Shades
of lavender and blue floral prints were the perfect choice for this
quilt, and the vintage block is one of my favorites that I requested
from Blue Wren.
In
this color palette, they look more like flower blossoms than fans.
The little yellow center is a bit tricky to stitch, but I took it slow and steady. The larger
curve is a breeze. Even the y-seam at the bottom went together
nicely.
I added a narrow 2” border in lilac before pinning and quilting. I used light gray thread and a quilting ruler (Which Way border) to quilt the allover design. Flower Fantasy is 53” square.
There's a story behind the backing/binding. The blocks were finished and on my design wall. My sweetie and I went out to run errands last Wednesday morning. When we grabbed a quick coffee & biscuit at McDonald's, I spied a pop-up $10 per bolt fabric sale on Facebook. At his urging, we made the 30 mile detour to Smart Art in Nashville to check it out. Yes, he is a wonderful enabler and I know how lucky I am to have him.
Oh
my, bolts and bolts stacked on shelves. I ended up with 30 bolts of
excellent quality quilting cotton, each ranging from 5 to 25 yards.
It worked out to be about $1 per yard. I also snagged 15 large cones
of thread for a dollar each. We left quite a bit behind, because I am
running out of storage space! It's a great store, the inventory is
all donated and changes often. I will definitely go there again.
Anyway,
one of the fabrics was the exact color match for these blocks so I
used some of it for the backing/binding.
The moral of the story is:
Always make time for detours and adventures!
Dies
used:
Blue
Wren 6981 Abaniko 12” finished block
Accuquilt
55017 Strip 2½”
Pieced on Singer 404 Elizabeth
Quilted on Janome 9450 Janelle
