Hi! I hope that you're enjoying the rest of the fall.🍂 It's my favourite season and it's been wonderful with a week of sun. 🌞 My project celebrates the wonders of fall.
Swirling Leaves 2
I've made some progress on the wall hanging. The improv blocks have been stitched together and the first narrow border is attached. It took me a few days to decide on the larger border. I even posted what I thought was my choice on Instagram, but then changed my mind!
The first border was attached after I found this fat quarter in my stash. The leaves haven't been appliquéd yet so you'll see that they change around in the pictures 😊
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| First border up |
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| My first choice that I posted on Instagram |
I then found a few fabrics that might work. After eliminated a couple of them, I sent the picture to a girlfriend. We both picked the top left fabric. It's got some red without being too pink.
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| Choosing a new outer border |
I then opened up the fabric, placed it on my design wall with the quilt top in front of it. I've lived with it for a couple of days and have decided that this is it! With the exception of moving two of the leaves, this will be the final design.
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| Almost the final design |
I can't wait to start free motion quilting (FMQ) it. It will probably be this week's Free Motion Maverick project since I'm still struggling with what to quilt on Version 2.0.
What I learned
- I had originally planned to use the same fabric for the borders as the original Swirling Leaves. But then, what's the fun in that! I also wanted to see if I could make it a little more modern looking. I'm not sure if I've achieved that, but we'll see when it's done.
- The border is Fusions from the Ombre Collection by Darcel Phillips for Robert Kaufman. I really love it and thought that it might be one of their permanent collections, but it doesn't seem to be. Oh well, at least I got to use it in this project. I still have enough for another border, if I decide to use it on my third Swirling Leaves (which will be a table runner.)
- Although it isn't finished, this is my Table Scraps Challenge project for October. It's Joyful and there is a tiny bit of light/lime green in some of the leaves! I had other plans but they fell through. The good thing is that I could make them another month!
- Playing in isolation, October 23, 2022
- Swirling Leaves for Hello Fall Blog Hop, September 23, 2020
Sometimes you have to live with your choices for a few days before you are sure it's the right one. It's going to be a beautiful finish.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kate. It really is turning out well.
DeleteThanks for linking up with the TABLE SCRAPS Link Party, Andree. No worries about your project not being finished! That is totally within the event guidelines. Perhaps, it will be done in time to share for November's link-up at the end of the month.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joy - with the neutral colours for the background in November, this quilt will still be good :-) I am hoping to finish it this week but we'll see!
DeleteIt's coming along nicely. Thanks for sharing your journey. It really is a journey. Non-quilters don't have any idea how much we put into quilts and projects.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pamela. Sometimes the decisions are simple but at other times, it's really quite agonizing. It's turning out better than I hoped.
DeleteI really love the backdrop for the leaves and the darker border.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Denise - and I'm glad that you are no longer anonymous. Great to see you :-)
DeleteExcellent choix ! Ce petit panneau est très beau, les feuilles sont lumineuses, j'ai hâte de voir comment tu vas le quilter !
ReplyDeleteMerci beaucoup Frédérique. Le tissu pour les feuilles viennent d'une amie qui teint ses tissus. Ils sont vraiment parfait pour ceci. J'espère finir cette semaine :-)
DeleteGood pick for your border. The hanging is a great way to celebrate autumn/fall.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Raewyn. I love how it's coming along. I was going to make a runner with this pattern but I think that winter might be here by then - it may have to wait! Thanks for dropping by and commenting.
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