Sweet Picket Fence in THE QUILTER (May 2010)

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Sweet Picket Fence in THE QUILTER (May 2010)

March 9, 2010 by ivoryspring

Good morning, dear Friends! I can almost feel the advent of spring in my neck of the woods!!! We have had warmer days. It was 6:30pm the other night when we were out driving, and it wasn’t even dark… spring is almost here. The anticipation is building up, especially when I look at my Sweet Picket Fence quilt!

This quilt is also featured in the current issue of The Quilter magazine, along with Twilight Trails. The fabrics used are from Henry Glass‘ Simply Sweet Collection. The farbics really ARE sweet:

Picture from www.thequiltermag.com

Can you spot the picket fence fencing in the cute little flower plots? Kits to replicate the quilt are available from Heartbeat Quilts:

I opted for an allover feather and curly-Q background quilting for the quilt:

Quilting was done over the Tuscany Silk Batt by Hobbs using Aurifil Mako 50 100% Cotton Thread (Color 2024) for my top and bobbin threads:

The back of the quilt looks like this:

I really enjoyed working on this quilt. I especially love the polka dotted picket fence:

I hope your spring garden plots would be as sweet as these sweet fabrics these year that butterflies would be knocking down your picket fence to get in!

Thank you for stopping by. Have a lovely and sweet day!

Posted in Quilt Pattern, Quilting, Quilts & Projects: Published, Quilts: Pieced & Applique | Tagged Butterfly Quilt, Henry Glass Simply Sweet Collection, Picket Fence Quilt, Pieced and Applique Quilt, The Quilter May 2010 Issue, Wendy Sheppard Design | 43 Comments

43 Responses

on March 9, 2010 at 2:53 am | Reply Ellen

Very nice Wendy. Spring is in the air even thought they have threatened us with snow :0)
on March 9, 2010 at 3:06 am | Reply lisaping

Very beautiful – suits the spring anticipation that you’ve been having! Please send us some cool air … it’s BURNING hot here!
on March 9, 2010 at 4:25 am | Reply Natima

It’s beautiful as always. I love the backing fabric too. Cute birds in blue. Glad Spring is almost there for you. We are looking forward to a cooler weather here in Australia.
Hugs Natima
on March 9, 2010 at 4:55 am | Reply Barbara H.

We had a nice, warm day here. I had to change into short sleeves and turn on the AC!

That quilt is so cute — I love the colors and the design.
on March 9, 2010 at 5:18 am | Reply Raeann

What a sweet quilt! I love the colors and especially the backing fabric!
Blessings!
on March 9, 2010 at 8:26 am | Reply quiltobsession

Very sweet. And definitely gives the feeling of spring!
on March 9, 2010 at 3:05 pm | Reply barbara@quiltsoup.com

What a cute quilt you made out of my fabric. Glad you enjoyed working with Simply Sweet.
on March 9, 2010 at 3:27 pm | Reply Anna

Oh Wendy , You did it again! this just says spring all over it! It is so cute! i love it!!
on March 9, 2010 at 5:45 pm | Reply Becky

That quilting really makes the whole thing pop! Great job!
on March 9, 2010 at 10:49 pm | Reply Love

You used really really cute fabric!! I especially like the effect of the poka-dots with the flowery quilting pattern! And one of the fabrics remind me of cherries, haha Very very nice quilt!!
on March 10, 2010 at 3:29 am | Reply Vicki W

Sweet indeed!
on March 10, 2010 at 4:14 am | Reply Allie

Oh my gosh – that is one of the cutest quilts I’ve ever seen!!!!!!!!!! How GORGEOUS!
on March 18, 2010 at 1:25 am | Reply Crystal Stanworth

oh it’s perfect! so beautiful!
on March 22, 2010 at 12:50 am | Reply Debbie B

Beautiful quilt. OOOOHHH! I love the backing fabric – well they are all cute, but that backing fabric would be so cute for a dress for our grandbaby girl! Pair it up with one or two of the coordinating fabrics and it would be too cute!!!
on March 22, 2010 at 5:56 am | Reply Joan

Fantastic Wendy, As alwasy I just love whhat you do..special hugs to your precious daughter.
on March 23, 2010 at 2:22 am | Reply Madame Samm

Oh my dear sweet, tell me this is the NEVERLAND I often heard about when I was young…bright, beautiful and soft…lovely indeed. You captured her fabrics sew nicely.
blessings madame samm
on March 25, 2010 at 4:56 am | Reply carlafibers

Adorable quilt! Great fabrics, too!
on March 25, 2010 at 6:05 pm | Reply maryjo bailey

I ordered both kits that are in the magazine and even subscribed to it.. I can’t get the magazine here and was wondering if I could get a copy of the directions? I have to wait 8 to 10 weeks for the magazine to arrive and I didn’t want to wait that long.
on March 26, 2010 at 3:37 am | Reply MummG

simply sweet is more than that! words cannot express the talent behind the creation, hers and yours.
Capital D. for delicious
cheerio m
on March 28, 2010 at 3:42 am | Reply Christine

Wow. That’s a gorgeous quilt … I love the backing fabric too.
on March 28, 2010 at 7:08 pm | Reply Carrie P.

