Sunday, August 16, 2009

My favorite fabric.....



I purchased the fabric for the quilt 'Anna's Starry Night' about 5-6 years ago. Can't remember the exact time frame as I had just started quilting and found the pattern and I loved the fabric. Don't remember where I first saw it, but I knew I had to have it. I think the fabric is Blackbird Designs, 'Anna's Starry Night' and I don't know where I got the pattern. Possibly from the Moda website under their 'free patterns' section. This was before I realized fabric had several designs within a group. I just thought this fabric was 'randomly' chosen and put together to make the quilt. I have learned a lot since then. It was one of the first quilts I made and it is still one of my favorites. So, when I finished the quilt, I had some scraps of fabric and didn't want to wastethem, so I started hand piecing a hexagon quilt, using plastic templates called 'Quilt Patis' from Picking Up the Pieces. Once again, I bought these several years ago on the internet, so I don't know if they are even available now. From time to time, when I am between knitting or embroidery projects, I get my basket of hexagons out and sew a few together. One day I will have a throw size quilt that just for ME!

7 comments:

  1. They are lovely fabrics and so is the quilt.

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  2. I love pink and green quilts...I seem to choose that or red and green for a lot of my quilts. Look forward to seeing the finished top!

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  3. You are so far ahead of me, dear friend. Anna's Starry Night is one of my favorite Blackbird lines. Thinking alike, again!

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  4. Thanks for inviting me to visit your blog, Rebecca. I've only read the first two pages and I can't believe how our tastes are so similar.

    Last year, I knit 27 pairs of socks which I think are all over the world now.

    I also bought the BBD gals book 'When the Cold Wind Blows' book just last week specifically to make the basket quilt. I fell in love with it the minute I saw it.

    I also love pink and green quilts. The one that was in our local fair this past weekend won 'Best of Show'.

    And I could go on and on.

    Thanks so much for stopping by and please come back soon. The door is always open and the kettle's always on.

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  5. Very cute! I love coming across scraps of my favorite fabrics!

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  6. Just stopping by to say hi and check out your "sock post". The second sock does seem to be going a little faster. I really like your hexagons. I have me fabric picked out and the paper hexagons ready to go. Now I just need to do the sewing.

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  7. I am doing Women of Grace and Charm out of that fabric and I LOVE IT too. Love your blog.
    Cindy, AZ

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