Some of these fabrics are from Carolyn Gavin’s line Petite Fleur. I’m assuming the solids are also Windham Fabrics because they tone in so perfectly. Speaking of tone, here is last night’s shot in my sewing room.
The colours are a little warmer. Real life is somewhere between the indoor and outdoor shots. The background is yardage from stash, Modern Background Essentials by Brigitte Heitland for Zen Chic for Moda.
The pattern is from Fons and Porter’s Quick & Easy Quilts June/July 2022. This fat quarter bundle lends a neutral feel to the quilt as compared to the brights used in the one in the magazine. As in the magazine, I added one block of a gingham fabric because I’m going to bind it with this fabric as the designer did since I really like the effect. I’m going to build the back with some of the leftover fabric. I’m trying to do more of that so that I don’t have these fat-eighth-size chunks building up, as has been the case over the last 30 years of quilting!
Where will this one go? I am not sure . A small part of me is thinking of giving it to my cousin whose house burned down in Jasper this past summer, but I also have another quilt in mind for her that I think is more appropriate. So it will maybe go on the comfort/donation quilt pile and find its home eventually.
In other comfort quilt news, you may recall that Shie, the Coordinator of Development and Community Engagement for Southwest Ontario of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, chose my rainbow stars quilt for the upcoming auction in support of funds for Crohn’s and Colitis research. I’m very honoured that she asked me to consider donating a quilt. I let her pick between the two rainbow ones I had just finished.
I will let you know more about the online auction when it begins. They will pay for UPS delivery of the quilt. I just have to package it up to the lucky top bidder.
I really like the background print for Goose Dance, it looks great. Thoughts on how you might approach the quilting?
ReplyDeleteI like those text prints like you used in the background, but never know how to use them. Keeping them mostly whole looks like a winning approach. Congrats on moving some stash into a very pretty quilt top. That's a win/win.
ReplyDeleteAs Yvonne and Kate have said I too like the background print.
ReplyDeleteLovely Sandra and yes, I too like the background fabric which reminds me of one from many years ago that I used. Hope this comment comes up. Take care and hugs from Oz.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful quilt, though not as colorful as I might do. I, too, am trying to use up some of the Craftsy fabric I purchased. So easy to buy so much harder to get it sewn up. I recently found buried in a stack of fabric a fat quarter bundle of low volume fabrics. I'm sure I'll find something to do with those soon.
ReplyDeleteSorry I can't reply to you via email but if you happen to see this, please leave your email within your comment next time! It's pretty neutral for me too, though I like the classy feel of these rather drab colours, especially with the florals and the little lift of the light pink!
DeleteI love this quick finish! It is so fun...and yes, the back ground is beautiful on that quilt. I know you will find the right quilt for your cousin too. It is nice to have a nice comfort quilt pile, isn't it!
ReplyDeleteI love your "muted" version of that quilt Sandra! I'm pretty sure that I have that magazine, or at least the pattern, somewhere in a pile of "patterns to make someday"... Also, what a great quilt for the Crohn's and Colitis Canada fundraiser!
ReplyDeleteThis is another beautiful Sandra quilt! I would not call the colours drab, rather the overall look is nuanced - I think that fancy word means what I intended. :)
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