Welcome to this TGIFF party----for recent finishes. Visit Quilt Matters for the other links for viewing other finishes.
A journal cover is my quick finish for this week. It began with a little bit of thread painting on scraps of sun painted fabric. What else can you do with a small piece that is about 4" by 5"? I framed it with fabric using the sew and flip method to cover a piece of batting the size I needed. A little quilting and then I completed the cover.
My summer quilting project was the florabunda blocks that Bonnie Hunter shared at Quiltville.com. The first blocks I completed were strong. It was almost overpowering with that yellow. But I was committed to finish it.
Once it was completed and quilted.....ah, success. The overall quilting soften all the strong colors and prints. Everything seemed to work together. Click here for my final post on Summer of Love.
There's a sew along starting soon for this. ---- just in case you would like to make your own version of the florabunda blocks, which are a variation of Jacob's Ladder. Freda will be following Bonnie's tutorial, too.
My bargello gift quilt is ready for the final press and quilting! I may have a finish next week too.
Thanks for visiting on the TGIFF. Happy stitching.
Thanks for visiting on the TGIFF. Happy stitching.
It still amazes me that the gestalt of a quilt overrides the component parts. Your Florabunda is stunning, Debbie... congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout out about the upcoming JL QAL... I'm excited about getting started and happy there is not a deadline to finish looming overhead!
Debbie , your journal cover is so pretty and I love your florabunda quilt. It was easy to see how the yellow could have been over powering but it has turned out really fantastic. I'm a huge Bonnie Hunter fan myself :)
ReplyDeleteYour florabunda quilt turned out fabulous, Debbie! It's so cool how the yellow pulls that whole quilt together so beautifully! Well done! And I love the journal cover too. What a great project to use thread painting on. Great idea! Thanks for linking up with TGIFF!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt and journal cover Debbie! I love your thread painting and the quilting on the journal.
ReplyDeleteAmazing work! The journal idea is so creative. :o)
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