Tuesday, April 30, 2013

FLOWER BASKET MEDALLION & PINE TREES


Sunday April 28th was a day of celebration. I finished FBM !  Sorry about the photo quality. I had to pin it to a Kaffe quilt on my dining room wall to get a photo of all of it.
I started FBM October 2011 and worked hard on it ......until Pandemonium appeared on the scene! ...and it was left in a box until recently. I think I became "leafed out" there for a while.  I promised myself I would not start Trees of The Four Seasons (T4S as I call it) until FBM was completed. But of course I cheated a little and cut all the templates, decided which fabric goes where for the T4S leaves, and I started making set-in triangles for Kim's "Pine Trees" (Quiltmania). I'm using "leftover" Pandemonium animals, birds, plants and circles plus a few extra shapes made from my huge scrap pile to fill in LOL ; )    I'm having a lot of fun and that's what life's all about, ain't it?  
 
33 Pine Tree blocks - I need at least 33 more but they are fast and fun to make.
Happy sewing!
Sylvi, Texas

18 comments:

  1. What a fun finish. It looks great against the other quilt too. I thought it was all one quilt at first. The trees are amazing. Isn't it nice the way all these fabrics are compatible.

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  2. All of your samples & FBM look great....I also had put my FBM on the back burner and I plan on getting it done this summer along with many other UFO's. Seeing yours is an inspiration to get mine done.

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  3. Silvy, you must do some sewing in your sleep I think! Just love the FBM, I had to laugh about being leafed out. Looks spectacular. Love what you are doing with the set in triangles too! K

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    1. Back at ya' ! I bet all of us on this blog think sleep is a waste of valuable sewing time. It's so much fun trying out my own creativity, albeit with borrowed ideas. ; ) You have the world's best job and the rest of us are simply trying to keep up with you.

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  4. Great job! Your quilts are wonderful, I can tell you are having a great time. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Huge congrats. When one finishes one of Kim's patterns is a nice accomplishments. Totally awesome quilt

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  6. It looks fantastic, Sylvi, great job!

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  7. I love the finished FBN and the pines. You are so speedy! Want to come help me with my birds?

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    1. Would love to ; ) so long as you live somewhere dryer and less hot! LOL

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    2. Fabulous FBM finish!! Those pine trees are marvelous too--those fabrics just glow!

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  8. What a wonderful quilt,and beautiful sewn. it's on my "to-do" list for a long time, and now I'm sure, I will start it´,
    Jutta

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  9. My mouth is still hanging open. Your FBM is just stunning, and I love what you are doing with the pine trees. I do agree that sleep is just wasted time; a spare set of eyeballs would be great too.

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  10. Your quilts are GORGEOUS !! Love them !! Is there anyway to get the pattern for "Pine Trees" in the U.S. yet ???

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  11. What issue of Quiltmania was "Pine Trees" in? Love it. Both are beautiful. Great job!

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  12. I would love to try the Pine Trees pattern. Where can I find it? Please!

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  13. Sandy, beautiful job! Keep up the good work! I just received the last of my background fabric to start Lollypop Trees.

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  14. Sorry, all. My mistake. It was in a Dutch magazine called Quilt & Zo issue 18. If you all beg Kim....perhaps she can find a way to re-issue it in the U.S. ? Before I received the pattern I actually calculated my own, and had already sewn a dozen blocks. I was pleased to find they were pretty close to the original pattern. ; ) Good luck.

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