Fall Quilts & Quilted Pillows

Fall decorating, started inside with a table runner, pillows and a couple of quilts.  Then I decided I wanted to make a new fall quilt too.

 Linking up with Beverly for Pink Saturday:  http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

New fall quilt idea, starts with scouring the books for a pattern...short on time, so a simple patchwork is the answer and I found it here:

 Decided on the Rattan Squares pattern to showcase some really pretty warm toned fabrics. 

Roman glass, the red looking fabric here will be the sashing with the smaller square in between with the orange background and then the binding in the multi mirage striped looking fabric.

 

An assortment of Kaffe Fassett fabrics will be the larger squares in oranges, yellows, brown multi-fall looking tones.

So here a photo of the large squares, sashing with small blocks and the binding.  I hope to have the entire top pieced by next Saturday, so stop on by and see the progress.  Have a great weekend! 
Happy Pink Saturday, Michelle

Texture Tuesday

Sunflowers welcoming, two photos, same subject, I love how you can get different looks from same texture [3003_2] {thank you Kim, you are amazing}. 

 Linking up today with Kim for Textures Tuesdays, free and easy theme this week.
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First time I've grown sunflowers believe it or not, and I am loving them, yellow, bright, cheery!  They've made it into my heart and into my garden every year moving forward.  Have an awesome week.  Michelle

More....Quilts in the Garden-Part 3

Another beautiful day in the garden, as summer winds down the nights are cooling but the days are still nice and warm.  Summer days are so fleeting.  

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I enjoyed reading in this sweet space.  It was a lovely day, ice tea, cookies, flowers and quilts and sunshine!  Have a wonderful weekend everyone and enjoy God's blessings.
Hugs, Michelle

Quilts in the Garden -Part 2

Another  beautiful summer day in the garden, a light breeze, sunshine, chimes playing and some color in the garden in bloom flowers and quilts!  {yes, I know, they both need bindings put on them, don't look to closely...my least favorite part of the quilting process}

Linking up with Beverly for Pink Saturday:  http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

The first quilt I pieced and quilted, the 2nd quilt I bought pieced blocks on e-bay a few years ago and sewed them together and quilted some are feed sack prints, really nice vintage feel to it.  Have a blessed weekend, Michelle

Quilts in the Garden

Garden flowers are beautiful this time of year, so I thought I'd hang a couple of quilts out amongst them.  They are simple pieced strip quilts to show case the beautiful fabric with some overall pantos quilted.  I took a few close ups too. 

Linking up with Beverly for Pink Saturday, go check out all the lovely pinks.  http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

 

Enjoy the weekend, blessings, Michelle