I found the quilt festival for the first time last year
and spent lots of time browsing and thinking about what I would do next.
and spent lots of time browsing and thinking about what I would do next.
It was this quilt by Jolene at Blue Elephant Stitches that really caught my eye.
I asked for Gwen Marston's book, Liberated Quiltmaking II, for christmas and on the 30th December, the house empty of visitors, I crept up to my little room in the roof and off I went.
I asked for Gwen Marston's book, Liberated Quiltmaking II, for christmas and on the 30th December, the house empty of visitors, I crept up to my little room in the roof and off I went.
By the 31st December there were 7 baskets and I was addicted.
They were the perfect size to be able to snatch 5 minutes and achieve another basket.
By January the 4th there were 15.
I used recycled shirts as the backgrounds and scraps that I had for the baskets.
Then I went back to the book to look at possible borders and decided on having a go at liberated squares.
By january the 30th the quilt was finished but as is often the case I had to wait for a sunny day before being able to do it justice in a photo and so just gave a sneaky peek.
Only 24 hours later the sun came out.
The quilt is now on the wall of our house and I hope that my entry this year may inspire someone else to have a go just like Jolene's did last year for me.
9 comments:
Very cute!
It is very liberated indeed. Love your choices of colors.
What a great pattern to show off special fabrics! Really cute!
What a great pattern to show off special fabrics! Really cute!
Oh, this is so pretty. I love that you hand quilted it. I bet it looks fantastic hanging on your wall.
Your quilt is just wonderful. I like how you used shirts as the backgrounds. When I was teaching full time I too would steal away in my attic sewing room for a few minutes here and there. Now I am not working full time so I have more time for sewing - but no sewing room. Still one finds a way! Thanks for sharing this whimsical quilt. Gwen Marston is on my bucket list for sure!
Pretty. I love that you upcycled shirts for the background. I want one of Gwen's books. I have checked them out from the library. She has so many great techniques.
i saw these years ago in a magazine and i have always loved them! thanks for sharing and reminding me.
Lovely baskets! I like the fact that they're all different, but kind of uniform.
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