Sunday, March 8, 2020
a finish and a story
the blue and white is done and ready for snuggling! pattern by bonnie dodd-witt, who made it with other colors, but of course i went for the indigo....
there is a great story behind this quilt....the pattern came from this specialty magazine from 2011...
if you have one of these, it is pure scrap quilt gold! so many beautiful scrappy quilts....serious eye candy....when i bought it, one quilt grabbed me right away....it was this one....
and guess what! it was made by my stashbuster pal nann! not only did i love the quilt, i was gobsmacked by nann's colors and scrappiness! but she makes a LOT of beautiful scrappy quilts...we are color sisters, meaning we have the same color sense and vision....and there was also this beauty...
another show stopper by sarah wilhelm......but wait, there's more! if you recall, i made a scrappy postage stamp a couple of years ago and the inner border was made of light inchies. i borrowed the idea from this quilt near the end of the magazine....
this was made by helen weinman on cape cod...she used pastel scraps, but i love how she separated the sections with the light border. thank you, helen, for inspiring me! if you ever find this book, by all means snap it up! *** it is more and more like spring here. flowers are starting to bloom and trees are greening up, ready for leaves to pop. i've pulled a small wall quilt for the next quilting project until the joseph's coat is ready. hoping to have both done by the end of april. i've also started a couple of new small things and more potholders are needed as well. spring and summer plans are being made that'll include some time with my maine family....countdown to the guild's quilt show means busy days ahead....all fun!
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Beautiful indigo finish! Yes, that flying geese quilt is a winner in my book too! Wonder if I have enough colorful batiks left in the stash to try this. Hope so.
ReplyDeletewell if you don't, they still sell them...LOL
DeleteLove the blue and white--my favorite two color combo!
ReplyDeleteThat does look like a great scrap quilt resource. I wonder if my Mom ever owned it, because she made that postage stamp quilt in pastels with the light inner border. It is a great quilt--my younger sister owns it.
Glad to hear that signs of spring are showing up in your area. Not here yet.
You have lots of fun quilty plans--enjoy!
Love your Blue and White quilt! It is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteOh my that is a beautiful quilt! I rarely make 2 color quilts, but you may have inspired me to take on a blue theme. Gorgeous! No signs of spring here yet except for the silly time change yesterday. Enjoy your early blooms!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the photo of Twenty-Cent Geese! It began with 5" (nickel) squares -- four squares made four geese, hence the twenty cents. The magazine paid me twice, for the original article and then for this reprint.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt and inspiration from that magazine-- you're right: pure gold when it comes to scrapiness, my weakness!
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