blooming meadows
2008
I’ve worked like a Trojan on my Kaffe quilt this week …
I bought the rest of the green fabric – at first Melanie didn’t think she should part with it, but when I held up my work thus far, she capitulated.
Some emergency piecing was called for – as I was slicing one pair of triangles in half, I had the bottom tucked under and whip! off went the beautiful Kaffe purple point! Feeling stingy and not wanting to cut into any of my left-overs, I found a scrap, sewed it along the cut edge, and then shaped it back into a triangle … you can barely notice it!
I’ve also been busily sewing yo-yos – but guess what, I cut out all the Kaffe yo-yos – and then lost them. I have searched EVERYWHERE (even the garage door!) but they have utterly vanished. So I ended up having to cut into my leftovers which is VERY bothersome – and naturally, the pre-cut ones will make their appearance as I sew the last of the re-cut ones on. Half the yo-yos will be in the Kaffe fabrics, the other half in this delightful yellow (can’t remember what it’s called and have cut off the selvedge) – its red cousin lives in many of this year’s quilts so I’m sure it will feel right at home at Boot house.
Back to the quilt – after piecing until 1.30am the other night/morning, the quilt top is DONE! So yesterday it was off to my favourite fabric discounter – Trads – for some backing and buttons.
The backing is Storybook IV for $7 a metre (remember we pay $22 a metre usually so this fills me with penny-pinching glee!) and the buttons – oh the buttons!
I needed 86 and they had to be plain, a particular size, a neutral colour and with two holes. I found this bottle – and they looked marvellous and were only 10 cents each – but there were only 81. Mmmm…. then I found another bottle of the same button and there were 3 more inside it … mmmm … but wait! There was a button wired onto to the top of each bottle – 86!!!!!! Good golly Miss Molly, this was a sign!
So I took my purchases up to the counter where I was served by Trad’s daughter – all paid for – except it was only half what I thought it would be – as we were walking out, I checked the docket and I hadn’t been charged for any of the fabric, only the batting and buttons. I trotted back in – given I’d had such a find with the buttons, and I want my quilts to have good karma, I couldn’t possibly not pay the full amount.
Then home for pinning ..
… I pin on the back verandah, so pinning supplies must include insect repellant – otherwise I’d be carted off by the bloodthirsty beasts that are so bold, they even attack your moving fingers and face!
And voila – I’m quilting! Big stitches in perle – I’m utterly in love with the quilting from Material Obsessions’ beautiful book – and on with the yo-yos and buttons.
Except I dropped a button on the living room floor and cannot find it …
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STUNNING, Lily, STUNNING! I hope you are as delighted with this quilt as I am in just looking at it! Bravo!!!! Oh, how I love it!
Lily, I talked out loud to myself when I saw this lovely sight at your house. I am really not a person that is drawn to that fabric normally. But I love this. And what you’ve done with it is truly beautiful. Those little yo yos are so perfect. Mine are always sloppy or lopsided. I’m speechless to describe how nice the finished blocks look. Well done.
The quilt is wonderful! I just love the yo yos and the buttons – and the good karma, of course.
Absolutely gorgeous! I love the yo-yos on there with the buttons!
The nice thing is, when you do find those other yo-yos, you can use them in some other project.
LOL! I hope you find that missing button! Your quilt is gorgeous. I am so glad you got the green fabric you needed, I see now that this looks nothing like the green roman glass print ;-)
Such a beautiful quilt…I love all the yo-yo’s and the gorgeous fabrics. I love the quilting with perle cotton as well!
I really enjoyed your story and what a terrific ending to it – a beautiful quilt that just radiates cheer!
The beauty of that quilt is overwhelming. You have dona a lovely job. I have to get some of that green fabric. It will work so well in my flower garden quilt.
Check your September 25th blog post for the yo-yos. I see some next to the yoghurt.
such a thing of great, green beauty. it’s marvelous, i swear!
Lily – you are so wonderfully productive – I’m always totally in awe of your work xx
oh, my, that quilt is absolutely stunning!!!! I hope you do find the missing button soon.
Simply gorgeous, Lily! I love how you have used the yoyo’s on the quilt top!
Hope the rest of of your weekend be fun for you!
Wow! You have been working hard. It’s beautiful!
lovely, lovely – AND (and it may be looking at the quilt at the ‘photo’ angle) I think, the shapes look like Christmas ornaments. If you don’t mind, I may give it a try for a table runner with some Christmasy fabrics. You’ve been so creative with the yo’yos, I’m thinking I might add a small tassel at the bottom of each for a little sparkle – hmmm, okay that would need to be for a wall-hanging. You also exhaust me (in a good way) your mind is just always going and it’s so creative!!
The quilt is fantastic! I knew you wouldn’t regret getting more of the green. Can’t wait to see it finished!