I've finally made my first quilt! To the joy of my mum who is a quilting queen. I just went with something very simple for the first go, but I'm so happy with it. A simple brick pattern, each square made up of six rectangles.
I agonised for months over my fabric choice, and eventually settled on pretty much the entire range of Dolce, by Tanya Whelan. It's so beautiful isn't it? I know this will probably offend real quilters who delight in picking out their fabrics, but because beautiful fabric is so expensive in Australia, I prefer to buy online and it's just easier to know everything matches!
As a little nod to my mum and her style of quilting, I included a little pink 'peeper' between the main quilt and the border. I really like how it breaks the colour up without standing out too much.
The wonderful lady who did the quilting used an aqua cotton so it can just be seen, with a lovely squiggly pattern for the edge, and a flower pattern for the main body of the quilt.
Uh oh....I think I've now got the quilting bug!
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. This here is a collection of things I've been making, ideas I like and all things that I find lovely. I get to live in the most beautiful city on earth, Sydney Australia. I'm an online shopaholic, craft lover and devoted to my gorgeous labrador Indiana.
Love it! Love the color, it's so gorgeous! I wish I was talented enough to do a quilt!
Posted by: San Diego Mobile Notary | October 25, 2011 at 03:50 AM
Beautiful! The colors and patterns are perfect. Wish I can make something as gorgeous as this. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Home Lighting | October 22, 2011 at 01:02 AM
I wish I was talented enough to do a quilt!
Posted by: christine | October 21, 2011 at 03:56 AM
It's lovely! I love the pinks and blues :)
Posted by: Ruth | October 19, 2011 at 10:21 PM