Quilting Bee ~ March

This was my submission for the Virtual Quilting Bee for March. It goes to Kathy. (I so wish that I had some better photos of it, but I made, photographed, and mailed it last week, and didn't load the photos onto the computer and look at them until last night. Oh, well.)

I really, really loved the fabric that Kathy sent along -- the roses in the center and the polka dots. I love this very understated color palette with grays and blues.

Kathy requested blocks in a log cabin spirit, but said that they didn't have to be traditional log cabin blocks. She mentioned that free-form strip piecing would be one option. She also shared this link to images of the Quilts of Gee's Bend, and I absolutely adored the ones with the horizontal strip piecing, so I kind of ran with that idea.

I am so excited about this block, even with its one unintentional wonky seam. (Since some of the other ladies are doing intentional wonky seams, it should be OK, hee hee!)

Anyway, I loved making this one and I hope Kathy likes it, too!

Comments

[Mary Beth]

Pretty! I love it.

[Mama Urchin]

I am going to have trouble sending all these squares to Kathy, they're so pretty.

[periwinkle]

Nice to see you back, lovely quilt , especially the polka fabric
Lisa x

[erin]

it turned out great, grace! it is going to be a gorgeous quilt.

[heather]

this is wonderful grace! i remember back when you all started this someone mentioned something along the lines of doubting this could work, though they hoped they were wrong... i don't recall where i read that. but i just popped over to the flikr link and look at that GORGEOUS photo of last months (?) collection. holy smokes! not only is it working, it is working in a REALLY big way!! beauty all around.

[Melissa A]

Very nice!