For the last ten years, each time one of my six sisters hits the big 5-0 birthday, I've made them a quilt. When I think back over these quilts, they have certainly evolved - my skill has greatly improved and my designs have shifted to be more modern.
I wanted the quilt for this particular sister to be very special. She is already special just being who she is but she has also done an awful lot to help out my dad as he is going through some serious health issues.
She didn't know I was making her a quilt. When I asked her what her favorite color was (Navy), she likely thought I was making her yet another zipped bag.
With her favorite color in mind, a stack of Alison Glass prints and a consultation with another sister, I decided to go with my variation of
Fish in the Sea by Rebecca Severt.
I drew up my own version to have 50 geese with the intent that the straight line quilting run diagonal in the background color stopping and starting at the edge of the geese.
Then within the geese themselves, I machine quilted about 1/4'' from edge using matching thread.
The result was just as I had hoped although there were many, many threads to bury!
To add a bit of fun and interest, I hand quilted around some of the geese and added some lines of hand quilting across the quilt.
The quilt is throw sized. I used a Moda wide back for the back of the quilt. It is a dark sky blue with darker large dots.
Turns out Navy is REALLY hard to photograph true to color. (Or perhaps it is that I am not a good enough photographer.) The very first photo in this post is the closest representation of what the color looks like.
And, for the record, this is actually Painter's Palette Midnight Blue. It seemed to me like a prettier shade than the color actually called Navy!
(I'll be linking up
here.)
Have a wonderful day!
Patty
