Tuesday, 25 August 2015

A Quick One


Took my Bloggers' Bundle from Fat Quarter Shop




Actually, now I've posted that pic, I realise I've unintentionally left one of the fabrics out but never mind.

I took all the majority of the fabrics, made them into Flying Geese units, added random solid scraps to make each unit a square, played around until I got a design I liked.
Then I sewed it all together, cut out the pansy fabric individually, spray basted each one to where the solids intersected on the quilt and then secured them in place by quilting quite close (ish) together.

I wonder if I could get a job as a pattern writer...


And that was that.


Oh and I used a black polka dot for the binding.



And I found a rather funky backing fabric in a local shop here. It has the smallest selection of fabric I've ever seen but a rootling rummage did reveal a few hidden gems.


And you could probably knock the whole thing up over a rainy summer's weekend.

Because we know a thing or two about them round these parts.




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25 comments:

  1. Sarah25 August 2015 at 20:36

    the pansies thing is a bit mental. I love it!!

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  2. Cheryl25 August 2015 at 20:42

    Wish we knew about rain here.
    Love it, ish and all!

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  3. Cheryl25 August 2015 at 20:43

    Wish we knew about rain here.
    Love it, ish and all!

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  4. Cheryl25 August 2015 at 20:43

    Wish we knew about rain here.
    Love it, ish and all!

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  5. Gisele25 August 2015 at 21:21

    ha ha ha, love your directions & the quilt of course :) No point in beating around the bush!We're drowning over here too

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  6. Linda25 August 2015 at 21:59

    This is a lovely quilt. The pansies are super, such a great addition to the whole colourful quilt.

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  7. Leila25 August 2015 at 22:21

    That bundle is so you. Love the idea of mixing the rectangles and flying geese. I like the idea of ironing on fabric and then using the quilting to keep it in place. It could also be used to hide points that didn't match up. Not that that's why you did it. :)

    Re: naming of quilts from the last post. I like to "name" my quilts how I would describe them (perhaps because I am lacking in imagination - or because fancy names tend to sound a bit pretentious when applied to the quilts I make). The Pansy Quilt or the Mauve Diamond Quilt -- it only breaks down when you have sewn so many quilts that the descriptors could be used for multiple quilts. So perhaps not a good idea in your case. :) I really like your Mauve Diamond quilt. I need to add a diamond quilt to my list.

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  8. Serena @ Sewgiving26 August 2015 at 03:51

    Spinning pansies ... nice one ... pattern writing you say? Compared to the pattern I'm trying to follow at the moment, your instructions are far too fussy and precise! Lol ... Ok, so the pattern is instructions I wrote for myself on a scrap piece of paper, it all made sense at the time ... humpf.

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  9. Leanne26 August 2015 at 04:26

    It's a lovely quilt and a lovely bundle! We are having a big drought, it would be nice to have some of your rainy weekends here.

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  10. jednoiglec26 August 2015 at 06:41

    It's so wonderful! This pattern should be published in quilting magazine! I bought your bundle sone time ago and it waits patiently until I back to sewing:) its even more gorgeous in person!

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  11. Charlotte26 August 2015 at 08:07

    rain? Never heard of it! Love the bright colours - very you.

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  12. pennydog26 August 2015 at 11:41

    Wow, you're all famous and that and have your own blogger bundle :) BTW you could TOTALLY write a pattern, it's just a case of fleshing out that, but it's almost all there

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  13. Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué26 August 2015 at 12:19

    I love this bundle ;-)

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  14. Pat26 August 2015 at 13:31

    I love this and that backing fabric is just so perfect!

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  15. Granny Maud's Girl26 August 2015 at 13:50

    I cannot decide which side I am most excited about – the pansies or the stamps.

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  16. Marle26 August 2015 at 13:53

    What a great quilt!
    I really love the backing fabric!
    Greetings Marle

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  17. O'Quilts27 August 2015 at 03:22

    Just wonderful

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  18. Unknown27 August 2015 at 03:23

    I love this quilt!

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  19. Taos Sunflower27 August 2015 at 16:59

    Very cool idea with the pansies. Oh, and that backing fabric is a crack up!

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  20. Kate Chiconi27 August 2015 at 21:32

    This is my third attempt to comment, so fingers crossed it gets through this time. The main quilt is a fun, happy one with its multidirectional flying geese, but you've taken it to another level with those pansies, which are just inspired. And the backing fabric is wonderful, a real find.

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  21. Donna28 August 2015 at 00:38

    "Ish" patterns might be responsible for my gray hair but your quilt is charming! I would've grabbed that stamp fabric, too. You scored a winner.

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  22. Caroline31 August 2015 at 17:00

    The swirly shells, I had to figure it out. . .waiting patiently for the post office to open so I thought I'd snoop 😜

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  23. Nanaofck6 September 2015 at 17:41

    You did it again; combined some gorgeous, colorful fabric and put together a lovely quilt. I would never have thought of adding the fussy cut panseys. Love it!

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  24. Kay25 September 2015 at 19:50

    I love the flower hits you get occasionally on the front, the back is really fun too. x

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