New Quilts

I've just finished two new quilts! (And a third is away being quilted!) After what seems to be a long period of un-productivity, they all seem to get finished at the same time. I've just posted the pictures one here as the other one has a bit of a story attached and i don't have to to write it right now...
This one I'm calling Red Roses Posies and was inspired by a patter by HD Designs. It's all one fabric cut on the repeat to make four-patch kaleidoscope blocks. My quilt is queen size and I made it for my bedroom - first time ever I have actually made a quilt to suit my own decor!
The fabric is Moda, Beach House by Blackbird Designs and I love its slightly faded but rich colours; like it's been covering a bed in a beach house, sun and salt gently bleaching out the rough edges on the colours so it's soft and warm to lie on, reading your book and glancing out the open window to the sand, sea and sky, a soft breeze fluttering the curtains... It was beautiful to work with too, very soft and smooth.

Below are some of the individual blocks and you can see the wide variety of "posies" you can get depending on how you put them together. I've already had requests for classes , and I will be doing that soon, so keep checking the class list in the side bar for dates and prices.

You might be able to see the gorgeous quilting pattern Tricia used. It's got little folksy birds fluttering amongst flowers. I love it!
I've had a lousy cold and now it's school holidays so my time's got to stretch a long way in the next couple of weeks... Hope you've got something to inspire you and if it's holiday time for you too - have fun,

Ann.

My Red Posies Quilt

This is my Red Posies Quilt. As you may know, I teach some classes at QuiltEssentials in Brisbane. They've had a cute four-patch kaleidoscope quilt there that I admire every time I see it. A month or so ago, i went in and there was a new, larger quilt hanging from the ceiling. I just had to make one of these! I purchased the pattern by H.D. Designs (rare for me to make someone else's design...) and started the quilt.
I was already planning to use this red background Beach House floral, below, for a new quilt specifically for my bedroom.

My walls are white with black gloss window trims, and my bed is black iron. I have one feature wall painted a deep Egyptian Red. So I wanted to team the red floral with black. It took a while, but I settled on a black with a small floral print from the Legacy range. You can see the quilt in progress below (and also the sample block from the Sharon Schamber class I haven't posted yet!) The sashing is a red ticking design, again from Beach House.

I love the way each little block is slightly different depending on where the squares are cut in the repeat of the print. There are two I particularly like below.

I will be holding workshops in this quilt, so watch out for it in my Class Schedule, soon to appear in my Blog sidebar!

I am now in in the process of adding borders (which are pretty much along the same red fabric lines), so stay tuned for the finished quilt top. It's all a bit red, but I think it will work.

Ann.