Do you ever hope that you will win a giveaway on a blog? on one of your favorite blogs? Well guess who just won a package of scraps? I did, over at Fun with Barb. I wasn't the first winner, but Barb is sending me a package of scraps, too! Yay! I LOVE scraps, and scrap quilts - and Barb's scraps will be yummy, I am sure! Everyone's stash is so different - almost like a fingerprint. I wonder what I will make with them??? Barb's blog is terrific, always filled with inspiration and lots of fun, too. Her quilts are stunning, and her workmanship is exquisite.
And - to "pay it forward" - I will be sending out a package of my scraps to someone who responds to this post. I will mail to anywhere in the U.S. Please make sure that I have some way to contact you - like your email address. I promise to send a nice assortment for some fun playtime. Thank you!
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| My design wall has been frozen like this for a while...I know we are ALL busy, but I literally do not have more than maybe an hour of free time each day, after my two jobs. This colorwash quilt will be a wedding gift for my lovely daughter, Emily, and her wonderful husband, Matt. I wanted to make them a wall quilt, and something that would complement their modern house and design scheme. I showed Emily some colorwash examples, and got the thumbs up! Then I got a nice selection of batik pieces from my friend Wanda of Exuberant Color. Wanda is an excellent quilter and teacher, and an expert at the colorwash style. Check out her blog for many fabulous examples! |
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| Another project for my spare time - this is a small quilt made for some dear friends who suffered the most profound loss: both of twin girls that they were expecting. I stopped my other quilt projects and made this - I just had to do something, you know? Just a small thing, to show them that we love them. They do have a darling 3-year-old son, Ethan, who wanted to give something to his angel sisters, in heaven. So, after the memorial service at our church, there was a balloon release of pale pink and violet balloons. A few appropriate words were spoken, and then Ethan gave the signal for all of us to release our balloons, and we watched them climb upward, between the bare branches of a big tree. I am adding a few soft pink sequins, denoting the sun glinting off the balloons. |
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| "Ethan's Gift" |
3 comments:
There is nothing I love more than scraps. I would love any you have to give away. I make crumb quilts as comfort quilts and I make pocket quilts to give away from scraps. Love your colorwash. I have one on my wall and am stuck. Isn't Wanda the BEST?
I think your wall quilt for Ethan is spectacular! I can't imagine such sadness. I miscarried one child and that was hard enough. We engraved a rock that is in my garden that says "To the child we never knew". I find it comforting among the flowers.
Your scraps are on the way!! Hope you like them.
Ethans quilt is so so sweet - sorry to hear their sad story.
your colorwash looks great!
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