Hello hello Happy New Year everyone!
Once upon a time, a long long time ago...
I began a GT&SB quilt
- my favourite block so far
and then fast forward to 2023...
Oh my, this project has been simmering away for a long time, I checked back and saw that I actually started it in 2015. It's Jen-Kingwell's 'Green Tea and Sweet Beans' but as I'm not a big fan of applique, my pace has been slow, and I've only picked it up now & then over the years.
I too, was digging deep into years of my scrappy stash. trying to mix up all the fabric styles, contemporary with traditional, 30's, reproduction, vintage, Japanese, and a healthy dose of Liberty.
So, after months years of procrastination & reinspired by Lila's recent new start, I finally laid out all my completed blocks to reassess things.
Lovin' this, it's a little dated but still whimsical & still very pretty ... and so close to finishing. I can't just shove it back into the wardrobe, I want to complete it now.
So... I will carry on with one final burst and complete the last four bigger blocks, and the checker blocks, and the filler strips required to complete the quilt top.
Here's today's progress ...
- "poppie" block, but I'm calling it "echinacea"
Linda
Keep going, I can't wait to see this sewn into a flimsy! Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteI've got that pattern somewhere but never started it! Thanks for showing it - I might need to look and see where it is - is it in a booklet or a book?
ReplyDeleteIt's a very happy quilt. One I would not attempt because applique and I do not get along. I'm glad to see you're energized enough to get it finished.
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Well, it takes at least eight years for the average quilter to build up a sufficient enough stash to make this quilt! Good luck with all that appliqué. It’s going to be gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWOW! That's gonna be a gorgeous quilt! Lots of work, glad you are working on it again.
ReplyDeleteYou have so much done already and it looks wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI am not keen to do applique either, but I hope you stick to it!
I love applique, I prefer applique and those points scare me so congratulations on tackling all of it! It's beautiful, just the color scheme I love.
ReplyDeleteI certainly don't think this is dated Linda - it's a lovely treasure of fabrics collected over the years. I thought I had written a comment before but now realise it would have been Instagram, I always seem to become mixed up with blog and instagram!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great when you fall in love all over again?
ReplyDeleteGood for you to be picking up an old project! It's evident you've already put a lot of work into it. Really, you're so far along that finishing the top in the next few months shouldn't be a problem, should it? I admire you for returning to it. I have a couple projects that make me cringe to think of finishing them - my tastes have changed so much. I'm glad you will complete this!
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