenting the theme of the
quilt, you finished it well within the time frame we discussed. Thank you
again for your work on this quilt.
Thank you so much for the wonderful quilt you finished for my mother.
It will be a beautiful surprise at Christmas! You definitely have a
first-class operation. Thanks again!
Your quilts are of the highest quality of any photo quilts that I have seen
on the Internet. I started making them a year ago and have searched for
ideas, but yours are the best!! Keep up the good work.
I had a photo quilt made for my boyfriend Jonathan for Christmas. He
had absolutely no idea what he was getting and was totally surprised. He
loved it. The pictures turned out wonderful on the fabric and the colors
were amazing. Barbara was so nice and helpful to me along the way even
when I began to stress about not having it in time, she never let me down.
It seemed as if she truly knew me as more than just a person on the other end of
the email. I would truly recommend her work any day! She is very
very talented!
Thanks you so much for quilting my top -- and so quickly too!!! It is
absolutely beautiful! More quilt tops to follow.
We have had two quilts made for our daughters using their baby clothes.
They both turned out beautiful and now I will always have one of the best
memories of their "baby days" to look at forever. Thanks for everything!
You have a nice website. Lots of interesting items. Next time I
am in the Hill Country I will look you up and I know my daughter will as she
loves doing and having stain glass (quilts).
Thanks for helping me find the perfect gift for a special friend's birthday.
I was very pleased with the friendliness and kindness shown me each time I
visited the store and spoke with the staff on the telephone. The work done
for me was exceptional and I am very pleased with the quilts. Both quilts
are over 50 years old and they were handled and cared for as if they had just
been sown. Thanks, ladies, for making me so happy. I will never
forget you and your interest in me.
I enjoyed looking at your quilts. I wish I could make one that was that
good. I did take the t-shirt of my niece and sew them on fabric for a lap
quilt. I zig-zag around each logo. I could send you a picture of it
if you like.
Grandby's Quilts made three quilted memory throws for us from my son, Thomas'
clothing, mostly tee shirts and jeans. We added pictures to two of the
throws. They are beautiful and will be treasured forever as Thomas was
killed in an auto accident on March 9, 2005. Most importantly Michelle and
Barbara at Grandby's really listened to our ideas so that the throws are exactly
what we wanted, even the inclusion of a sock and bandana that our son's wife
asked to have on her quilt. The pattern is lovely and having the
monogramming put on jean pockets was a wonderful idea that they suggested.
The workmanship is incredible assuring us the quilts will last a long, long
time. I did not want to ask Grandby's for a time deadline, but they
finished all the throws very quickly so that we were able to have them for
Thomas' June 16th birthday which was very special to us. Grandby's does
outstanding work and I recommend them to everyone. If your quilt is a
special one, be assured you will be treated with compassion and understanding
and be very happy with your quilt.
I had a memory quilt made for my daughter on the occasion of her wedding.
Both the groom's family and ours participated and I enjoyed receiving the bricks
to put into it. Grandby's did a wonderful job and everyone enjoyed looking
at it at the reception. I highly recommend having one made.
My wife suggested the t-shirt quilt for our son in honor of his reaching the
Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts. The end product far exceeded my
expectations. It is something that he will cherish over the years and show
generations of his family. Thanks Barbara - you're truly gifted!
Barbara and Michele have been wonderful. Their advice was sound and the
delivery time accurate. I am pleased with the stitching and overall look
of my grandmother's quilt and very appreciative that Barbara would work with it,
considering it was made with upholstery and drapery fabrics.
I received your photo king quilt from my Mother for Christmas this year.
As I opened it and saw the photos telling my life story from the time I was an
infant through my childhood, my teenage years, my graduation, my marriage, my
children and every family member that I love was included -— I cried. And
so did the rest of my family — EVERYONE. This is the most sentimental,
wonderful gift I could have ever received. It will truly be an heirloom
that I pass down to my daughter. Thank you so much for all the hard work
and the beautiful stitching. But most of all, thank you for the wonderful
memories that my family will share every time we see the quilt. It is so
beautiful, I will be displaying it on my wall.
I love my quilt. It seems so satisfying to have it finally completed.
I think the quilting really adds and I like how you interpreted the label for
the back. Very high quality. Thank you very much and happy holidays!
I saw a t-shirt quilt in your shop that had a picture in the middle.
Pretty cool. I would like to have one made with my BMX t-shirts and
pictures. Will you make me one? I'm 8 years old and it would be a
neat Christmas present.
I love the quilts. They turned out beautiful! My problem log
cabin quilt looks great, too.
The quilt in my son's memory is just beautiful and I am so pleased with it.
I can't wait for others to see it laid out on my bed. Very good job.
Thanks.
The memory picture quilt you did for my daughter's college graduation was
just beautiful. The piece shows such creativity. She truly loves it
and knows it is one of a kind that was made especially for her. Everyone
that worked on it did such quality work. I couldn't be more pleased.
