Last September I joined my two best blog buddies, Thelma and Nicole, in Illinois to take some classes from the fabulous Carrie Nelson. I started two large quilts - Ashcombe and Route 44 - and one Schnibbles quilt, Darcy. I finished Darcy (not that big of a feat because it's a Schnibbles, it's tiny!) and Route 44. Only time will tell if I finish Ashcombe. I'm not loving the fabrics I chose. Maybe I should recut and make one like Thelma's, which I absolutely adore.
I did, however finish Route 44, which I made using a stash of old Amy Butler fabrics that I very nearly let go in my stash sale last summer. Thankfully I kept looking at the pile and thinking how pretty they were and using them really made this quilt work for me. I added a frosted dot from Lakehouse Fabrics as the setting and borders.
One of our fellow students in the Route 44 class was LeAnne Olson, a longarm quilter who's name I have seen in quilting magazines. I asked for her card, thinking that having a machine quilter who also made this quilt right along with me would be a great way to bring this project full circle.
LeAnne gave me permission to use her beautiful photographs. It's been so dreary in the Seattle area that any time the clouds have parted enough to allow a photograph, I'm at work! So here are some shots of my quilt - one of the Amy Butler fabrics was a random stripe with all the colors from the prints, and it made the perfect binding for this quilt.
Not only do I love the beauty of this quilt, it is priceless to me because of all the fond memories it evokes of my trip and friends (new and old).
I'll be back soon with pictures of my (finally) finished Pinochle quilt top!
BEAUTIFUL! It is absolutely wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI agree it is beautiful!! and as a longarm quilter myself I have to say I love the quilting!!
ReplyDeleteI just love this quilt ! It is just gorgeous! The quilter did a amzing job on yur quilt ! Congratulations !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Lisa, simply beautiful! You put a different spin on it using this fabric and I love it. Great quilting too, by the way. :)
ReplyDeleteWOW, WOW, WOW - it's absolutely beautiful and what a treasure to remember your class and friends. The quilting is sensational!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is just stunning. Beautiful quilting, and your fabrics are so dreamy. I agree, let's start over again with Ashcombe and make quilts like Thelma's!
ReplyDeleteIt is really really really gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow - what a gorgeous, stunning quilt Lisa! LeAnne and you make quite a team! Isn't the weather awful? No difference here in Eastern WA! I, too, am having trouble getting any good photos of my recent finishes! Maybe we all need a trip to a warm sunny place just so our quilts can shine (wink)!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
What a beautiful quilt!!! The pattern, colors and quilting is just perfect! Well done.
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt. Great job!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous! I love everything about it ~ the fabrics, the colors, the quilting! And yes, especially the memories associated with your beautiful Route 44. Beautiful work and now on to Ashcombe!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Job :)....It was a fun quilt and I loved the fabrics you chose :) That was a fun day and I got to meet you:) Looking forward to working together again or taking another Carrie class.
ReplyDeleteFabulous finish! Fabrics are gorgeous and so is the quilting! I love the designs in the quilting!
ReplyDeleteVery cool quilt. I met you in Carrie's class when you were with Thelma and Nicole. That was one of my best days in 2010! Route 44 took longer to finished than I expected, but I did get mine done, too. And I love it. Take care.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt, I love the colors.
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