Good day, and welcome to my blog.
I have been busy in my sewing room! I am making a quilt (now a top) for my mom, and have been consulting with her every step of the way.
She likes bright colors: yellow, orange, red, even to magenta. I found a set of 2.5 inch strips in these colors, and bought other fabrics to match, as my initial pick of a pattern required extra fabric for background and borders.
The package of strips is from CinBarDesigns on Etsy, and the other matching fabric, including the eggplant batik, came from Creekside Quilts. CinBar Designs doesn't have this fabric set any more, but she has lots of other pretty batiks. And Creekside Quilts has a great selection of batiks, and great customer service!
The pattern I chose, with Mom's input, is the Contessa pattern, available for free from Moda.
I used the eggplant-colored batik, not white, for the background.
The pattern as written makes a top finishing at 60 inches by 70 inches, but I added borders. A thin eggplant-colored border, then a warm yellow, then a wider eggplant border. Here is what the top looks like now.
And a close-up of a corner:
I also consulted with Mom as to backing fabric. The back of this quilt will be as bright as the front. Our pick, from Backside Fabrics:
This will be arriving this week or next, and then it's off to the Long arm quilter I use. I have plenty of time to get this project done for Christmas.
Linking up with Monday Musings, Sew and Tell at Melva Loves Scraps, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle and Thread Thursday, Put your Foot Down at the Quiltery, Nina-Marie, Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, From Bolt to Beauty, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.
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Viridian
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