Tree in the Sunset mini quilt
I joined a mini quilt swap through the Flickr group Bee a {Modern} Swapper. The result was actually TWO mini quilts because the first one was damaged by a 2-year-old wielding a dry erase marker (note: dry erase marker on fabric is PERMANENT!). I have now creatively covered the marker, but there was so much of time and tears in that quilt that I couldn’t bear to give it away.
So with less than a week to go before the mailing deadline, I made a new one! I showed you part of it the other day, along with a couple extras I included in the package. But I didn’t want the color scheme to ruin the surprise for the recipient, so I waited to show you the whole thing. Since the package has been delivered, here is mini quilt #2.
My partner was Tiffany, for whom I made the spider web blocks last month. As a result, I knew she was going to be working on a quilt for her home with a purple, orange and brown color scheme. I used my tree from the first mini and her color palette as my inspiration.
My free motion quilting definitely leaves much to be desired, and I’m working on it. I used this mini to practice some new stitches. I hope Tiffany can overlook the imperfections of this beginner. I added some pointy blades of grass and tried out a modified tree bark design that I learned from Leah Day’s free motion quilting site.
The fabric for the sunset sky is something I fell in love with when looking for a fabric for another project. I believe it’s by Hoffman Fabrics.
I used a variegated thread for the quilting in the sky, which I think complements the sunset vibe nicely.
I love how the quilting looks on the back, especially the tree.
More fun finishes at Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday and Finish It Up Friday.
So lovely! She must be thrilled!!!
This is great! So original and your FMQ looks fantastic!
I love that so much! The patchy tree and the patchy grass are awesome! Your FMQ is really good, and the purple in the border totally makes it sing. Great work!
ooo. That back is so pretty, you can go both ways with it!
Em, it’s beautiful! I love the sun setting in the back of the tree and the design. I’m sure she will love it!
That is just fantastic! Nice job!
Great quilt. Excellent workmanship.