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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Floating Lilies!

I love blues.. When the challenge came out for Project Quilting, I decided I was going to make my quilt with some of my favorite blue fabrics.  
I really love blues...  I have heard that seeing the color blue causes the body to produce chemicals that have calming effects on a person.  Maybe that is why I love blues so much.  


I took this photo on my Mom's blue sofa.  I made this quilt with the idea that I would use it as a table topper, but my Mom likes it on the back of her sofa.  Both Mom and I love blues. The quilt could be used as a pillow topper on the head of a bed. It could be a wall hanging too. I just feel so calm and relaxed about it, that I would just use it anywhere!    

I finished the binding last night here at my Mom's house.  I took the final pictures this morning.  Gabby and Toby wanted to poise with the quilt too!


I took pictures of all the steps from start to finish.  I will post them this week while I am here with my Mom's house.   I will explain the construction process.  You may want to make the delightful floating lilies, so I will share it.
   Update:  Post about making the lilies.

Another photo of Gabby and Toby.








I video tapped the quilting of one of the blue lily flowers.  It is about a 2 minutes long video.



What's your favorite color?


Marcia


Some of the blue fabrics are from Chris' Dye Candy Fabrics.
Linked with:
Peaceful Life: Little Quilt Mondays Oct. 17, 2011
Sew Chatty Made with Love #47 Oct. 17, 2011
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7 comments:

  1. Vroomans' QuiltsJuly 9, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    THis reminds me of blue/tourq. abelones in a shallow pool - gentle ripples over them. Or - blue water lilies splashing atop a small pond. Yes - I am a blue lover too!!!

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  2. DeannaJuly 10, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Lovely quilting. Very appropriate for the quilt.

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  3. Miss HillbillyJuly 11, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    Oh, that is very very calming!! I love it! I am a blue fanatic too. My favorite quilt that I made is named 'serenity' and it's all blues.

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  4. Chris DalyJuly 19, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    Love this quilt and I know your mom will too. These are very Marcia colors :)

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  5. KirstenOctober 18, 2011 at 1:39 AM

    This is beautiful - love all the shades of blue!

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  6. CarlaOctober 18, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Wow I love the organic feel to it. It's so pretty and those dogs are the cutest!

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  7. elizabethOctober 22, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    What a beautiful quilt and darling dogs : ) Thank you for linking up to Little Quilt Monday!

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