Another beautiful quilt published. Congrats! The quilting is just beautiful too.
on March 28, 2010 at 9:04 pm | Reply Dena

This is a beautiful quilt and I love the fabrics. Congratulations on having it published.
on March 29, 2010 at 12:51 pm | Reply gloria

Very beautiful quilt, indeed! you did a wonderful job, chosing nice fabrics and working on it with rare skillfulmness!
Decorating home qith such a nice quilt brings sping time even during a winter storm.
Gloria

P.S. by the way, thanks to have visited my liittle blog!
on April 6, 2010 at 5:30 pm | Reply Margaret

First the quilt is fantastic and I love the colors. So sweet is right.. Thanks also for stopping at my blog.. Love your blog and will visit often..
Maggey
on April 6, 2010 at 9:45 pm | Reply Arlette

Fabulous! Your workmanship never ceases to amaze me. I love the addition of the butterflies. This is truly an amazing quilt with exquisite stitching.
Aloha!
on April 11, 2010 at 6:23 am | Reply Dayna

This is spectacular! Wow!
on April 11, 2010 at 1:38 pm | Reply lesly

That’s adorable! A picket fence is a perfect motif for a quilt, and this one looks so bright and springlike. The fabrics are very cute, too, and I love the butterflies! (Also, thanks for visiting my blog and cfor your kind words on my spiderweb block.)
on April 12, 2010 at 11:14 am | Reply Amy

I love the picket fence! What a great idea.
Thank you for visiting my blog and commenting on my Christmas spiderweb. I wish I could reply to your comments but you need to adjust your blogger settings so that there is a return email.
on April 16, 2010 at 7:12 pm | Reply American Quilter's Society

This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing your wonderful blog. Check out the American Quilter’s Society blog at: http://www.aqsquiltnews.blogspot.com/

Keep up the beautiful quilting!
on April 19, 2010 at 3:17 am | Reply Charlotte

Wow! So beautiful!
Charlotte
on April 22, 2010 at 5:22 pm | Reply *karendianne.

Isn’t this fun and happy and oh so sweet while simultaneously being completely beautiful. What a balance you’ve struck. Amazing! Such talent.
on April 22, 2010 at 11:59 pm | Reply Kim D.

This is such a lovely quilt and I love the fabrics you selected.
on April 23, 2010 at 4:54 am | Reply Sheila

Now that is a darling quilt! Love this, Wendy. The colors are stunning.

Hoping to be back to blogging soon. I am going to ride herd on my workmen tomorrow and hope they finish. It will likely be next week, and then a new crew come in at some point.

Love to you…

XO,

Sheila
on April 27, 2010 at 3:45 am | Reply Dolly

Wow, girl, that is SOME machine-quilting !
You do that yourself? I take it you have a long-arm machine?
I need to take some time to look around this blog of yours a little longer. I’m thinkin’ I might find more pretty work !
Thanks for stoppin’ by my place, too…….come by anytime !
on April 28, 2010 at 5:44 am | Reply Robyn

Dear Wendy,
I wanted to thank you for leaving me a message on my blog. I hope you will enjoy the teacups pattern.

So glad you popped by my blog… it’s certainly been a pleasure dropping by yours.

A beautiful beautiful quilt and such lovely colours.
Lovely to meet you.

hugs
Robyn xx
on April 28, 2010 at 5:20 pm | Reply Kristen

This looks great! I just saw the magazine at Joanne’s. You really put a lot of work into these quilts! I love seeing the detail here! What a wonderful career!
on April 28, 2010 at 7:24 pm | Reply C&T Publishing

Congrats! You have been featured on the C&T’s Blog:

http://www.ctpubblog.com/2010/04/28/creative-trouper-hot-project-round-up/#comments
on May 1, 2010 at 3:42 am | Reply Mary

Love the quilt, and congrats on the magazine feature! So cool!
on May 1, 2010 at 2:15 pm | Reply Lisa

What a lovely quilt design – congratulations on the publication! I love the Simply Sweet fabric – very fresh and modern.
on May 1, 2010 at 11:56 pm | Reply Sue-Anne

I’m so glad you found my blog so I could find yours. Congratulations on having your quilt in the magazine. It is a beautiful quilt and the quilting on it is stunning. Love that tea cup set too!
on May 2, 2010 at 10:59 am | Reply Sue-Anne

I would be honoured to have you add me to your blog roll. I tried to email back but you are set to “no reply”.
on September 15, 2010 at 12:03 am | Reply Rosie

Great blog!
on June 14, 2011 at 12:02 am | Reply Summer Delights « Ivory Spring

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