Hello everyone!
This is the first of my two entries for the Blogger’s Quilt Festival. For my regular readers it may be a very familiar quilt as I just showed you the blocks made by all of the wonderful testers in my previous blogpost.
This “mini” is actually a pillow that I made for my brother’s birthday. I designed this foundation piecing pattern myself on the computer. I used Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop to get it “just right”. I was inspired by several things. First of all a drawing by the famous Dutch artist M.C. Escher, whom you may all know by his fabulous and imaginative perspective drawings.
In the spirit of Halloween, here is a work by M.C. Escher:
( wish I could make this, though! Would be an awesome mini, don’t you think?)
Another wonderful drawing of M.C.Escher is the direct inspiration for my pattern design. This is his drawing which I based my pattern on:
I also was inspired by all of these gorgeous Double Wedding Ring quilts that I have been seeing all over the internet. The weaving of the two lines looked like that to me.
The pattern is called “Honey Honey” after the shape of a beehive and is also a reference to calling a loved one “Honey”.
The weaving illusion is created by repeating the basic block four times.
So, here are some of my pictures for this Quilt Festival.
The very beginning, just a quilt top mini.
Stitched in the ditch…
… and some deliberation on patterns for FMQ … (I drew the designs on a piece of plastic)
I decided on pebbles as I wanted the strictness due to the mathematical lines to soften a bit.
I really loved working with these fabrics! These purples are my favorite. I just wish there was more modern purple fabric out there!
One pillow, already gifted and happily received!
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Stats:
– Size: 20 x 20 inches
– Technique top: foundation piecing
– FMQ: small pebbles
– Top: quilting cotton
– Batting: Hobbs 80-20
– Thread: Gutermann
– Back: home decor fabric from Ikea, inserted a zipper! 🙂
– Label: made by “cottentrends”
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Thank you very much for reading my blog and for those who have also entered a quilt into the Blogger Quilt festival; I wish you all lots of luck and bundles of fun!!!
Esther
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I’ve seen the pillow taking shape, but must have missed the devil or angel mini. This is so outstanding. I pinned them both so I can remember to see them again. Gorgeous!
Oops, the devil picture is a piece of art by M.C.Escher ( a print I believe ) and not a mini by me. Sorry! i am not that good yet! 😉 Bye bye Esther
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Ooooh, very cool design!
Thank you very much! It was a lot of fun te design!
Esther
You know, I thought I had seen everything Escher – but this one is new to me. I, of course, love it! Make us a pattern will ya?? 😀
I might just give that a try…. maybe! 😉
Esther
Love the pillow; your quilting is always so amazing!!!
Hey Gina,
Thank you for another wonderful comment! I really loved working on this pillow; the “perfect fabric for my brother”, the right pattern and “simple” pebble!
bye bye
Esther
Very fun! Someday I am going to have to tackle and conquer machine quilting. A pillow would be perfect! Thanks for sharing!
Yes, please do! I did not find it scary at all when I got too it! Sometimes frustrating yes, when things are not working as they are supposed to do. I have been having thread problems, but I have finally solved them. Having the right tools and set up is really important!
Esther
Love your quilting – the texture is gorgeous on that cushion.
Hello Ruth,
Thank you so much. The pebbles were really tiny! I did not even attempt to do them all in one go. I would have gone cross-eyed! 😉
Esther
Your quilting is btuieufal! I love how everyone’s swirls come out a little differently, like a signature. For me, the straight lines weren’t so easy to quilt — and neither were the curved ones, but that’s why I’m doing this challenge in the first place!Can I ask, what’s a “flimsy?” I’ve never heard that term before.