This blog is dedicated to applique. Glorious applique!!! The focus here will be hand applique, but there is room for machine applique too. Kim McLean is the designer whose patterns and quilts we will be working on together. Are you ready?! Let's SEW!!!
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
" Pandemonium Quilt" - The Kitchen Garden block
This next block is " The Kitchen Garden" which sits under the " Folly" - left side of quilt.
It is 32" x 17". Those blobs you see in each corner are supposed to be vegetable plots - I'll leave it to your imagination to decide what they are! For me they are mainly colours, they don't really look anything resembling vegetables. They are contained in the curved " hedges" and if you are making this quilt, extend those curved and straight hedges right to the edge of the block and trim excess later. I've put in a number of farm animals including a little kitten who is terrorizing the chickens. This time I've managed to draw a dog also. The garden seats the cats are sleeping on are rather elaborate, I've seen those kind of seats in my travels, my daughter thought they were beds. The row of blocks separating the"folly" and " kitchen garden" are the double circles done on 3 fabrics, the shot cottons and 2 contrasting prints. They were fun to do!
What a fun and happy quilt, love it
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to get my hands on this baby. It is lovely.
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are brilliant! I love the colors. Look forward to seeing how they progress
ReplyDeletegets better and better, These snippets have been such fun, can't wait to see the stately homes
DeleteKim, You're killing me. I actually woke up early to see if there was another installment. It's brilliant. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great block, Kim! With so much design and so many elements, I can see why it's taken you a while to finish. Such a creative mind you have. I especially love the chicken border at the bottom. Can't wait to see more.
ReplyDeleteSimply wonderful!
ReplyDeleteOh joy, I want to live in this garden! I am just loving the borders too.
ReplyDeleteGreat block! I went on lots of garden tours while living in England. I have to admit the kitchen gardens (particularly if they were walled) were my favorites.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to the release of the pattern ... Funny Fishbone! :-)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, I'm wondering how big this quilt is going to be, the latest block is 32", very mysterious Kim :)
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! I love it!! It just makes me smile. Now I have to put everything at hold, so I can make this. Your quilts are so inspirering, thank you
ReplyDeleteKim, you never cease to amaze me with your creativity and flair for fun in your designs!!!! I can't wait to see it in full. Please hurry, hint, hint!!
ReplyDeleteSooo beautiful! I am like the others waiting to see more. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow amazing colours and lots of work here!
ReplyDeleteI love it all, but my favourite part is the rooster and chicken border.
ReplyDeleteKim if your first block didn't convince me .. this one did and put me over the edge! Sign me up.. as I may have to do this before the lollipops!
ReplyDeleteSpectacular!!!
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