Can you believe I actually did
a fabric pull for my next little project???
These will be for my Summer
wall hanging......
nice, hot colors...;)))
Here is the first block that I began yesterday
the background looks gray but it is a deep
blue color [mimicking the sky in my mind].
Here I have made all four blocks and
laid it out ready to be sewn
together tomorrow...
These reds look like Summer to me--
perhaps a really hot, steamy day
in August..
The sashing is a gray/blue...
I really like any "fan" patterns and haven't
made any in such a long while.
Mom and I made a huge Grandmother's
Fan quilt for my first cousin, Jeannette,
long ago.
We called it "Chez Nous";)))
and used all vintage-looking florals...
Since then, I
haven't made another...
Jeannette has gone from us
[way too early]
quite a while now
and I do wonder what
has happened
to this quilt...
Do you ever wonder where
your gifted quilts
end up?
So much work and love and
good wishes that we put into them...
I often think about them...
and have to
wonder????
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Look what PICOTEE did
overnight.....
💓💖💝
It sent out another beautiful blossom...
they are opening up even more--
saucer like...
with more buds to come...
:)))
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After attempting to do my older PT
exercises yesterday, I feel very
sore today...I think
a nap is in my future this afternoon...
Hugs from a sunny shoreline
Julierose, La Blageuse
(still-sewing-euse)
Reading: "The Dead of Jericho" by Colin Dexter
ReplyDeleteAn Inspector Morse Novel
I have seen all the tv adaptations and loved them; but I must admit that the books are even better--at least I am finding them so...
Those blocks are lovely, Julerose! I've never made a fan block, but now I want to!
ReplyDeleteI loved Inspector Morse shows on TV, also the Endeavour series. I've never read any of the books yet. Your fan blocks do look reminiscent of a hot sunny day.
ReplyDeleteYour new project is fabulous! The Fans look like suns in a a late day in Summer...or flowers, like my zinnies or sunflowers. It's wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYour amaryllis is so beautiful. I must find this variety for next year, I love it. My ''blue'' amaryllis has a couple b [Thought it might be whit, never blue--red is a surprise tho.]
Picotee is looking marvelous! The stem looks like it has greened up nicely now that it is in the light.
ReplyDeleteYou're sewing up a storm!
ReplyDeleteI rarely wonder about what happens to things I made but since I've been undertaking a 'clean up' of old blog posts links I've come across things I had forgotten about.
I love your fan blocks. The blue shows up better in that last picture. It looks so nice. I have wondered what happens to some of my gifted quilts. My Uncle Charlie died and the patriotic quit I gave him with a blue star in the window was no where to be seen. The blue star is what people put in their window when a member of the family was serving in the armed forces. My grandmother displayed 2 blue stars during WWII. Uncle Charlie was very active with anything veteran related and was buried in a Veteran's Cemetery. I know he wouldn't have gotten rid of the quilt so I suspect my cousin's boyfriend pawned it somewhere. He was living with Uncle Charlie when he was ill. What I hope is that Uncle Charlie gifted it to a friend when he knew he was dying.
ReplyDeletePretty summer colors. I want to make a fan quilt this year too.
ReplyDeleteYes I wonder about some of my gifted quilts too, especially the ones that I never even got an acknowledgement for, let alone a thank you.
Your fan blocks are lovely. I've never made any. They're on my to-do list, but the list is really long... I try not to think about the quits I gave away. I hope they are used and loved.
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed all the Inspector Morse episodes, and I always think back to my dad who was a big fan (of the books, too). The new project looks like an abstract zinnia.
ReplyDeleteThis project seemed to come together so fast! The fabrics are gorgeous and look hand dyed. I do wonder about the quilt I gave away. I'm hoping they're still appreciated and loved.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors! They definitely have a look of summer about them. I've never made fans. The closest I've come are Dresden Plate blocks
ReplyDeleteYes, I do wonder whatever happened to quilts or other handmade items, sometimes I wonder about other gifts, too.
I hope you had a great nap!
Beautiful colors - beautiful blooms, too.
ReplyDeleteThese are such gorgeous fabrics that you are working with , Julierose. I wish you a very lovely and productive week.
ReplyDeleteI once read that a gift once given is no longer yours, and I've tried to accept that and not wonder what has happened the gift, whether a quilt or other item.
ReplyDeleteI've never made and fan blocks or done any curved blocks. Yours look great.
Pat