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Helen Kelley
Flowers from the Heart

In the December 2007 Quilters Newsletter (issue 398), we shared Helen Kelley's birthday celebration with our readers. This is the quilt her husband, Bill, had duplicated on her 80th birthday cake, plus pictures of Helen, Bill and Helen's birthday cake.

Bill and Helen Kelley celebrate her 80th birthday.

Helen's birthday cake, a detailed replica of her Flowers from the Heart quilt, 1995.

Flowers from the Heart, 90" x 90", 1995, by Helen Kelley of Minneapolis, Minnesota, shown in the December 1995 issue of QN (issue 278).

Read Helen's Loose Threads column to learn more about her surprise birthday celebration.