Fairies in My Garden: 2002 (Started: 1999)
Just for the Record:
Quilt Finished Size: 89x 89cm
Block Size: NA
Cut in: 1999
Pieced & Basted: Machine 1999
Quilted: Hand 2002
Quilt Type: Wall Quilt
Quilt Finished: 2002?
Exhibited: No
Collection: Private
Pattern Name: Fairy Quilt (Jo Samperi)
Pattern Source: P&Q Magazine, 1998 p52
Fabrics Purchased: My collection
Fabric Design: Prints & Plains
Fabric Style: Cotton
Materials Type: Cotton
Wadding Type: Thin Poly Batt
Backing: Cotton
Lessons Learned:
I had enough fabric to start a second of this quilt but it languishes in the UFO pile in my garden shed. Maybe one day I’ll either get to it or start a variation - or something else. Always waiting on inspiration to strike! I am never good at repeating things – once done, I like to move on to something new and more challenging.
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| It's a pity the colours aren't "true" but I'm lucky to have this photo! |
I
started a small wall quilt - my first as a grand-aunt - as a “birth
sampler”. I can remember doing some work
on it when we visited the family on holidays in the Queenscliff Caravan Park
one summer. This very small wall hanging took a long time to
finish with all the applique and extensive hand quilting; going small didn't seem to make a difference to the time it takes to finish a quilt!
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| Not such a good photo (pre-digital) but at least the quilting is visible. |
I
found this cute Jo Samperi pattern in a 1998 Patchwork & Quilting magazine and it seemed perfect. I
already had some suitable fabrics but didn’t get the project finished for some
years (during my time when I was on a mission to get the UFO box sorted, ha!).
Quilt Finished Size: 89x 89cm
Block Size: NA
Cut in: 1999
Pieced & Basted: Machine 1999
Quilted: Hand 2002
Quilt Type: Wall Quilt
Quilt Finished: 2002?
Exhibited: No
Collection: Private
Pattern Name: Fairy Quilt (Jo Samperi)
Pattern Source: P&Q Magazine, 1998 p52
Fabrics Purchased: My collection
Fabric Design: Prints & Plains
Fabric Style: Cotton
Materials Type: Cotton
Wadding Type: Thin Poly Batt
Backing: Cotton
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| This is what it should have looked like! (P&Q Mag 1998, p52) |
I had enough fabric to start a second of this quilt but it languishes in the UFO pile in my garden shed. Maybe one day I’ll either get to it or start a variation - or something else. Always waiting on inspiration to strike! I am never good at repeating things – once done, I like to move on to something new and more challenging.