Thank you so much.
Thank you for finishing my quilt in such a beautiful way. I will
treasure it always.
Thanks for the great memory quilt you did for me. You really went all
out for me. It is just beautiful. It is going to make a great
graduation gift.
We had a photo quilt made by Grandby's for my parents' 50th wedding
anniversary. When they opened it, they were truly amazed. They had
never seen anything like it before. The ladies at Grandby's did excellent
work and went the "extra mile" to get it entirely completed in time for the big
occasion. (They had originally told me that they wouldn't be able to
complete it for another month or so). Thank you, Grandby's!
What beautiful, loving stitches your ladies used to complete my first
hand-quilted project. It will always hold a special place in my heart.
Typically, I machine piece and machine quilt my projects myself. This was
my first hand-pieced and hand-appliquéd quilt and I couldn't bare to machine
quilt it after all the hand work. I was nervous about sending it to
someone, but your work is gorgeous. I can't wait to send my next one!!!
I have seen Grandby's work, first hand, and know the loving stitches that
they put into the quilted project. The pictures on the site are only a
blink of the true beauty in Grandby's finished quilts. The thought,
planning, customer consideration and personal pride can be seen in these works
of art. I've heard some of the stories that go with the finished quilt and
it's true that each one has its own personal history. May all of you
continue to "bring tears to the eyes" of the lucky ones who trust their
craftsmanship and memories to be lovingly created into works of art by your
group. I've COMPARED and you are all that talented.
Just looking through your quilts. Thinking of getting one for my baby
girl. You do beautiful work. I especially like the photo quilts.
That is neat.
I would like to sincerely thank you for all your help on my mother's quilt.
It's beautiful.
Thank You!
(The t-shirt quilt I just received) is better than I ever imagined it could
be. I can't wait to give it to (my daughter) for graduation. It made
me cry seeing her memories right in front of me. But how comforting it
will be for her to take to college and to crawl under each night. Maybe it
will keep the homesick bug away! Thanks and you guys are the friendliest
and kindest people I have worked with in a long time!
I am from SE Texas originally, my sister-in-law told me about your website.
What beautiful work!
Just browsing at beautiful quilts. This is one of my hobbies.
Barbara has high standards of workmanship and that is reflected in her
finished products. A big plus in talking with Barbara is that she is a
very delightful person and always of good cheer. She is a good girl!
My husband, an avid Harley Davidson rider, passed away last April. I
had no idea what to do with all of his Harley t-shirts until I was surfing the
net one day and found Barbara's site. She made the most gorgeous quilt
with his t-shirts that I've ever seen. I let her use her creativity and
she did that wonderful man justice! I'll smile every time I see the quilt.
Thanks Barbara for a fantastic job.
Had a custom quilt made out of my daughter's baby clothes! It turned
out great!! We will always have the memories to look at! Thanks!
I work a SBC, I just got finished speaking to you and you told me to look you up. What a great web page thank you for giving me this address.
Nice site! Well done!
Thank you! Our Binky Patrol group really needed a quilting machine and our order for a Handi Quilter arrived safe and sound within three business days. I'm getting it all set up for our meeting tonight. What a surprise for the ladies when they walk in the door!!!
Very pretty quilts. Looks like great work!
My quilt purchase was by phone and the service provided by Barbara and her staff were great!
Hi Mrs. Barbara! I was so excited to see your website! It looks really good. My step mom has recently started making quilts, so I decided to show her your website. She was impressed too. I didn't know that one of your quilts was in a magazine! That's so cool! Kyle says hi. We miss you bunches. Hope to see you soon!
I recently conducted a web search looking for a Victorian crazy quilt throw. After reviewing nearly 50 sites, I found Grandby's Quilts with an absolutely amazing quilt. The Harvest Crazy Quilt is constructed of velvet and has the added bonus of hand embroidery. It will have a place of honor on the wall of my newly remodeled home. Barbara Harris and her staff are marvelous; I hope to order again soon!!!
Grandby's helped me with a auction project for New Braunfels Christian Academy. I had the kids, in the class, make crosses out of cloth. Grandby's incorporated it into a beautiful quilt. They donated much of there time for the school, for I'm sure this quilt will bring the school a pretty penny.
Thanks for your help!
For a moment I was in another world. Each page was a new surprise. I love all your kids quilts, it is like painted pictures. SMILING FACES let me think of my own 2 kids boy 6 and girl 4. We live on a farm where the men work on the farm and some of the women work in the 2 farmhouse's. So to give every one something to do I teach all the women to quilt. Now each family have at least 1 quilt. SMILING FACES. Then it was the kids turn. I want to make something for them to enjoy.....so I use
square blocks and it work they look at all the pictures and tell stories. When we got visitors it is the first thing they show. It is wonderful to know that
our house is full of SMILING FACES.
