Friday 22 May 2020

Weaver Fever quilt

Weaver Fever quilt with Be Mine quilt pattern
Weaver Fever quilt with Be Mine quilt pattern
My Farmer's Wife quilt has been put on the back-burner for the time being whilst I ruminate how I want to put it together.  Also, over the past few years I have been working towards my City and Guilds Patchwork qualification with various assessments to complete.  I haven't shared any of them online as I was waiting for our 'final exhibition' which is due at the end of August - so don't hold your breath.  Luckily, the lockdown gave me the time I needed to finish all the work off and now I am free to sew what I like!
Weaver Fever quilt with Be Mine quilt pattern
Weaver Fever quilt with Be Mine quilt pattern
First on my list was this Weaver Fever quilt which I started at a workshop with Judi Mendelssohn last summer.  My pink and green  quilt colour choice was guided by some amazing flamingo plush fleece which I picked up at the Fabric Guild in Leicester.  I have made several fleece quilts before and I have a healthy stash of it, mainly picked up when I am in fabric shops in France.  The pink and green fabric was purchased just over a year a go from Hannah's Room and Kaleidoscope Quilts at the Malvern Quilt Show in 2019.  There is also a debate whether to put anything in the middle of a fleece quilt. I like to put something, varying from a brushed cotton sheet to normal wadding.  On this occasion I have put 100% Hobbs Polydown.  I hope to use it in our campervan, so I want it to be warm and cosy.  It is certainly that.
Weaver Fever quilt with Be Mine quilt pattern
Weaver Fever quilt with Be Mine quilt pattern
I quilted it on my APQS longarm machine using a pretty pattern called Be Mine, which if I am honest, I bought especially for this quilt.Really looking forward to using this quilt.
 'Be Mine' designed by Patricia Ritter and Leisha Farnsworth for Urban Elementz.
 'Be Mine' designed by Patricia Ritter and Leisha Farnsworth for Urban Elementz. 

3 comments:

  1. That flamingo fabric is so wonderful it certainly deserves its own quilt.

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    1. Yes, I thought the same. If fact I buy backing first for a quilt and then think about the top!

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  2. I love the colours of the quilt top and the flamingo backing.

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