Wow! Cannot believe that it is November. I'm linking today to Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times. And I'm so excited to have something to show since I missed last week.
This quilt was a UFO from a couple of years ago. The pattern is from the book Fantastic Fabric Folding by Rebecca Wat. I decreased the size from a 65" square bed throw to a 40" square wall hanging. The flowers are a 3D effect and I did not think I would use it on a bed. Plus I plan to add beaded flower centers and petal tips, so it will be better suited as a wall hanging. There is still a lot left to do: quilt sandwich, quilting, binding, beaded flower centers, folding back each flower petal and securing it to the quilt top with a bead - there are 65 flowers so there are 260 petal tips to deal with - sounds like a good evening-in-front-of-the-TV type of project.
Each flower starts with a 6" square. No matter how precise I was about cutting the squares and folding them, each finished 3" square flower was anything but square. It was frustrating but I decided to slog through and see what happened. As the petals were sewn into the 9-patches that helped to square them up. I did learn that if I were to ever make this or another origami type pattern again, I would take the time to baste down all the petals so they would be out of the way during quilt top construction.
In the book, this pattern is shown in more pastel colors, but I'm drawn to more vibrant and loud colors. I'm naming it "Wild Flower Patch".
Am still knitting the Sea Lettuce scarf, too. Am over half-way finished with it. but got waylaid by this quilt top. It feels good to see some significant forward progress on a UFO. There are still a couple more UFOs waiting in the wings ...
There's something really satisfying about pulling out and working on a UFO, huh?!? Love the bold colors! :)
ReplyDeleteIncredible. Great to move a UFO to a quilt :)
ReplyDeletewow- way to "slog" through a UFO!! The beaded centers sound fab - can't wait to see them!!
ReplyDeleteYou got it done! Mine is still in my head. LOL I purhased the book to make one and never started. Great that you not only started it but have a top.
ReplyDeleteThat looks incredibly intriguing. I've heard about fabric folding, but haven't actually seen a quilt made that way. Yours will be a gorgeous wall hanging when it is done, especially with the addition of the beads.
ReplyDeleteThese are some cool folded flowers! Beautiful!So far I have only done a few stars as described in a ModaBakeShop a while back.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt, great colors. It may have been quite a pain, but it payed off big time.
ReplyDeleteVery cool Sally! Can't wait to see what you do with the beads!
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