After my father died, just before Christmas some years ago, some members of an online group sent 6 inch snowball and 9-patch blocks. Because of the holiday and a very short deadline set by the organizer, I didn't receive many blocks and thought that if I'd made a quilt only from the blocks I'd received, it wouldn't be large enough to provide any comfort to anyone.
I added some large orphan blocks, and small 9-patches. I made more snowball blocks and the scrappy flying geese border to make it large enough to curl up in ... and I do. The basics:
- The quilt measures 66 inches square.
- While it was pieced soon after the blocks were received more than 10 years ago, I quilted and finished it in February, 2013.
- It is made from traditionally pieced blocks.
- It is free motion quilted by me, on a little Bernina 153, using feathers, spirals, pebbles, and flower motifs. (Detail photos below).
- As usual, both my cats helped in the making of this quilt–here, Grace Hopper perches on the work-in-progress on the sewing table and offers moral support while I am free motion quilting.
Here are some detail, showing blocks, fabrics, free motion quilting motifs and scrappy binding in this happy, scrappy, very comforting quilt.
8 comments:
This is so pretty and it has a variety of interesting blocks, fabrics, and quilting details that make a comfy quilt all the richer. Those snowballs are the perfect place for some larger prints.
quite lovely Sophie
Oh I love this scrappiest of block quilts! Those snowball blocks really pull it all together! What a cozy finish!! Julierose
It,s a very sweet quilt. Nicely done.
It's lovely, and looks very comforting indeed! (Trust cats to spot quality! They'll only snuggle on the very best stuff.)
Wow, I just love it!
Wonderful quilt. Love it.
So nice to see the very traditional use of a quilting bee--to come together in a community to support a member in time of need.
And a gorgeous anything goes scrap quilt to boot!
Thanks for sharing.
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