Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Online Quilt Festival!

Amy of http://parkcitygirl.blogspot.com/ has created and organized an online quilt blogger festival. Great idea, Amy!


So Amy's awesome idea is for quilters to share one of our favorite quilts, give the story behind it then link back to her blog. In this way, everyone can view quilts from all over the world from the comfort of their own homes and to read the stories behind them. I'm game!!

So, my favorite quilt... that's a hard thing to choose! I guess it would have to be my poppy quilt that is on my blog title banner.


I don't consider myself an art quilter by any means, but I did really love making that. It is not from a bought pattern per se. I saw an awesome poppy quilt online and I used that as my inspiration and drew the flowers and leaves free-hand on the paper side of fusible web and used only stash fabrics and scraps from other quilts to complete the project.




I had a blast thread painting on it. It is my dear husband's favorite, too. It hangs on the wall in our family room.



Make sure you click on the Bloggers Quilt Festival icon/link on my sidebar and go look at some other quilter's favorite quilts, too! Please DO leave me a comment and tell me your story of your favorite quilt!

18 comments:

  1. I love poppies :) Very pretty.

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  2. Wow what a great art quilt. The colors are so vibrant. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. OUTSTANDING! absolutely marvelous work. Enjoy the festival

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  4. Wow you did a really amazing job on this...freehand....just amazing...beautiful work...

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  5. it's beautiful! I love the detail of the thread painting...

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  6. Love your poppies. They make a person happy just to look at them.

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  7. I adore flowers, This is just beautiful and looks great on your wall

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  8. That is a really gorgeous piece! I love all the tiny details.

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  9. Absolutely beautiful! I love your quilting!

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  10. Poppies are my favorite flower! Love it!

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  11. This is sooooooo pretty! You did such a great job! This is like a painting. If your quilt ever wants to go on vacation...it can come visit me! I absolutely love it! Awesome.

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  12. Absolutely stunning! Love the thread painting. Truly a work of art!

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  13. Beautiful!! I was loving your banner . . . then there was the whole thing! Love it - thanks for sharing :)

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  14. Fantastic quilt. It is a work of art.

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  15. Polly
    What a beautiful banner and wall quilt. The colors are so rich and vibrant. The flowers make me want to smile - they radiate joy. I am sure it warms up your family room. I can understand why your husband loves it so.
    Thanks for sharing your beautiful poppies.
    Regards,
    Anna

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Thank you sooooooo very much for taking the time to leave a comment! I am always happy to know that someone is reading my ramblings!! Polly :-)