The mid-winter sunshine was really bright, so it is a little washed out unfortunately, but as you'll read below, I had waited a long time to get photos of this finish, so wasn't going to wait any longer! (And the waterfront was busy with 'Pokemon' hunters everywhere so we felt a little out of place LOL!)
It is made from a lovely collection of 'Merry Mermaid' fabrics, picked up at the start of the year from a sale at Spotlight...couldn't resist!
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| Measures approx. 60" square. |
I made the block-pattern myself, just using a 20.5" square block with different sized pieces of fabric, and making some similar-yet-slightly-different blocks by rotating blocks and alternating fabric selections (colour/designs etc).
I quilted all-over with a large stipple to help keep it soft. The binding is a solid dark aqua, and the backing is made from the whiter version of the starfish, fish & sea-horses fabric.
I finished this back in April, but didn't get a chance to take some nice photos of it as I wanted to put the quilt next to water of some sort but just haven't been near any nice stretches of water. I knew the waterfront in Wellington would be easy access during our little holiday there last weekend and so took the quilt and camera with me!
One of my Napier sisters-in-law, Julia, was visiting us when down this way for the Southland Oyster Festival and bought it for her new grand-daughter (in Canada I think?) She didn't mind waiting until I had a chance to get some nice shots and I posted it off to her this week.
We were so lucky...the weather in Wellington was more like Spring than Winter!
A big southern welcome to my blog visitors from Kelly's Needle and Thread Thursday or from Amanda Jean's Finish It Up Friday - have a great weekend.
Great idea to take the photos near water. I love the ones with the quilt piled (dropped?) on the rocks. They look natural, like the quilt just happens to be there and someone snapped a pic. These fabrics are so pretty together and I like the comfortable pattern. It's a quilt that some little girl is going to love snuggling under!
ReplyDeleteCheers for that Mary! I really needed to take it by the water, I definitely needed the rocks and am pleased I waited.
DeleteBeautiful and we'd like some of your cooler weather!!
ReplyDeleteYes, I've been reading quite a few blogs in which the writers are commenting on how hot it is - certainly no problem with that down here at the moment.
Deletevisiting via crazy mum quilts. Which is CRAZY. As I too am from NZ in the South. I have met so many NZ quilters through Amanda Jeans finish it up Friday. Weird that we don't link up in NZ. Love this. Fantastic that it is already purchased
ReplyDeleteYes it is a bit crazy that we are all able to connect via the blog - so cool to be able to share our work with like-minded crafters though!
DeleteMy kids have just informed me which Pokemon are hiding around the Harbour, sigh. They are now plotting a trip down, that we presumably will provide transport for. It is getting them outside though. Love the quilt, hopefully you had another fine day there today, Palmy was pretty sunny for once.
ReplyDeleteIt has certainly been strange to see people all walking around so fixated on their phones - but yes, it is getting people out and about. Was nice to visit Wellington (I am always grateful for nice weather when flying in and out of there...have only had a couple of hairy rides into that airport thankfully!)
DeleteThis is the sweetest fabric and I love your block pattern, it looks great! Love these mermaids!
ReplyDelete:-) Cheers!
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