Quilting

I spent some time over the weekend playing with some fabrics that I purchased at the AQS Quilt Show that Mom and I went to in 2004 in Paducah, Kentucky. The fabrics are a bright combination of pinks, yellows, and oranges. I'm concerned that the quilt will be too "peachy" especially with the slashing that I've chosen. I may have to make a trip to the fabric store to find something that will provide some contrast. (The camera really helps drive this point home!)

I also gathered fabrics to create a pickle dish quilt that is featured on the cover of Kaffe Fassett's Quilt Romance, a book that I found at my local library. This quilt will feature some of the batiks that I've collected over time.

Although the pattern looked difficult, I decided to give it a try and was pleasantly surprised at the outcome.

Here is 1/2 of a "pickle dish."

Only 71 to go!

This one may take a while. The dishes are the easy part. Stitching in the corners and the center will be more time consuming and challenging.

Let the fun begin.