I only learnt about the Blogger's Quilt Festival a few weeks ago......wow! If you, like me, want to know more, head over to Amy's Creative Side and be amazed! Literally a festival of quilts. A feast for the senses. And much to see and learn! You can nominate quilts from the 17th - 24th May and then vote for your favourites in each category from the 24th - 30th May!
I am entering my beloved Butterfly Bloom Bloom Pow. It is my most recent finish, and dare I say - my favourite! You can read my original post HERE. But tonight, I'm going to gush a little more over this baby!
I am entering my beloved Butterfly Bloom Bloom Pow. It is my most recent finish, and dare I say - my favourite! You can read my original post HERE. But tonight, I'm going to gush a little more over this baby!
I decided to join Lee from Freshly Pieced in her quilt along - my first ever! And on the 11th of April, began this beauty in ernest, hoping it would turn out "ok". Just under one month later - it was finished! I followed the quilt along week by week, and in that last week decided that I just HAD to have it done in time to give to my daughter who was turning ten. I finished with a couple of days to spare.
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| I chose to surround the blooms with a big white border.... |
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| Which then lead to loads of free motion quilting! |
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| Once deciding on its recipient, I got creative.... |
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| And ended up with around eight butterflies throughout. |
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| The pieced back is nothing like I had planned. The zig zags are scraps from cutting out the blooms. |
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| I appliqued them on to the homespun with a funny stitch that made it a nightmare to do! |
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| But was very effective. |
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| In the afternoon sunlight. |
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| To say my Chelsea girl was thrilled with her quilt would be quite the understatement. She has slept under it every night since and says it's the prettiest thing she's ever had! The Details: Quilt name: Butterfly Bloom Bloom Pow Finished size: 73" x 61" Fabric: Valori Wells Cocoon & assorted fat quarters & Homespun Thread: Aurifil 50wt #2000 Machine quilted by Me on my Bernina 430 Group/Category: Bed Quilt Thanks so much for popping in! If somebody had of told me twelve months ago that I would be entering a quilting festival - I would have had them scheduled! But here I am. Have a great weekend! |
I just absolutely positively LOVE and ADORE your quilt. Think I'm just gonna have to make one myself as soon as I have a bit more energy. Benn up since 5 this morning for some reason. Tomorrow I am so going to be cutting and sewing.
ReplyDeleteThis is fab! I love the fabrics you've used and the white border :)
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt - and the quilting is just the icing on the cake! It's so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYay you, yay for your first quilt along, yay for entering the Festival!! I am sure there will be many more to follow, you make beautiful quilts!!
ReplyDeleteYay you, yay for your first quilt along, yay for entering the Festival!! I am sure there will be many more to follow, you make beautiful quilts!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt Midge!! So glad you decided to share it as part of the festival :) well done! xx
ReplyDeleteGreat fabric choices for this pattern! And I love that big fat border - beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt and no wonder your daughter says it's the prettiest thing - it's just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt's a really beautiful quilt! I love the colours you chose, your daughter's very lucky! Great quilting too :)
ReplyDeleteIts gorgeous ! You did a very good job, no wonder your little girl loves it !
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful quilt :-)
ReplyDeleteOooh, I can definitely see why you'd want to join this quilt as a quilt-a-long. I love the block. You did a great job on it too. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI just have to tell you that I didn't even look further once I saw this quilt in the competition because I knew how much I LOVED it.
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