and here it is....this is rachel griffith's design from 'quiltmaker' jul/aug 2010. hers was pictured with tans and turquoise with a cream background but i dove into my luscious stash of autumn prints and made this version. it'll be quilted--hand quilted naturally--with various leaf/acorn/vine designs and then bound with a scrappy binding of....what else but autumn fabrics! this is a future gift for somebody special. i had to take this a bit far off at an angle because my room is small AND the close-up version completely skewed the colors, which are fabulous. so now you know why i haven't blogged in a few days. i've been busy sewing on this and a few other things too. plus a bit of room cleaning was also necessary. the shoebox left empty with this flimsy finish now has a new resident project. they don't stay empty long, i'm afraid. **** today i've also been quilting on the amish center diamond. i've got all the open spaces planned except the next-to-last border, a 5" border. i've a baptist fan stencil i might use or i might try my hand at a wavy feather design, now that i know how. **** still on the job hunt as usual. now that beach weather has passed, there's a lot more time to sew. after thanksgiving holiday i plan to ramp up my efforts.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
autumn change flimsy!
and here it is....this is rachel griffith's design from 'quiltmaker' jul/aug 2010. hers was pictured with tans and turquoise with a cream background but i dove into my luscious stash of autumn prints and made this version. it'll be quilted--hand quilted naturally--with various leaf/acorn/vine designs and then bound with a scrappy binding of....what else but autumn fabrics! this is a future gift for somebody special. i had to take this a bit far off at an angle because my room is small AND the close-up version completely skewed the colors, which are fabulous. so now you know why i haven't blogged in a few days. i've been busy sewing on this and a few other things too. plus a bit of room cleaning was also necessary. the shoebox left empty with this flimsy finish now has a new resident project. they don't stay empty long, i'm afraid. **** today i've also been quilting on the amish center diamond. i've got all the open spaces planned except the next-to-last border, a 5" border. i've a baptist fan stencil i might use or i might try my hand at a wavy feather design, now that i know how. **** still on the job hunt as usual. now that beach weather has passed, there's a lot more time to sew. after thanksgiving holiday i plan to ramp up my efforts.
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Looks like a big quilt, Grace! Love those fall colors. Hand quilting will make a beautiful finish on this.
ReplyDeleteAgree wholeheartedly with Janet - fantastic fall colours and scrappy enough to make my heart go pitta-pat with interest.
ReplyDeleteHow is that blue cheese project going?