Monday, September 29, 2014

A Garden Grows

Just because I've been absent from blogland doesn't mean I've been absent from sewing - not at all!  I've been quite busy since my last post.  In fact, too busy!  I just finished participating in two bees and am currently participating in a third bee.  It's been quite a challenge to keep on schedule, work on my own projects and return to my job in August.  Given all that - let me show you a finish.

For some background on this project, you can read about it here and here.

curves, Atomic Flower
A Garden Grows
72" x 72"

The background is Kona Expresso.  At first, I wasn't sure about this color and now I see it was the perfect color for the flowers to grow.

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A bit of shade from the tree.

curves, walking foot quilting

I played with the quilting.  I used a walking foot and started with straight line quilting. 

curves

I then tried different quilting patterns in different sections.  It was definitely an experiment which I enjoyed.

curves

 I machine stitched the binding to the quilt and finished it with hand stitching.

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The quilt washed beautifully - soft and crinkly.  Waiting for cooler weather to snuggle under it.


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4 comments:

  1. Hi! Beautiful quilt and fun pattern! x Teje

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    1. Thank you. I enjoyed making this quilt. Can't wait for the weather to cool enough to put it into use.

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  2. Beautiful quilt and like what you did with the quilting. I must take a look at that Kona Expresso . Enjoy your school year.

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    1. Thank you! I was a bit scared of the dark color and yet, I think it is what makes the colors pop. Hope you give it a try.

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