A FINISHED WEDDING QUILT

The other day I sewed binding until my fingers bled, and with a few weeks to spare,  got the wedding quilt done           : )

I had Linda quilt it and asked her for something "windy".  Look at all that fabulous texture!

While pondering what I was going to do for a gift bag, I was thinking of making something that matched.  The future bride loves burlap so I figured I could try sewing a burlap sack.

I lined it with a reddish brown fabric that I think is very close to her wedding colours, and added a few silk leaves.

I'm quite pleased with it all. The other day I overheard her say she had changed her mind on the satin runners she was going to use on the tables and instead bought some burlap. I think I just may have nailed it!

Neither one of them know I have a blog, so chances of them seeing this are slim. Shhhhh

quilt stats:
Modern Maples (my own version)
90 x 96
pieced by me
quilted by Linda

MODERN MAPLES--A FINISH

Don't you just love long week-ends?  On one of those days my hubby worked, and the kids were out so I had the place to myself.  I was able to lay my blocks out on the floor and sew until I had the top together.

It was fun setting the blocks every which way

I sewed the leaf blocks and plain blocks together into giant 9-patch and 4-patches. Some blocks needed to be sashed because they were made smaller. It was a bit like sewing a puzzle together .
I love that little one in the middle   : )

My plan was to have the leaves appear to be floating down from one corner to the other. I think the wide border helped them appear more 'airy'

The fact that hubby and my daughter were both home early Monday morning resulted in a photo shoot!
They each earned an ice cap.

I am passing this one onto my Long Arm Quilter who will work her magic and give this a personality all it's own. In the meantime, I have an awful lot of binding to make. More pics when it's done.

Happy happy Wednesday!

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SATURDAY SNAPSHOTS

My blocks are coming together quickly for the Modern Maples quilt. I think it's going to end up being really big, but that's ok  : )

the greens:

yellows:

orange/red:

and the browns:

I think the Christmas print in the middle block made for a nice leaf

After laying out the blocks I have so far, I've decided to add a few smaller leaves as well. That way, I can have better luck in achieving the look I want.

This block is for Lisa for the Scrappy? Sew bee it group. She asked for any kind of log cabin block. Seeing all these scraps were already on my table, I used them and ended up with this. I like it!

This is the last block I need to make for our group. We've been trading blocks for 16 months I think. That leaves me with four different swaps I'm still part of. They should keep me busy this coming year : )

That's it for this week. Enjoy your Labour Day week-end.

THE WEDDING QUILT

Today is the day.  I started the Wedding Quilt. The bride to be just loves fall colours so the first thing that popped into my head was a Modern Maples quilt. This way, I can include all her favourites.

I looked a few places for a background fabric that would be suitable. Now I would have loved a light fabric with text print all over to make it modern, but this quilt isn't about me. So, I decided on this one because I think what it says is so fitting for the Newlyweds. It's called 'Home to Roost' for Red Rooster fabrics.

 This piece is my inspiration fabric and I have started dumping out bins and baskets looking for fall colours.

and so it begins.


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