This is the quilt made and displayed by Patches and Stitches, done mostly in pastels and finishing at 87" by 96". So. Not. Me.
I used scrappy batiks from my stash for all the blocks .....
..... and a really pretty taupe for the sashing.
My friend, Denise, and I had a weekly date to get our patterns and have lunch out. We kept each other on track, we admired each other's blocks, and we had a lot of fun. Twenty weeks went by fast, then it was time to take all those blocks I'd made and start to play. My design wall came in handy!
Since all forty blocks had to be used I chose to make my quilt reversible. And since I need a quilt to keep in my car "just in case" I decided to make it a car quilt.
(Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I also added some appliquéd circles.) This is the front .....
..... and this is the back.
Denise did her own thing, too by using gray prints and putting her blocks together without any sashing. It's gorgeous! This is the photo taken at Patches and Stitches for their Facebook page.
Because mine is reversible they had to take more than one of me!
To commemorate our experience I had a special label custom made by, who else, Denise!
This was the first time I've participated in a Local Quilt Shop Block of the Month, or Row by Row, or Block by Block, and I'm so glad I did. I really like my quilt.
4 comments:
Lovely quilt, I like how you made it reversible, two quilts in one. I like Denise’s quilt too. Congratulations on a great finish and a well deserved win.
Thank you, Kate!
Delightful, Sandy! The colors are yummy and being reversible is both clever and resourceful. What a fun project!
Your two sided car quilt is so, so great, Sandy! You and Denise both did such a wonderful job with all those different blocks. I love your scrappy colors, much better than the pastel sample one. Denise's gray shades are very modern and fab. Congrats on winning the prize :)
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