Friday, October 9, 2009

Blogger's Quilt Festival

It's time for the Blogger's Quilt Festival, hosted by Park City Girl.  Here's my contribution:
A few years ago, my talented friend Rose and I decided to do a free block of the month by Beth Ferrier called Moondance.  The pattern was a beautiful combination of piecing and applique done in colorful batiks on a dark background.  I had no applique experience, and I had no idea what I would do with such a colorful quilt, but the pattern was just too pretty to pass up.

The applique was done by hand using freezer paper applique, and thankfully, I had  Rose to guide me through it.  I simplified the flowers a little bit from the original pattern which called for much pointier petals.  Choosing which colors to use for each one was part of the fun.

By the time I was finished with the applique, I had this lively collection of threads:


  
And after putting it all together, here is my finished quilt top:


This post would not be complete without a photo of Rose's quilt:


Her applique was much more intricate than mine, and she included little dragonflies.  Her quilt is beautifully quilted by hand too.

I have not yet quilted my top because I'm not sure how to handle the quilting around the appliqued portions.  I'm waiting for my free motion skills to improve (or for that matter, appear at all!) or I might decide that this one is worth having professionally quilted.

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51 comments:

  1. Rose MarieOctober 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    Both versions are beautiful and how rewarding it is to work with a friend on the same project.

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  2. marlene@ByTheSeamOctober 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    Your quilt is lovely and I hope that you can get it quilted soon. I love the colors in both quilts. They are so bright and cheery. Nice job on both quilts.

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  3. KelliOctober 9, 2009 at 5:05 PM

    Can you hear my jaw hitting the floor as it drops? Gorgeous!!

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  4. ZonnahOctober 9, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    It is beautiful!

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  5. CarolOctober 9, 2009 at 5:56 PM

    I love seeing different interpretations of the same quilt. Both are quite lovely.

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  6. QuiltluverOctober 9, 2009 at 8:04 PM

    I love the colorful batiks on the dark background. You can't tell that this was your first applique experience. Your quilt is beautiful. Karen

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  7. SaraOctober 9, 2009 at 10:39 PM

    One word: Gorgeous!

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  8. Cheryl WillisOctober 9, 2009 at 10:55 PM

    awesome, I love how you interperted the flowers to fit your style. Just goes to show that we don't all have to do exactly the same. Very nice top. cw

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  9. LetterpressOctober 9, 2009 at 11:09 PM

    Wow--I know just how you feel with adding more threads to do the applique. We once stopped at a quilt store on vacation so I could keep appliqueing as we drove home across the U.S.

    Terrific quilt!


    --ELIZABETH E, #115

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  10. Stephanie HughesOctober 9, 2009 at 11:13 PM

    very nice, bold and great colors. The last picture looks like a painting. Very nice quilts. Thanks!

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  11. Anne at Film and ThreadOctober 10, 2009 at 6:24 AM

    That is really stunning! Can't even imagine how many hours it must have taken.

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  12. HelenOctober 10, 2009 at 10:45 AM

    Beautiful colours, just lovely. :)

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  13. UnknownOctober 10, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    I adore both quilts. I'm working on one of Beth's other designs right now actually. The dark background in your quilt is wonderful, it looks so beautiful.

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  14. tirane93October 10, 2009 at 1:35 PM

    beautiful! very nice work. thanks for sharing it with us.

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  15. Latane BartonOctober 10, 2009 at 3:00 PM

    I really love that quilt. It isn't looking for a home, is it? (grin)

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  16. Lynn EOctober 10, 2009 at 3:05 PM

    Both are terrific. Since I don't applique this impresses me that you just adjusted to suit yourself

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  17. RhondiOctober 10, 2009 at 4:34 PM

    Your quilt is beautiful. I love the contrast of the bright colors on the dark background.

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  18. Pam in KCOctober 10, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    Great interpretation of Beth Ferrier's pattern.

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  19. SewCalGalOctober 10, 2009 at 9:36 PM

    I love your quilt. Thanks for sharing and for participating in the Blogger's Fall Quilt Festival.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  20. tooznieOctober 10, 2009 at 10:26 PM

    What a cheerful quilt. You have done a lovely job.

