As you may have guessed, I’m not the only one who made a mosaic.
I love Mary’s inspiration so much that it intimidates me a bit. It’s one thing to figure out what someone likes and just go for it, but my tastes are similar to Mary’s. So the pressure is on to make something really fabulous.
Wish me luck!
This sweet celebration quilt was Lisa Michelle’s entry into DQS8, and I’m so excited to be posting it on the birthday of one of my oldest friends!
I think a celebration quilt is a heck of an idea. We make quilts for holidays, and to give as gifts, but what about to honor birthdays and anniversaries? I know a quilt is a lot of work just to be displayed for one day. But is there a more special way to celebrate?
I want to end the week on a good note (who doesn’t???), so here’s a dose of true cuteness:
Vintage bluebird quilt, photo by Jaspenelle of Paganites. There was a time I wasn’t wild about tied quilts, and now I’m not sure why. Maybe because ties are sort of casual and playful? And, wonderful as that is, casual doesn’t go with every quilt top.
These blue birds, however, are perfect candidates for ties. The yarn looks wonderful with the embroidered detail on the birdies, and I can just imagine each little knotted length blowing in the breeze. Ties aside, these solid colors are so simple and stunning. Even the white binding, which I normally don’t care for, adds such lightness and freshness.
Love, love, love. I hope some part of your weekend looks even a little bit like this quilt.
If you like quilts, hexagons, and board games, it’s probably already occurred to you to make one of these.
So what’s stopping you?
I love craftapalooza’s entry into Doll Quilt Swap 7. This ring formation for hex flowers is so precious. I’d love to see a bed-sized quilt covered in these.
I love the way letterwoman arranged these hexes into a border:
Hexes can go together in so many ways, it’s easy to forget that they can look fabulous in a single row. This is a quilt label, but the border would look great on a quilt of any size.
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