Hand Applique Rose Quilt

This was a block of the month that I signed up for and when the first block arrived the colours were not what I was expecting - they were very modern and I was wanting to create a traditional looking quilt - so I withdrew from the contract for the rest of the blocks and substituted my own colours and fabric. I probably wasn’t very popular with the online supplier but the colours in the first block were nothing like what had been advertised in the pink version. It was an indication that I was becoming braver in my journey and more particular in what I was going to spend my time working on.

You can see I am still working very traditionally when this quilt was made with traditional blocks and sashings. I remember those saw tooths being a real challenge and having to fudge to get them to meet at the join. but that was all part of my quilting journey. I Was still making bed sized quilts at this stage. Quilts that had something practical as an outcome. Very traditional and quite controlled. But then that is part of the journey that has continued into the more free form quilts I create today.

This quilt is hand appliqued, machine pieces and machine quilted. It easily fits a Queen sized bed.