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  21. MollyOctober 11, 2009 at 12:17 AM

    What an eyestopper Em, it is gorgeous. I've missed chatting with everybody but back from my week visit with that nasty flu so now it is catch up time. Missed y'all

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  22. Carol at SerendipityOctober 11, 2009 at 8:25 AM

    Your quilts just dance! Thank you for sharing.

    Carol

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  23. RoseOctober 11, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    I think both of our quilts look beautiful! Thanks for putting my quilt up on your blog. So nice to be able to read the comments! Rose

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  24. Rene'October 11, 2009 at 11:03 AM

    Both are beautiful. Lovely colors. Thanks for sharing.

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  25. Karen - Quilts...etc.October 11, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    I had to check out your quilt after I saw the name Auntie Em - my grandchildren call my oldest daughter - their Aunt - Auntie M - pronounced the same.
    Nice quilt
    Karen
    http://karensquilting.com/blog/

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  26. Granny LynOctober 11, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    you've done a beautiful job on the applique, I'm going to try my hand at freezer paper pretty soon, I just love the results!

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  27. Paula, the quilterOctober 11, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    It is so nice to see this quilt worked up. I saved the BOM patterns but have not made the quilt. Good job.

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  28. MiriOctober 11, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    Lovely...simply lovely! Both yours and Rose's! :)

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  29. LeslieOctober 11, 2009 at 8:14 PM

    these are both so beautiful and different...the magic of quilts of the same pattern is that they can all be totally different just by using a few different fabrics.

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  30. quiltmom annaOctober 11, 2009 at 9:55 PM

    Both of your quilts are stunning- all that applique is pretty amazing. I love all the careful details you put in the quilts.
    I have not done much applique - a fair amount of piecing but not applique. Perhaps some day.
    I love all your pretty threads,
    Thanks for sharing your fabulous quilt.
    Isn't the show fun-
    Regards,
    Anna

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  31. Victoria Findlay WolfeOctober 11, 2009 at 9:58 PM

    That! is a lovely quilt! vibrant and amazing. well done!

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  32. hettyOctober 11, 2009 at 10:49 PM

    Awesome! I love the colours you used.

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  33. ChaseOctober 12, 2009 at 12:14 AM

    wow.. I love it! the colors work so well together..

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  34. MarilynOctober 12, 2009 at 1:26 AM

    Your quilt and your friends are stunning! What fun!

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  35. RebekahOctober 12, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    absolutely beautiful! I love the bright colors in these blocks! The quilt is stunning!

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  36. AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 2:57 PM

    FAB! I love all the flowery goodness! So pretty!

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  37. ReneeOctober 12, 2009 at 7:24 PM

    it's so pretty - the colours really POP on that background!

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  38. JocelynOctober 12, 2009 at 11:35 PM

    Wow! Amazing!


    Jocelyn
    http://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/

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  39. AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 1:10 AM

    Wow this one took a lot of work! Very pretty!

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  40. AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 11:47 AM

    I love them both! Thanks for sharing!

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  41. KimOctober 13, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    Gorgeous quilt! I love the beautiful colors you used on your quilt.

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  42. Anna Lena LandOctober 14, 2009 at 1:31 AM

    Wow! What a stunning quilt.

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  43. VivianOctober 14, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    Such gorgeous quilts! Such an accomplishment! Applique is not my thing, so I admire anybody who can finish such a stunning project.

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  44. UnknownOctober 14, 2009 at 4:23 PM

    Beautiful!!

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  45. LonciOctober 15, 2009 at 12:02 AM

    Very impressive:)

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  46. SaraOctober 15, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    Beautiful! Love the colors!

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  47. ParisMaddyOctober 15, 2009 at 9:19 PM

    Eye popping gorgeous. Love the colors!

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  48. CatherineOctober 16, 2009 at 6:49 AM

    You've done a beautiful with this quilt and chosen the colours well. I'm sure it's going to look great quilted.

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  49. VesuviusmamaOctober 16, 2009 at 1:16 PM

    Beautiful! How nice to work with someone else as you are working to improve new skills.

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  50. Julie @ Jaybird QuiltsNovember 4, 2009 at 9:55 PM

    so much detail!!! great job on this one!

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  51. AnonymousNovember 7, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    BOTH quilts are beautiful!!! LOVE the colors and fabrics you each selected. Quilts that incorporate piecing AND applique are my favorite! Thanks for sharing. : )

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