Welcome to my stop on the Sunflower Spice Blog Hop.
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| Phagun, 80" by 100" |
When Jennifer Thomas of Curlicue Creations asked whether I would like to join the BlogHop, I did not say yes. I had to see the fabrics, first.
OK, YES.
These vibrant hues cover the entire spectrum of the rainbow. The design had to be simple so that the colors could truly shine.
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| Making Blocks |
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| Ravishing Red |
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| Design Wall |
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| Adding Scrappy Borders |
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| Ta Da - A Queen Size Quilt |
Well, yes. I made a queen-size quilt, named Phagun. Phagun is made with two quilt blocks - the Shanvi block using warm colors and the Irish Chain block using cool colors. Both blocks finish at 10".
Borders - Inner Skinny & Outer Scrappy
A skinny inner border and an outer 4" finished scrappy border complete the quilt. The background is Egg Shell and the binding is Fondant.
Egg Shell Fondant
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| Close-up |
The batting is Tuscany Cotton/Wool Blend generously provided by Hobbs.
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| Thank you, Hobbs |
A queen size quilt is the perfect excuse to splurge on a wide backing. This multicolored layered lava lamps fabric was just perfect.
Wide Backing - Color Matching
I quilted using my walking foot, my favorite squiggly stitching, following the 2" grid. I am the queen of keeping it simple :-p
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| Quilting in process |
Now, pushing a queen size quilt sandwich through a domestic machine is a challenge (ask my neck and shoulders), as is modeling it. The arm span of a tall Paul falls way short of 80".
Solution - I attached a quilt sleeve and inserted an adjustable curtain rod. The still shots became easy and the walking quilt video (check my Instagram) a breeze :-)
Crushing on You!
It was a beautiful sunny Spring day on the banks of the Potomac and I decided to get in front of the camera :-)
Basking in the warmth Daydreaming Perfect Spring!
For lunch, because a hardworking (handsome too) model deserves compensation, we went to a restaurant called Wild Himalayan Yak. It is a Nepalese restaurant with some Indo-Chinese dishes. Paul was interested in trying the yak meat. But that is not the point of this story. The napkins are.
Picture from the Restaurant Website
Unlike any other restaurant, they have the most beautiful napkins made from woven authentic Nepali fabrics. You get me, right. When others are looking upward at the monument/castle, us quilters will be admiring the tiles.
Picture from the Restaurant Website
Paul just nodded, amused.
Paul: Don't!!!
Me: Just one. No one will notice. They won't even miss it. Look it is already past its prime.
Paul: Such a bad girl!
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| Threadbare edges removed |
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| Beautiful but will need some creative thinking |
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| Stabilized with SF-101 |
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| Batting |
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| Matching Zippers |
I am thrilled with these two zippered pouches - made from a dinner napkin that would have most likely ended up in a landfill.
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| Happiness is a Quilt! |
Paul: What is Phagun?
Me: Phagun is the twelfth and final month of the Hindu lunar calendar, corresponding roughly to February and March. It marks the transition from winter to spring and is widely celebrated as the month of Holi, the vibrant festival of colors.
And that is exactly what Phagun Quilt is - a vibrant festival of colors.
The Sunflower Spice blog hop runs from today through June 10th. Here's the list so you can visit all the blogs during the hop:
