Saturday, February 14, 2015

Happy Heart


I took a break from my current project to have a cup of tea and look at an old quilt book. I found this heart quilt that I thought was very apropos for today. The above is actually a canvas floor cloth though I think I like the layout better than the quilt below.



An old favorite published in 1985. Lots of beautiful antique quilts and 80's style.



I was taking a break from this. This is a real challenge for me - all these Y seams. I'm trying to be very patient with it. It's slow going. I can see how it would be just as quick to hand piece it if one was an accomplished hand piecer (which I am not). Will be back soon with a post about how I finally settled on these fabrics. You wouldn't believe how many diamonds I cut out to get here. I'm sure I have enough left over for at least a twin size quilt.

Happy Valentine's Day! Hope it includes some creative time for you!

7 comments:

  1. i have that book as well and it's a fave of mine also.....

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  2. Nice heart quilt and canvas. Very appropriate!
    Oh, my. Tumbling blocks is a challenge I have never accepted because of the Y-seams. Good for you, tackling this patiently! Your color choices are beautiful--very soothing (which would be good when working on a not-so-soothing project) and your shading of the blocks is spot on. Excellent dimensional effect!

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  3. Love the floor cloth - but we have a fire going 24/7 during the winter - the warmth is wonderful but messy! Understand needing to take a break from certain projects - all those diamonds look terrific - but oh those Y seams, row after row...you are so patient!

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  4. I like the floor quilt design but the other one would be great for some lovely quilting. Keep going you have a great quilt in the making.

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  5. Happy Valentines day! i have that book too and it's a good one for any quilt library. Your tumbling block project does look like a challenge - pretty jewel tones

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  6. I prefer the floor cloth pattern too, looking like a tiled floor. Your little building blocks look great, worth the effort. Once the placement is right you just enjoy the sewing and the reward is gorgeous.

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  7. Its beautiful and will be worth all of those Y seams.
    Happy Valentines!

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