Spring Flowers in Autumn.
Posted on | March 18, 2014 | 13 Comments
Not really. It’s just that the fabric in this quilt reminds me of Spring – lovely colours and fresh.
I really liked the floral fabric and wanted to make a simple quilt to show it off. I had trouble with a full quilt photo as the sun was bright and the wind was blowing, but here it is, shadows and all. It makes the borders look all wavy!
I used the main fabric in the large blocks and the border then used solids in the 9 patch blocks.
I felt it needed a little zing so the bright green was added as an accent. I placed it in 12 of the blocks, the border and the binding.
The placement of the blocks created diagonal lines corner to corner.
I decided to have this one quilted professionally with an all over pattern.
I wanted swirls and flowers and I think this one hit the mark.
This view along the border shows the quilting pattern more clearly.
I was more than happy to sit and sew the binding last night.
After looking at these photos I can see I need to do a little cleaning up with all the loose threads. I am sure the sticky roller will deal with that quickly. Should have done it before the pics!!
Have a lovely week and I hope you are enjoying some sunshine.
13 Responses to Spring Flowers in Autumn.
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Great use of your fabric. The touch of green really makes the quilt!
Just catching up on my blog reading…. This quilt is wonderful as is your Kitchen Windows!! That is a wonderful way to showcase great fabrics
I get goosebumps when I see all that lovely texture. What a perfect design to put on your springy quilt. The shade behind your quilt is a star! Signs of what you are! ;-)
Hi Karen,
Those colours are super duper. Love the
quilted design you’ve used too. That’s a
keeper! lol
Cheers, Anita.
Just beautiful, the quilting really suits it.
So effective and a perfect use of the fabric!! Love the quilting in it, it really sets it off.
This quilt is very, very pretty. I actually have a quilt top made with some of the floral fabric included. (It’s waiting to be quilted but we won’t go into how long it has been waiting!) I also enjoyed seeing your green grass! No signs of spring at my house yet…and no sun today either.
Such a pretty quilt Karen – the fabrics are lovely
What a beautiful quilt for the season! I liked how you alternated orange and green in your blocks and I especially like the picture of the quilt on the clothesline. Great choice of quilting too!
Really beautiful, Karen! The bits of green colour really make it pop, and the quilting is just right for it.
beautiful!
I have some of the range of fabrics that the floral belongs to. lovely use of the print and plain. The quilting sets it off beautifully.
well done
What a fun quilt. That floral fabric is really pretty. The quilting suits it so well too by adding a whole other layer of flowers. Have you thought of a name for your quilt?
Wow Karen this is gorgeous ,love the colours and the quilting.xx