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Turkey Tracks:  June 24, 2015

“Purple Delight” Quilt

“Purple Delight” ( #115) is another version of a quilt I did a few years back (#70) called “Nature:  The Greatest Show on Earth.”

The idea of setting a traditional block on point and surrounding it with a striped fabric came from Susan McDermott.  Her version appeared in QUILT Magazine some years back.

At the time I liked the quilt enough that I put together a purple and green version.

Here it is:

It’s kind of WOW!

The backing is kind of Wow! too.  And I do like the use of the stripe in the border.

Here’s a close-up of some blocks:

Here’s an inside corner:

Combining purple and acid/spring green is a classic combo in many color books.

Here’s an outside corner:

I used a variegated thread, and I like the way it came out:

The pantograph is “Lovely” from Urban Elementz, by Denise Schillinger.

I have decided to make a “big” quilt for each of my seven grandchildren for when they are teenagers–in case for some reason I can’t do it.  This one goes into that pile.  The girls all love purple…