Hi Friends, what do you see when you look out your window? That seems to be what Betsy the Bunny is thinking here.
And perhaps Benjamin here has a better idea, being perched all the way up there.
I am sharing with you today my Garden View quilt that is featured in the June/July 2014 issue of The Quilter.
The design features an “open” and “airy” layout. It gives the illusion of one looking out one’s window and seeing this unbelievable floral profusion! I like the contrast in scales of print in my “window” quilt center.
The spinner blocks are representative of wind-blown blossoms floating in the air.
Garden View uses fabrics from Benartex’s Ambrosia collection. Click here to view the entire fabric range. You will notice the really sweet swatches in the peach/pink colorway.
I have re-colored the quilt to give you an idea what it would look like with the peachy pink colorway.
The openness of the layout lends itself to fun quilting, lots of quilting – lots of room for Aurifil‘s Mako 50 cotton threads to meander and flow and play over Hobbs Tuscany Silk batting.
You can read about how I decided to quilt around the spinner blocks here.
I hope you have enjoyed Garden View. I certainly enjoyed designing and making the quilt. I hope I will get to see floral eye candies on an upcoming family getaway. Meanwhile, I wish you a lovely weekend! I shall catch up with you next week.
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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
Generation Q (May/June 2014): Hole in the Wall
McCall’s Quilting (January/February 2014): Spiral Squared
McCall’s Quilting (July/August 2014): Bird Watching
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
The Quilter (June/July 2014): Garden View
Free to use designs:
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 using Sew Rousseau by Benartex
April: Fun with Frosty (Quilt & Runner) by Quilting Treasures
April: The First Thanksgiving (Quilt & Runner & Placemat) by Quilting Treasures
May: Party Poppers using Paintbox/Shadows by Benartex
