2014-05-07

Let's pretend

Let's pretend it's still April and I'll show you an April finish (which also happens to be the first finish from my 2014 Finish Along list for Q2):


It's the first bee quilt I've ever pieced and quilted. It also resembles quite closely the quilt I had in mind when I was asking for the blocks in January, so I'm very happy with it. I do hope it will make one young person a bit more happy, too.

So, a big thank you to all the lovely ladies in our Euro Siblings Together Bee, who fearlessly stitched the improv trees - I know not everybody is fond of improv.

I had fun arranging the blocks and looking at the lovely fabrics, especially those previously unknown to me. (You can see the separate blocks in our flickr group pool here)

I wanted to make the quilt squishy and crinkly so I quilted it in what I hope looks at least a bit like wood grain. The back, which I still have not managed to photograph properly, is the trusty Ikea numbers print.


I know it's not a very original choice, but it remains my favourite backing, as I love both the pattern and the softness of the fabric.

12 comments:

  1. that is really special. There is something so calming about this color combination

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  2. It's beautiful. So simple in its design yet it makes a statement ; )

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  3. Such a calming quilt, lovely work.

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  4. It turned out an absolutely gorgeous quilt! The colours are great and all the blocks go together beautifully. Someone is going to be very happy indeed.

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  5. Love, love, love, but then I always knew I would.

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  6. Ależ masz dziewczyno zawrotne tempo! Co jeden quilt to ciekawszy! Zarówno do poprzedniego w gwiazdki, jak i do tego przytuliłabym się z marszu! Wyglądają na bardzo ciepłe, mięciutkie, przytulne, kojące... Wspaniałe! :)

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  7. I see my blocks are the only ones going the wrong way, I guess I didn't understand what you you had wanted, Sorry. But you did a beautiful job of quilting it.

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  8. Really lovely ! And great job on the quilting too x

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  9. It's fab! Congrats on your finish :o)

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  10. congratulations on your first finish!!!! So beautiful and such a lovely idea to give it to Siblings Together :)
    XX! Lori

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