Thank you so much for my beautiful Texas quilt and placemats. What a wonderful job. I don't think I could have found a better place to shop. Even doing everything through email my order was just what I wanted. I had shopped and shopped to find a Texas quilt wall hanging when I finally found you online. Thank you so much for all of the correspondence through emails. Thank you again, I am very pleased. This has been the perfect finishing touches to my new "Texas" living room!
Hello Barbara,
Your website is the greatest. I'm so happy to let everyone know how talented, sweet and a happy to please person you are to your customers. I was so lucky and happy to find you to complete my quilts. I have been to both your shops, I love to browse and enjoy all the
beautiful work you do. I'll see you soon, still have some quilts for you to complete for me. Thanks and keep up the beautiful work. Enjoyed talking and meeting your beautiful daughter, she's so muck like you.
God bless and see you soon.
Had a memory quilt made from the San Antonio shop. BEAUTIFUL!
UNIQUE! The people there made me feel like a family member rather than
just another customer. I will be back and I want to tell all of you about
this unique shop.
Hi Barb - You are such a talented lady, but then, one meets talent in theater which is where we first met. Thanks for your suggestions on quilting the 'Japenese Lantern' quilt my mom started in the 1950's - I'm very pleased. Oh, how about a little musical diddy for the next wassailfest? "A Wassailing we'll go - hi ho the dairy ole, a wassailing we'll go"? Happy Quilting.
Barbara did an incredible job in putting hand-embroidered pieces together that Grandmother had left us. Barbara chose the perfect paisley pattern that pulled all the different colors together, and now we have a quilt that will be passed down to future generations. We now have something that keeps us warm with memories!
I shopped and shopped and chose you because your prices are the best and your work is just beautiful. I gave you complete of this (because I didn't have a clue, lol) and your design is perfect (see the quilt in her pics.) When I saw the picture it brought tears to my eyes. My ex-wife loves it and you now have a special place in our hearts. You will be getting way more business once our family see's this timeless work of art.
Living overseas, I took a chance "sight unseen" when I sent Barb my first bed-sized quilt - an "I Spy" for my oldest daughter. I was incredibly pleased, and have continued to use the quilting service ever since. Even though I'm scheduled to return to the east coast this summer, I intend to continue sending my tops to Texas! Thanks!
You gals have been so much help and so sweet with me not knowing what I want on the memory quilt for my upcoming wedding. I am so excited about showing off your work, I can't wait!!!! Thanks for all the patients that you had with me. Great Job!!
Love your site. First one I have been in with T-shirt quilts in it.
I cannot thank you enough for the beautiful work you did for me on a recent wall hanging. I have been so impressed with your kindness and talent. I look forward to seeing you soon with another quilt.
Your work made my quilt even more beautiful. I can hardly wait to bring my next one to you.
Both shops have such a variety of quality quilt possibilities and more..... Barbara is so willing to make sure you are happy with finding the perfect quilt for someone or even yourself! Please visit!!!
I have had Barbara machine quilt for me on two occasions. One was a large quilt and the other was a small quilt. She did an excellent job on both of them!! Thanks, Barbara.
I have thoroughly enjoyed visiting both the San Antonio and New Braunfels stores and, rest assured, Mrs. Barbara Lewis-Harris does a magnificent job when it comes to quilting.
For some time I have been considering sending a top or two out for machine quilting.
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Grandby's is great! I had looked for a shop like this for a long time
and they have the best variety and prices. Though I do not quilt myself, I
do collect them and enjoy visiting and getting the great assistance from Barbara
and her staff. The shop is quaint and welcoming, and this was the only
place where I could find quilted table runners. Thanks Barbara!
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I have complete faith in Barbara Harris' quilting skills! Unbeatable
service with great people. I trusted Barbara with a special quilt for our
daughter's college room - wonderful results!
I have received quilts from Grandby's Quilts in San Antonio, and Ms.Harris,
the owner, does a great job. She's knowledgeable and friendly and pieces
together some beautiful quilts. Whatever your rating system is, my rating
for her place is terrific.
I am always in the store but had never seen your web page. Great job. Fun shop.
Thank you for the beautiful ABC quilt. I gave it to my mother for her retirement from teaching. She loved it!
Really enjoying the quilt you quilted for me. The neat EAGLE throw from your showroom has caused quite a stir in my neighborhood! It's really beautiful. Glad it is on your website for others to see. For such a tiny little place, your store sure packs a wallop! Will be back.
Really good work.
The Memory Quilt is cool.
You have a great site & a Wonderful Store!!
Enjoy visiting your shop. Look forward to bringing you another quilt to do soon.
I love your shop.
Both of our Grandma's quilted. Your web site reminds us of how much we loved and miss them. Very, very nice Barbara.
Great site. I especially like the clouds/shells stitch. Looks really nice. Wonderful work.
Awesome shoppe! It's unusual to find a quilt shop that doesn't sell fabric or thread and really be a quilt shop, but you have & it's really unique. Enjoyed browsing and buying, but it was really super watching you machine quilt! Good luck! I'll be back!
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