flower garden

April 8, 2011 · by JudyL

This is what was on my design wall Monday.

I only see this top when I’m packing to move! It was started probably 20 years ago. I still have the ugly green fabric I chose for the “path”. The blocks are equally as ugly with the old calico fabrics.

And this one:

It’s all pieced by hand, it’s far from perfect. The green fabric is directional and just doesn’t work with these hexagons.

I think I’m going to throw it away! I don’t want to finish it. I don’t want to try to square it up and use it for a table topper. I think it’s history! I think it will not make the move to Texas.

Flower Garden

April 30, 2010 · by JudyL

The flower garden has always been one of my favorite quilt patterns. I’ve never made one but I’ve started several.

Looking at the fabrics I used in this quilt, you can probably guess this one was started in the 80′s. Who knows if I will ever finish it.

A couple of friends have been working on flower garden tops using the English paper pieces method. Every year, the Paper Pieces ladies are at Paducah. Every year I stop and talk to them. Every year I say . . I’m going to do that! I have a bag of the pieces that I bought at Paducah in 2007.

Truth is . . I started one already but I don’t have a clue where it is. I don’t have much of it done and I was doing in 30′s prints (reproductions of course). Don’t ask me why I chose those. They’re so ‘not me’. The problem has been that everyone else was using a “theme” or one line of fabric. Elaine did hers in all Chocolate fabric. Someone used all reds, whites and blacks. I can’t remember what all I’ve seen and I kept trying to convince myself to use a certain line of fabric and make the whole top out of that line but . . I just can’t.

So, I’m going to use a green for the path . . maybe a Dimples by Andover green, and a yellow center . . maybe also a Dimples, but then everything else will just be from the stash. I can do that.

Only problem is . . when I’m sitting, I could be working on computer stuff, knitting socks or making paper pieces for the flower garden. And, I so rarely sit. Maybe I should put this project away before I ever get started!