And the final in this recent little flurry of finishes... "Wildflowers". It's a scrappy HST quilt from the Heritage Series Quilts - vintage quilt patterns by Penelope Handmade. I started making my HST blocks back in March 2021, you can find a previous post about this quilt here.
I began with a curated bundle of pretty wildflowers, I then added other prints & solids from my stash. I've kept to a limited palette in this scrappy quilt, where the focus is a little play with the gentle variations in value.
For my backing I chose 'New Vintage' by Laura Heine and the quilting was done by Leeanne from quiltmekiwi. I opted for the Baptist Fan E2E quilting pattern, a real favourite of mine. I love to pair flowing quilting designs with geometric quilt patterns, as I feel like it helps soften up all the straight lines a bit.
The binding was a lucky stash basket find, a cotton & steel stripe. Finished quilt measures 58" x 58".
- a little binding collage showing fabric detail, use & scale
We often see quilts flat in photos - I guess to show the whole quilt clearly - but I always think there's nothing better than seeing photos of our quilts being loved & well used too, draped, held, scrunched up and capturing those snuggle moments!
The grandchildren weren't around to help with the scrunching for me today, but I lovingly crumpled up my quilt for a few last pics ...
Do you take lots of quilt pics too?
It's beautiful, I love HST quilts. It has a vintage vibe!! Another lovely finish Linda!
ReplyDeleteLove your choice of colour palette. Great quilt finish.
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful quilt Linda! You have been on a roll! Do you keep all the quilts you make? I know I wouldn’t want to give any away!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful. I really like your colors and fabrics. The Baptist Fan quilting is perfect for it. Congrats on your fall finish.
ReplyDeleteLove the colours you used, your quilts are always looking so fresh and bright.
ReplyDeleteI saw this on Instagram, but wanted another look here on your blog. The colors of this quilt are just exquisite. Very sweet!:)
ReplyDeleteThis one is stunning with all the piecing of those little triangles. What a wonderful finish. And i do like seeing all the different photos.
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful finish, Linda! I adore vintage quilts made from little HSTs like this one. And you are right about the importance of getting those photos before the quilts are gone. Sometimes I feel like the quilt photo is my REAL goal, and the actual finished quilt is just a "byproduct" of my quilt photography hobby. Hah!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, Linda! I admire you for taking on the challenge to piece so many HSTs and give them sharp points. I'll take an improv triangle any day, compared to those! However, I do love precise triangles. I just rarely make them myself. I love taking quilt pics too, especially when I push myself to go out into the real world to find creative locations. I don't do scrunched-quilt pics though. That's probably just me, but when I've taken the time to quilt my own quilts, I want to show off long flat angles of quilting. :-) I'm glad for you to have this beautiful finish!
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