Remember this project? My plan was to use patterns offered by AQS to it's members to make appliques for the solid blocks in this quilt last month. I didn't care for all of the birds they had and found some flowers they had offered in the past and decided to use some of them.
Yesterday, I was finishing a fourth row of adding applique' and decided to make an 'executive decision' and stop there with four rows of applique'd blocks and four rows with plain blocks.
Once the final applique' was done, I started sewing rows together but had to stop to fix dinner... with only two rows left to sew on; I thought I'd do them after dinner but it didn't happen because I was tired and wanted to go to bed early.
Below are the last three applique's I did... the first one is a peony, which I don't think comes in orange, but I couldn't use red and I didn't think blue, pink or purple would work and already used white a couple of times.
Ok, so how did this end up being named "Love Child" ? LOL This love child was the product of melding two different patterns into one top; it's that simple. I guess I could have named it Executive Decision but since I've already made the label that says Love Child, that's what it will remain.
Now, it needs to sit for a bit until I can find backing for it... I already looked in my stash and nothing spoke to me. I don't have a lot of yardage for backings anyway... a couple yards here and there although I am starting to buy in 4 or 4 1/2 yds now. I did order the threads I want from QuiltedJoy.com and they should be here Monday or Tuesday... maybe I could make a quick trip down to The Hen House ( local quilt shop) to see what's available in the sale room.
Ok, my mind is starting to wander... time to get off here and on to doing something else... hubby and I are going to another gospel concert tonight (The Goodman Revival). I've watched the group on youtube and enjoy them - hopefully, hubby will, too.
take care.......
ttyl........
well, darn! Just decided I had to make another executive decision... after I posted the pic of the completed top, I realized it doesn't look 'done'... sent pic and message to my buddy, Katie, asking her opinion... guess I'll be checking to see if there's anymore of the red available at the lqs. ...
later........
nope, no more of the red... found this for the backing fabric, though... the pic is a little blurry - sorry about that...
and, while I was there, I also found some lovely gray that will work great for the backing of my fox RSC quilt that I did last year ....
Those little white flowers reminded me of paw prints... :)
That's such a fun idea to combine the pieced blocks with applique! The water lily block is really pretty. Do the Inktense pencils set so that the color doesn't wash out?
ReplyDeleteNice score on those backing fabrics!!
ReplyDeleteI love your love child! Red with scraps is already great, the applique puts it over the top.
ReplyDeleteYour love child quilt is beautiful. You are so patient to do applique but it really adds to it and makes the quilt special and very beautiful. What about a narrow black border and then a wider piano key border?
ReplyDeleteYvonne - sewyummy.ca
I have a coral orange peony so you are good to go! I love your quilt top. All those bright colors are so playful. Thanks for sharing it with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt top! Executive decisions are exactly what are needed sometimes -- sounds like you made a good call.
ReplyDeleteCarol, I'm jonesing to know what the rest of those 30 birds are that you didn't do. I want to make a bird quilt but want specific ones, large birds, unlike those in your beautiful Love Child. I'd hate to invest in that AQS subscription for those 30 birds and end up empty handed.
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