Fun Quilts You Can Do Too
Today I have been working on the Pond Life quilt that I introduced last Tuesday. Want to see how it’s going? And find out who is featured from last week’s link party? Well, read on, Macduff!
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A recycled colour scheme from way back in June 2017.
Whaaaaat? LOL, no I’m not a “frog short of a lily pond”. It’ll all make sense in a moment, but it starts with this Lily Pad Glow colour board re-run. As we all know, life goes in circles and today’s little colour board has resurfaced for a red hot go at inspiring a quilt design. Even more shockingly….. a quilt that is actually being made.
This pretty pastel colour scheme was only the fourth colour scheme I ever placed on my blog (which was only about 6 weeks old at the time). How time flies! But while the colour board might be old in internet terms, I still love it, and this month it was the trigger that I needed for my newest design. Sometimes things just need a little time to ruminate and germinate!
This month, the Island Batik Ambassadors are tackling their Accuquilt challenge. Remember when I got all excited about receiving an Accuquilt 8″ QUBE? Well, buckle up for a creative ride, because April is the month you will see all the things the Ambassadors have imagined with it!
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Several days ago I found out about the Healing Hearts for Christchurch initiative. It is a drive to make and distribute quilts to the people most affected by the recent terror attack in Christchurch.
I decided that I would like to support this group of caring quilters on their quest to show love, respect, acceptance, and support to those affected within the Muslim community. They are also reaching out to the first responders, emergency services personal and ongoing support workers of Christchurch. So today, my friend Susan and I started turning our green fabric scraps into a quilt top to send to New Zealand via Healing Hearts. It is going to have improv pieced green appliqué hearts alternated with green nine-patches. The green is used at the request of the drive organisers. I’m hoping to get this project in the post by the end of the week.
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I don’t think it’s any secret that I am a cat person. Perhaps not as passionate about them as when I was a child, but I still love having a friendly cat around the house to admire my quilting and to test my quilts.
This week though, cat art seemed to specifically catch my attention all over the place.
It started with a picture of a mummified cat I saw on Kathryn Kerr’s site for her 365 challenge sampler……
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Like a good friend with whom you can let your hair down anytime, my new little quilt is going to be just crazy enough to be great company. 🙂 I am beginning to really like having this scrap buster hanging around, brightening my day. Even though it is only half done. And running waaaay behind schedule.
I’m talking about my vintage reimagined, crazy-modern tribute quilt that has featured in my last few posts. I am struggling to find time to focus on it, with life throwing our family too many curve balls this last fortnight. But although the quilt’s not coming together as quickly as I would like, it is coming along a treat overall. I love the colour combination I’ve chosen (and that I’ve somehow miraculously managed to stick to). I also love my solution for highlighting the crazy seams without the complexity of masses of embroidery.
And I love how it looks with the flowers my hubby and daughter chose at the supermarket this week. Happy Tuesday!
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