Sunday, May 23, 2010

Blogger's Quilt Festival

I am participating in the Blogger's Quilt Festival organized by Amy from Amy's Creative Side, from May 21st to the 25th, 2010. The quilt I have chosen is designed by Sharon Wilkinson and is called Flower Power.

My Girlfriend Lillian asked me to make this for her friend getting married in London.


It has raw edge applique flowers with a checkerboard border and a plain border.
I have machine quilted feathers in the plain border and quilted line dancing
in the checkerboard with an all over meandering in the body of the quilt.


Lillian choose the fabrics, and I really love the bright colours set against the white,
I really enjoyed machine quilting this quilt and I hope that Lillian's friend
enjoys her Wedding Present.



30 comments:

Lynne (Lily's Quilts) said...

That is so so so pretty - I love those raw edge flowers.

Little Island Quilting said...

Gorgeous!

Chris said...

She is going to be speechless when she sees it. Beautiful.

O'Quilts said...

That is lovely.

Craft-aholic said...

Wow, this is a pretty quilt. I love how your quilting enhances the pattern. The bright colors are so cheerful!

Jessica said...

I love it! What beautiful colors and a great design.

AnnieO said...

Leaving the flowers unquilted will just make such a fun contrast when the quilt is washed and those edges start to fray. Beautiful job on the quilting. Thank you for sharing this quilt's story :)

Marie said...

Beautiful flower quilt I loved the raw edges.

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

love your quilt - wonderful design and colors.
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/

Kristin @ wRIte iT DOwN said...

Love the checkerboard boarder. This is a beautiful quilt!!

Kelli said...

I love this quilt! The fabric you chose is perfect!

Caroline ~ TrilliumDesign said...

Beautiful quilt! Great fabrics and the flowers are perfect!

Marit said...

So sunny and cheerful - what a great wedding gift!
; )

Oddbjørg said...

What a pretty quilt!

Sandra Schwab said...

I can't begin to tell you how much I love your quilt. The white background lends it such a fresh look, and what's not to like about pretty flowers? :)

Best wishes from Germany,
Sandy

Ariane said...

What a beautiful quilt. I love the quilting.

Angela said...

such a pretty quilt! and what a lovely wedding gift.

And thanks for stopping by my little blog and commenting on my string quilt!

wishes, true and kind said...

Very pretty quilt with wonderful quilting!

Martine Kuciel said...

original ces fleurs , particulièrement réussi ,bravo

Unknown said...

This is so darling. If it had cheeks I'd want to pinch them.

Susan Michele said...

Very pretty, defintely! Thanks for sharing it with us!

SewCalGal said...

Cheerful quilt. Lovely design. Brilliant fabrics. You did a fantastic job.

SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

Leslie said...

this is really adorable!! i love it

Coffeebean's Dailies said...

Really happy quilt. Great job!

Sandra said...

Lovely quilting-kudos. Good choice-it sings spring.
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Personalized Sketches and Sentiments said...

What a lovely quilt! So bright and cheery!

..I am off today from work, so will hopefully get to some others on the quilt fest. I have some drawing orders to work on and of course, cleaning house... Now that our children are grown and my hubby and I are empty nesters, I can't be a "stay at home mom", but I would love to be a stay at home wife :o)

Blessings & Aloha!
If you have a moment to come over, please let me know by leaving a comment at my post. It was fun meeting you!

Eileen said...

love this quilt--such a fun and bright idea with those flowers and how you've sewn them. do they wash well done that way? it's just wonderful--thanks for sharing

Unknown said...

Powerful beautiful quilt! This is a gorgeous piece of work! Love it!

hugz, Pam

Love Of Quilts said...

Could you share this pattern or tell where you found it. Trish

patricia belyea said...

Your quilt is delightful. A lot of work but very successful!