Yes, I have a garden, but I have to be honest. The real garden is tended by my husband! I like to garden with my fabrics. I was thinking of some of my quilts with a garden theme, and the first one to come up is Audrey's Garden. Audrey is my oldest daughter and she saw this quilt in process and immediately claimed it - so I gave it her name! I used the Gardening Collection by Windham Fabrics.
I was asked to design something with these fabrics so it could be kitted with my pattern and the fabrics for Keepsake Quilting catalog in early 2016. I also made some pillows. Here are a few of the blocks (2 appliquéd and one paper pieced).
Here's one of the pillows. Simple design with a flange (the floppy border). This did not appear in the catalog because it was made with a different collection - Mimosa. It was my prototype.
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Watering Can Pillow: 17" x 17" |
And one more Watering Can Pillow using Mimosa.
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Watering Can Pillow in orange |
And, finally! The pillow using the Gardening fabrics:
All appliqué was done via sewing machine, my favorite method! I still have some scraps of these fun fabrics. I especially love that green border print. And some of that carrots print, too. I think my granddaughter (Audrey's daughter) will have fun with this!
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Main Gardening fabric print |
See you again with more inspiration from my garden.
Main gardening fabric is super.
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