Saturday 30 October 2010

A final flourish for October


This wasn't made for any reason other than that I fancied making it. Usually I have a purpose in mind before I start making something, but it was fun to make something just for the fun of trying out a new pattern. It comes from Gwen Marston's Twenty Little Amish Quilts and is made using some of the solids I've been collecting. I've hand quilted it, using a variegated thread, which was fun as it didn't take too long. I've done a sort of feathers pattern in the borders.

As you can see, we had a lovely sunny spell this morning, which has washed out the colours a bit. Sadly, the sunshine didn't last for long, although the rain did stop long enough this afternoon for DH to get out and do a bit of autumn tidying in the garden.

I'll certainly be making some more of the quilts from this book as I love the manageable size. Though what I'm going to do with them I have no idea. Just pile them up somewhere I expect.



8 comments:

Candace said...

It's adorable, and would make a lovely wallhanging or table topper. I'm sure you'll find a wonderful purpose.

Amelia said...

Gorgeous! Sure do like the colors...and the hand quilting is very impressive.

Simone de Klerk said...

Lovely! Great quilting too!

Kay said...

I really like the colors in that pattern. Very striking. That feathery border is truly lovely also!

scraphappy said...

What a great little quilt. I always love the Amish solids when I see them. Hand quilting is just perfect for something like that. The feathers in the borders turned out great.

Jeanne said...

Love it! Nice quilting.

Lynn said...

Good for you, we all need to make quilts, for no other reason than just because we want to. Your hand quilting is beautiful, really perfect little feathers.

Aunty said...

What a gorgeous quilt. I love the colours and the quilting is wonderful.