Sunday, November 30, 2014

wallflowers

I've been participating in another quilt along.  This one hosted by Bloomerie Fabrics.  We've been working on the Wallflowers pattern by Cluck Cluck Sew and sharing our progress on Instagram.

We started six weeks ago by selecting our fabric.  I've been hoarding this beautiful stack of Modern Solids II for almost a year now.  I decided to use them for my flowers and Newsprint from the Paint collection by Carrie Bloomston for my background.  

We had two weeks to sew our blocks.  I decided to make a full dozen flowers for a twin size quilt.  Here are the first six.  Notice the dampness on the pavers?  The entire time I've been working on this quilt we have not had a sunny day for photographing.  And yet the flowers continued to multiply!

I finished my blocks and got them all put together, quilted and bound and still the sun did not shine.  Oh well.  At least the flowers are bright!  Here's a close up of some of the quilting before I washed it.  A simple flower in each of the corner blocks and a dragonfly on each of the flowers.  Meandering everywhere else.
 
I got all caught up in the "painting wallflowers" theme so used Brushes and Swatches, also from the Paint collection, on the back.


Here's the finished quilt...another dreary day but these bright and cheerful colors will not be dulled!

Here are just a few of the inspiring messages in the Newsprint:
  • "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin
  • "Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." - Rumi
  • "Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul." - Matisse
  • "My friends are my estate." - Emily Dickinson
It's been pure joy spending days with these beautiful colors and messages.
A big thank you to Bloomerie Fabrics for hosing this fun quilt along.






Edit December 5th:  Yay!  My quilt was a winner!

An end of the week link up with Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday.


10 comments:

  1. Hi Karen, My friend and "High Tea" afficionado. Loved our meeting today. Of course, after we talked I had to go back to your blog and find those dragonflies!! Sure enough, there they were hiding in the stitches in the flowers. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas. See you soon. J

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    1. Thanks Janet. Stop by anytime for tea. The sooner the better as the biscuits are delish and won't last long!

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  2. I love the look of the newsprint as the background and the way the flowers totally glow! Great work (and your photo on the bridge is fantastic!)

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    1. Thanks. I love the photo, too. I didn't realize how reflective the water was until I got home and downloaded the photo. If I had only stepped back a bit more and got the refection of the quilt...

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  3. Love your finish, especially the dragonflies in each block!

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    1. Thanks Heather. It's fun to add a little something "I spy" to a quilt.

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  4. I love the bright solids with the text print background! Especially if the text is inspirational! Beautiful!

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  5. Great color/fabric combo and that picture of your finished quilt is just perfect!

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    1. Thanks Vera! Wish I had taken a few steps back to catch the refection of the quilt in the water.

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