Saturday, February 11, 2017

Laughing leaves

This a fused art quilt I just finished. It was a kit designed by Frieda Anderson whose work I like because of the colors.  It was fun to do once I read the instructions several times. Getting the kit gets you her beautiful hand dyed fabrics which are rich in colors.
I had bought the pinking blade by olfa 3 or 4 years ago ..who knows why... but enjoyed the effect on the leaves.
My result differs from hers in some of the sashings because the directions leave some decisions to the quilter. Uh oh.
Anyway I like it which is all that matters.
I will make a sandwich and get it quilted sometime soon I hope.
Saturday quilting.
Sally

Saturday, February 4, 2017

Candy is dandy

I think this is my 8th bonnie hunter scrappy quilt. It took a long time because the 6.6 inch blocks ( 80 of them) for the center had 10 triangles and two string units each. I did not do the scalloped border however.
I have always liked how pretty this quilt looks. J and I went to greenville to the sewing creations shop for the first time. I did not know it was there. I got some Kaffe "jupiter" in purples and pinks for the back and it is just perfect.  Now to get it to the quilters.