Friday, June 24, 2011

Sew & Tell Friday: Oasis Apple Core and Sweet Sixteen Drunkard's Path

Amy's doing a Sew & Tell Friday for July today!  This post is old, but I still did it!  I made stuff in June.  Go see what everyone else did.

I had my Oasis Apple Core quilt done up and it turned out very sweet.  I used some of my gift certificate to Thimbles & Threads for the borders, binding, and back.  They don't carry any 3 Sisters fabrics, so I improvised with Riley Blake fabrics.  I'm not great at improvising and mixing fabrics from different designers, but I like how this worked out.  In the end it was between a fat stripe in cream and dark pink or olive-y green with white polka dots for the binding.  I let Bridget choose.

It's a crib size and grandma-y in a good way.  Also, it's for sale, so you know, tell your friends. :)

Next!  I finally did a quilt in the Drunkard's Path block.  (I've been wanting to for a while.  That's why "finally.")  The pattern showed several ways to put this thing together and I chose "Rocky Road to Dublin."  Then I fell in LOVE/LUST with Laundry Basket Quilts "Sweet Sixteen" line of fabrics.  Especially a gold yellow with flowers and stuff on it.  I used that one on a fat border to show it off more.  I finished the top late last night and couldn't tell if I'm in love with it.  Maybe I just need to see it quilted.  There's an Amish square in there somewhere, too.  Once the borders were on I couldn't find it anymore.  Can you?


Of course it only occurred to me later as I was labeling my pictures and using the name of the fabric line and the name of the pattern (like I always do) that I had made a "Sweet Sixteen Drunkard's Path."  Talk about a bad example.


I used that turquoise for the path because I wanted it to look softer, but now I'm wondering if I should have gone with a darker fabric for the path.  It's done now!  I didn't even pick out the Amish square (a.k.a. mistake) - I'm certainly not making another quilt.

UPDATE!

I had Crazy Wendy quilt this for me and she did a fantastic job, other than complaining about how long she worked on it and the like.  (Seriously?  I paid her for her work, that means she doesn't get to tell me that my quilt ruined her night, right?  Right?!)  I hung it up in my entry way and then noticed it matched a bench in my room perfectly, so I moved the bench to the entry way too.  I could sit in my front room and look at it for hours.


I wanted it in time for all my guests to see it and shower me with praise.  Ha!  Worked like a charm.

10 comments:

Angie said...

I love that being drunk and a rocky road to Dublin are all in the same quilt. Seriously, it's gorgeous. Well done.

Jess said...

Sweet Sixteen Drunkard's Path? How funny! You crack me up.

Larri said...

Love the soft colors in the 1st quilt and turquoise in the 2nd. Sweet 16 Drunkard's Path...hilarious!

Visiting from Sew & Tell. Thanks for sharing. Happy Friday! ☺

Cille said...

Love you Drunkard's Path quilt :)

trish said...

Your quilts are just beautiful, but I *love* your apple core quilt!! :o) Just precious!!!

p.s.phyllis sews said...

I love both of the quilts. Curved seams are so tricky for me. Your work is gorgeous!

Day before Michelle said...

Gorgeous!! My favorite has to be the apple core, But I really like them both!

Vicki @ DottyJane said...

The apple core quilt is very sweet and I love the turquoise drunkard's path!

Kimberlee, The Spunky Diva said...

I love how both of your quilts turned out! Very nice.
~Kimberlee
www.thespunkydiva.com

Jenniffier said...

Wonderful work! I like the boarder and binding on the apple core it fits perfectly!
-Jenn
jenniffier.blogspot.com