Hello Friends, I do appreciate you stopping by. I hope you have been well, and for those of you who are in the “under the weather” category like me, I hope you will get to feeling better very soon!
A few months ago, I had posted this sneak peek of my quilt, and asked for your suggestions in naming the quilt… click here to see all the suggestions.
The finished quilt is being featured in the current April/May 2014 issue of The Quilter. The editorial team of The Quilter officially named the quilt Tulip Trail, and you will see the reason for the name in the following image — the fussy cut border strips.
Here you see the quilt in its entirety.
image source: The Quilter
Tulips aside, the combination of the light taupe and cooler color palette in this quilt reminds me of a walk on the sandy beach on a cool morning.
Tulip Trail is constructed of large blocks, 15″ x 15″ (finished) for those who like to work with large patches. For once, I didn’t make a quilt using tiny patches, eh? You can probably also able to tell that these blocks are fairly easy to construct. They are — because I have intended for this quilt to actually be used. :)
Click here to purchase kits.
Tulip Trail uses fabrics from Benartex’s Palm Springs fabric collection. You may recall I had designed a free-to-use design for Benartex, My Cozy Sweater, shown below. Click here for information on the free pattern download. Click here to view the entire fabric range… you can see how the choices of fabrics alter the “feel” of the quilt design. Tulip Trail looks cool and airy, while My Cozy Sweater looks warm, and… cozy!
Back to Tulip Trail, I kept the quilting scheme simple, uniform and predictable with marked quilting. Someone recently wrote and asked what kind of markers I use. I generally use the blue “Mark-B-Gone” washable marker. Quilting was done using Aurifil Mako 50 Cotton thread over Hobbs Tuscany Silk batting.
I hope you have enjoyed Tulip Trails. You have to go to Ellen‘s blog to see her tulip pictures – real tulips! They are incredible.
Later today, you also have to check out Benartex’s Sew in Love {with Fabric} blog here for further revelations on Tulip Trails.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a most blessed Easter weekend. God’s blessings to you and yours.
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My 2014 lineup to date —
Editorial features:
Annie’s Row Quilt Book (March 2014): Stardom
Fons & Porter’s Easy Quilts (Summer 2014): Teething Rings
Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting (January/February 2014): Hurry Home
McCall’s Quilting (January/February 2014): Spiral Squared
Popular Patchwork, UK (April 2014): Mending Fences
Quilt Trends (Winter 2014): Enchanted Forest
Quilt Trends (Winter 2014): Urban Stars
Quilter’s World (Spring 2014): Urban Oasis
Quilter’s World (Summer 2014): Starry Repetitions
The Quilter (December 2013/January 2014): Farm Crossing
The Quilter (December 2013/January 2014): Boxing Day
The Quilter (April/May 2014): All Squared Up
The Quilter (April/May 2014): Tulip Trail
Free to use patterns:
January: Midori’s Place using Gramercy by Benartex
January: View on Lexington using Gramercy by Benartex
January: Everything’s Coming Up Rosey using English Rosey by Benartex
February: Verde (Quilt) by Quilting Treasures
February: Verde (Banner/Runner) by Quilting Treasures
March: Hot Topic by Quilting Treasures
March: Poseidon’s Adventure using Neptune’s Dream by Benartex
March: My Cozy Sweater using Palm Springs by Benartex
March: Wild Kingdom
Lovely quilt, Wendy. Thanks for the shout out! Happy Easter to you and yours!
Lovely, Wendy!! Believe it or not after last week’s snow we have tulips coming up!!!
Happy Easter to you and your family!!
Hi Wendy
Beautiful quilt…my only concern is that I have learned that Hobbs Silk must be hand washed…could this be a problem with a large quilt???
Love the look of this quilt. I am really liking the traditional pattern mixed with the modern feel of the fabrics. Very nice, Wendy. Have a special Easter with your family.
Hi Wendy – Great to catch up on your blog and your fabulous work… like your tulip quilt.. great to see it in print ..
It is so pretty. I really love the colors in this one.
Very pretty, Wendy. I’m enjoying watching your style evolve. Fussy cutting the tulip border was a great touch. Happy Easter to you and your family!
Just beautiful Wendy ! I hope you enjoyed your Easter and that you’re feeling better. Congratulations on another published quilt pattern. Hugs, Karen
Your blog has so much useful information. Thank you for sharing all this information, and I absolutely love your Thread Talks!