The second of Sigrid's quilts is a beautiful
Ocean Waves bordered with
Flying Geese.
It's another scrappy bonanza, but what really appeals to me about it is the way that the pinks skip along through a portion of it, rather than trying to be integrated evenly throughout.
And those hits of turquoise are an added bonus.
At the centre of each border strip she reversed the order that the geese were flying in, which created a square-in-a-square block. The blocks on the top and bottom of the quilt are identical, as are the blocks on either side.
This one needed a backing, so back into the stash we went. This time we pulled two blues that I had actually found while doing a little klepto quilting in Linda's stash a couple of years back (ah, the stash - the gift that keeps on giving...). There wasn't quite enough, so we integrated a very soft green of the same vintage. The colours are a little brighter than what is shown here.
The scrappiness of this one is like a walk down memory lane - so many prints that we recognized!
Roberta has this one in hand as well and tells me that she expects it to be quilted sometime this week, which will be wonderful. Bill is planning to travel this way in October so we'll have plenty of time to get them bound before he arrives....M
The ocean wave pattern is not for the faint of heart. I love the turquoise bit as well. The pieced backing just adds a few more lovely fabrics.
ReplyDeleteLovely! The little bits of light fabric remind me of the white crest of a wave. Very well done. ;^)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a nostalgic quilt--fabrics from days gone by....Love the quiet soft blue in the centres and lovely choice for the backing--should you need more I know someone who likely has a bit! If you want help with hand sewing the binding on, would be happy to help out, just let me now when and where, we're likely due for a little tea and catch up too. Again, how nice that you're helping these quilts into a productive life and wonderful memories of a special someone. xo
ReplyDeleteWow, this is an amazing quilt for so many reasons. It is beautiful and scrappy isn't always like that. I wonder if I can remember how that geese border was made as I like it so much.
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