I began making this large lap quilt (59"square) last year, not sure who would end up with it, but knowing I would figure it out eventually; I got it to the binding stage in January...
...then, with the passing of my Uncle Alister this March, I knew straight away
that this would become a gift for his wife, Aunty Sue.
I spent a LOT of time at their house as a child - it was pretty much a second home -
so I wanted to give her something special.
The prints are from a layer cake of 'Sundrops' by Corey Yoder for Moda.
The prints are a mixture of florals and polka dots in a range of corals, greys, lemons and greens.
This is a 'sister' quilt to the auction quilt I made last year.
The pattern is 'Cake Slices' by Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs.
I quilted a mixture of ribbons, echo diagonals, and straight lines.
The binding is a gorgeous coral fabric, with the backing being pieced from
a white/grey eyelashes print and a soft green words print.
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| Aunty Sue was really thrilled - it went straight onto her bed! |
'Kia ora' to all my visitors via Kelly's Needle and Thread Thursday linky party!
Have a lovely Easter!
Pretty quilt! I love your pattern, and your quilting, and it seems that I'mnot alone ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you Frederique - quilting is my happy place!
DeleteBeautiful quilt Jen. Isn't it fun gifting our quilty hugs to show our love! Sorry about the loss of your Uncle.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that, Karen. Alister was a real joker and I'll miss his wise-cracks.
DeleteSorry for your loss. There is nothing like a quilty hug! I just sent a quilt to my cousin who found out she has two types of cancer.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Your cousin will have quite a journey ahead of her; a nice cosy quilt will be very comforting on the rough days.
DeleteQuilts have a comforting and healing effect. Your Aunt will cherish this quilt for years to come. It's gorgeous and your quilting is quite amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jayne! She sure did love it - seeing the reaction is the best part of gifting a quilt!
DeleteThis is beautiful, what a thoughtful gift. The quilting on this is very pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks Judy - I tend to keep the quilting fairly simple (coz am usually in a hurry and don't want to get too complicated).
DeleteBeautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteBeautiful! It's funny how different the two quilts -- the one above and the one you put to auction -- look. The pops of coral in the original, used more sparingly, create a more airy finish.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Michelle - I agree about the differences in the quilts; that's one thing I love about quilting - that everything turns out so unique, even when using the same pattern.
DeleteOh my, I love your versions of Cake Slice! When I made my version, I was trying to do something different in having the darker background (because I tend to use white too much) and while I like the dark blue, I always wanted to see the design with a lighter color. I think that the white is better than the darker color. Your two quilts are awesome and the quilting is fantastic! Would you allow me to highlight you and these quilts on my blog?
ReplyDeleteHi Cheryl, sorry for the slow reply...June was a busy time for me with school reports and parent interviews. We have our two-week winter break so I am catching up on a few things (as well as having selected two options of fabrics for your Mosaic Mystery!) Yes, I would be most honoured to have you highlight the quilts on your blog - super cool!
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