Back in April, I asked my wonderful Stitch Tease gals to make maple blocks for my second round. I wanted my own bit of fall in a country where there are only two seasons.
I suggested this tutorial for a 12¨ finished block but left them to make smaller blocks if they preferred.
They sent the most beautiful blocks but summer quickly arrived and they were packed away.
Before we left for England in August, I made some improv. pieced low volume filler blocks and assembled them with the maple blocks in a random arrangement to give the impression of falling leaves.
Fast forward to last month when I basted and quilted it using organic wavy overlapping vertical rows every couple of inches. The batting is my favourite Dream Orient - it has a beautiful drape.
The backing is something I picked up in a Pink Castle $6 yard sale - it's Honeycomb in Sunglow by Freespirit and is very pretty. The binding is a yellow chevron. I wanted a paleish binding which allowed the leaves to be free rather than a dark binding which would frame them.
There was a bit of 'accidental perfection' with the last mitered corner.
Thank you so much to my bee mates Helen, Hadley, Susan, Katy, Ange, Di, Dianne, Val, Cindy, Jennifer and Trina for the beautiful blocks they made.
Now I have my small bit of fall - Marrakech style!
We're now in the third round of Stitch Tease and it was my month again in September. The blocks have started to arrive and they are amazing. I may have caused my bee mates some pain in making them for which I'm sorry - I'll show you them another day and the colour palette may surprise you!
For now I shall link up with Lynne's Fresh Sewing Day.
I absolutely love it!!!!
ReplyDeleteVERY beautiful fall quilt! Love the colors and the low volume background fabrics. And the binding is perfect!
ReplyDeleteI would never have chosen this color palette and I LOVE it! It really does look like a Fall jewel box. Wonderful finish!
ReplyDeleteHi,I,m Ucki from Germany
ReplyDeleteYour Quilt is very very beautiful, perfekt for Marocco!
Last Vacation we Visited Warwick, it is a very lovely
Countryside!
Many Regards
Ucki
It's stunning. I love the mix of summer and fall colors.
ReplyDeleteIt is so so pretty. I love the richness of the colour - autumn, but not quite :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, this is beautiful! Love the different blocks sizes.
ReplyDeleteoh this is downright beautiful! What amazing color!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful. I have a maple quilt in my "to do list", it was always going to be autumn toned, you may just have changed my mind. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeletethis is really lovely. I adore the leaves in different colors they way you did them.
ReplyDeleteIt's stunning and very, very you!
ReplyDeletePhantastic! Fresh & colourful. It looks really professional... love your choose of colours.
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt, it was a fabulous idea, and the blocks were pretty simple to put together I enjoyed making them. Hope you enjoy your new quilt :o)
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful quilt - your choice of autumn/jewel colours is so clever!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt Annabella
ReplyDeleteStunning! Love those scrappy leaves with their low volume backgrounds, Annabella. You and your bee mates made a delicious quilt to celebrate your favourite season. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO lovely Annabella! I love the colours so much- it gives your quilt such an individual feel! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful A! Definitely on my bucket list! Jxo
ReplyDeleteWow! It's a stunner Annabella!
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! Love how bright and colourful the leaves are.
ReplyDeleteI love it too! I think you and your bee mates used just the best colours for this pattern.
ReplyDeleteThe color combos and the way you arranged the leaves are brilliant. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colour combination! This is one of the best Modern maples I have seen. I love it!
ReplyDeleteAnnabella. You made me catch my breath. So so gorgeous. Jewel toned leaves. I love it! Perfect with the low volume fabrics
ReplyDeleteThink I'm in love with Marrakech fall! This is an amazing quilt, enjoy!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! I love the colors and is stunning!
ReplyDeleteWow that's an absolute stunner! Absolutely amazing - better that it was made with friends :)
ReplyDeleteSo is this a good time of year to visit your home weather wise? Not that I'm planning to steal this quilt or anything like that. No not me. Honest. ;-)
ReplyDeletewhat a great bee quilt! it's absolutely stunning.
ReplyDeleteThis is so adorable! I love the colours! x Teje
ReplyDeleteit's so beautiful! The colours are perfect :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing finish!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is beautiful. A really lovely collection of blocks :)
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt annabella. I little bit if England?
ReplyDeleteWow it's so beautiful! I love the jewels tones with the fall colours too. Makes it nice to have out all year round :) lovely work all!
ReplyDeleteThe jewel colours and the autumn colours play so well together, it's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOoh, that came out beautifully!
ReplyDeleteYour maples quilt is beautiful. I love how they've thrown in leaves made in non traditional colours, jewel tones. Autumn is my favourite season too, for the same reason. It signals hope after a bloody hot summer in Australia. It was 37here yesterday and it's only mid spring. What are your two seasons? Hot and hotter?!
ReplyDeleteIt is absolutely beautiful! What a great finish.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt! I love the springy colours you have used!
ReplyDeleteWonderful quilt and beautiful colors
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Love this pattern. What is the size of your small maple leaf?
ReplyDeleteLove this pattern. What is the size of the small maple leaf?
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