My Granny really likes ginger jars and has a lot of blue and white china in her house. Their bedroom is also blue so it seemed appropriate to make a blue and white quilt. I was delighted to find a fat quarter of white material with birds similar to those in the Willow Pattern in a shop in the Scottish Borders town of Hawick. What a find!
Collecting the fabrics for the quilt has been really fun.
I decided to make a Scrappy Trip quilt because I have been admiring others' efforts for a while and the excellent tutorial seemed like something even a beginner like me could handle. I also thought it would be really quick, but it hasn't been so far! It is starting to take shape though...
Linking up with Lynne at Lily's Quilts for the Small Blog Meet:
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ReplyDeleteThe blue scrappy trip quilt! Looks great!
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ReplyDeleteYour quilt is lovely so far!
I have some willow fabric left over from a project posted about here: Older Nessa's Place post
If you'd like some, feel free to email me your address!
It looks wonderful! How fabulous to be having their 65th wedding anniversary!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite colour! It's lovely.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful quilt in the making!!! I love the scrappy trip quilt in general, but using only blues gives it a very special feel... exactly right for such a special wedding anniversary!!!
ReplyDeleteWow that quilt is going to look amazing when it's done!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the lucky couple celebrating 65 years! How sweet of you to make a quilt to commemorate such a special event! I adore those blues.... It' my favourite colour! Great job sew far!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, positively gorgeous! How special for you to be doing this. They will love it!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Gorgeous! I am sure they will be delighted. Thanks for sharing. Marie (mlismore@optusnet.com.au)
ReplyDeleteI love collecting fabric up for a project! Lucky you, lucky grandparents. Love all those exquisite blues!! Doing the small blog meet too... Have fun sewing. Today, as I was quilting I so enjoyed the softness of the fabrics running beneath my hands.
ReplyDeleteOhhh, Oh, Oh- I forgot to say I love your blog title!!
ReplyDeleteYour blue and white quilt is beautiful!! I'm a big fan of scrappy quilts! Lovely work! I'm visiting form Small Blog Meet!
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Lookin' good. I love the blue.
ReplyDeleteYour blog header is so cute. :)
I'm over from the Small Blog Meet too. Love the colours you have chosen for your quilt, especially the blue swallows. Lucky you have a Granny to sew for! Mine all passed away years before I came on the scene.
ReplyDeleteLove all the blue and white and fancy finding something worth buying in Hawick ;)
ReplyDeleteCute!! Those blue swallows are lovely!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your quilt! I would like to know about the swallow fabric! If it's out there still, the name and all that. I live in the States, but would love to get my hands on some!!
ReplyDeleteThanks :)