Turkey Tracks: October 23, 2015
“Garden Tumble” Quilt
I don’t know…
This quilt is either the ugliest quilt I’ve ever made OR the funkiest fun quilt.
Bonnie Hunter’s current leader/ender challenge is to make a quilt with the tumbler patch. And there is something very sweet about traditional one-block scrappy quilts.
I had a 3 1/2 inch thick sturdy template bought years ago AND a lot of the veggie and fruit prints in my stash. So here’s what evolved.
Someone on Bonnie’s FB site for her fans suggested making a darker “self” border by combining dark blocks.
I like the darkish red binding…
And, here’s the backing:
Here’s a close-up of some blocks:
AND:
I quilted with a light fern green thread that’s nice on the back–using Debra D. Geissler’s 11-inch pantograph, “Deb’s Swirls.”
I think “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” with this quilt. It is funky and fun and just “is what it is.”
I think the quilt is bright and fun and definitely not ugly. Don’t even think it. 🙂
Oh, I like it! Such fun fabrics and colors.