the back garden quilt

Jul
2009
05

posted by Lily on quilts

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a-new-quilt

There’s a new quilt here.

laid-out

The brown fabric has been beckoning for some time and I wanted to create something that was resolutely cheerful and vibrant, full of energy and sparkle.

closeup

Actually, I was greatly inspired by some antique Amish quilts – hence the design – which obviously are never to be found in fabrics of such patterns, but they are often in amazingly rich colour combinations that just take your breath away.

ah-ginger-nuts

I was thinking this quilt would be for the spare ‘oom, when we get one.  But once I laid it on the grass to show Abby and Mum, it sang out to me that its true calling is as a lovely quilt to cart into the back garden with some pillows, a novel or some stitching, some cookies or fruit, and soak away the afternoon in the wonderful winter sun.

the-gate-crasher

Abby suggested she try it out and look at that.!  Perfect!

then-doggy-chaos

Until the living, breathing critters arrived … :-)

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