Saturday, October 10, 2009

Blogger's Quilt Festival Fall 2009

A big thank you to Amy at Park City Girl for hosting another Quilt Festival! I think I'll set aside a couple of hours (!!!) to check out everyone's posts. It's hard to pick a one quilt for this post (mainly because I have a huge amount of finished tops but less finished quilted quilts....I'm sure I am alone in this problem right? ahem....).

Here is the quilt that lives on my bed in the fall and the quilt I picked for this festival. (the lump under this quilt is one of my four cats... quilt helpers all)
I love the deep, rich, fall-y colors in this fabric line called "Vintage Reserve" by Minick & Simpson for Moda fabrics. I adore Minick & Simpson fabrics, every line they have done.
A detail and the back with some leftover blocks
The pattern is by my dear friend, quilt teacher, and mentor Pat of Silver Thimble Quilt Co. and is called "Strawberry Pie". Pat is one of the most fun, caring, creative, kind people I know and she has helped me learn so much about quilting and life and friendship. I thought it was appropriate to highlight one of Pat's designs for this post because I was so lucky and got to be Pat's helper/go-fer/booth attendant/girl Friday at the 2007 fall quilt market in Houston. It was a great experience and I am so thankful for that opportunity.
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17 comments:

  1. ZonnahOctober 10, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    It really does make me think of fall. It is beautiful!

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  2. UnknownOctober 10, 2009 at 12:50 PM

    This has got to be one of my very favorites of your beautiful works...I really like it and yes, it screams Fall.

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  3. CarolOctober 10, 2009 at 2:01 PM

    What a great quilt! It's FALL! Love it!

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  4. AnnieOOctober 10, 2009 at 3:08 PM

    Cats are soooo helpful, aren't they? Mine likes to hang out under the ironing board when I sew. That's a lovely quilt and definitely begs for a nap under it's coziness. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. *karendianne.October 10, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    Oh my friend I love this quilt!!! Jumping up and down - do you see me doing that? I am, I am, I am. You did a great job and the colors... yummmmmm. The quilting is really pretty, too. What a great contribution my friend. Perfect.

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  6. dianneOctober 10, 2009 at 5:11 PM

    ooooooh! verra nice!

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  7. Nat PalaskasOctober 10, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    Great quilt. Love the back too - hugs Nat

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  8. Rosalyn ManesseOctober 10, 2009 at 10:08 PM

    A very nice quilt, it looks cozy

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  9. AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 4:37 AM

    Hi Gretchen- this is Gretchen!

    Seriously... I'm in Chattanooga with three cats (and a daughter) and coffee and quilts and I was amused by all the similarities.

    I think your quilt is lovely- I'm sure the cats were most helpful. Do your express preferences? Mine claim certain quilts as "theirs" sometimes while I'm still piecing them and get very annoyed if someone else trys to horn in on their 'claim'.

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  10. LizzyOctober 11, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    This is very pretty! The colors totally make me want to cuddle up under it!

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  11. CathiOctober 11, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    It truly does look like a fall quilt! Kitty helpers add, I think, an extra level of charm to quilts!

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  12. KarmenOctober 11, 2009 at 3:02 PM

    I love that quilt! Karmen

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  13. UnknownOctober 11, 2009 at 6:01 PM

    That is a great quilt. I too have done Strawberry Pie and it is one of my favorite patterns.

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  14. SusanOctober 13, 2009 at 7:18 PM

    I love the colors in your fall version of Strawberry Pie!

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  15. MarikaOctober 14, 2009 at 3:30 PM

    Very kind beautiful quilt

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  16. SewCalGalOctober 16, 2009 at 11:39 PM

    I love the colors & design. Beautiful.

    Thanks for sharing and for participating in the Bloggers Quilt Festival.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2010 at 8:04 PM

    Beautiful quilt! Love the fabrics and design. : ) Thanks for sharing it!

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