Thursday, July 25, 2013

New York Blooms

My blooms are now ready to be quilted!

I had toyed with putting an extra border around  15 Minutes Play style and actually started to piece  fabric scraps together but then decided I really wanted the blooms to be the focal point and the lovely subway fabric as a simple border, so here it is and I am more than happy with how it looks. Thank you Helen for sending me the extra yard of the fabric, without it I wouldn't have been able to do this.

Now I can finish the remaining blocks for my first piece after Victoria kindly let me join the group - when I look at the nine blocks on the wall I  constantly am reminded for some reason of a fruit salad, therefore when this goes into my exhibition in February it's going to be either Tropical Fruit Salad or Tutti Frutti - rather like the last name best!


Back to the sewing machine - hope everyone has a great weekend!

Maureen

5 comments:

Helen said...

LOVE what you did with these fabrics! It is simply delightful. And what a great 15 minute player you've become. Want to see your Fruit Salad, too...

Mystic Quilter said...

Thanks so much Helen, hopefully have something more to show on the other piece in a week or so! I am enjoying this process so much.

roccagal said...

really nice-i think you made the right choice opting for the small map border! Looks clean and the focus REMAINS on the lovely blooms!

Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...

BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS!!!!! Love the NY connection... Helen is a doll. ;-)

Mystic Quilter said...

Thanks roccogal and Victoria - sorry not responded before, just saw your comments when posting this evening.