Wednesday, April 23, 2014

A Minty Green Patchwork Quilt [work in progress]

Minty Green Patchwork Quilt Top - Red Pepper Quilts

A new week and a new quilt but with a color palette carried forward from my last quilt. Whilst working on my Rainbow Half Square Triangle Quilt last week I was really taken with a small section of that quilt which featured minty green colors ~ softly blending with yellows and blues. So, rather than return fabrics to stash I have continued on ...

Minty Green Patchwork Quilt Top - Red Pepper Quilts
Minty Green Patchwork Quilt Top - Red Pepper Quilts

Do you get a sense that I love the fabric of patchwork? A finished quilt top makes me super happy, even if it is just simple patchwork. Especially simple patchwork! I love how all the colors and designs magically play together despite the random fabric placement, and I enjoy "browsing" through sections of the quilt top as if it were a picture book (although sometimes it isn't until I have taken photos and start editing that I see the fabric magic).

Minty Green Patchwork Quilt Top - Red Pepper Quilts
Minty Green Patchwork Quilt Top - Red Pepper Quilts

My Easter break was productive - perhaps fuelled by chocolate and hot cross buns - and I have already basted this quilt. There is however an ever growing pile of fabric that still needs to be returned to stash. Admittedly, returning fabric to stash is not one of my strong points.

Minty Green Patchwork - Elk Family by Birch Fabrics (Red Pepper Quilts)
Minty Green Patchwork Quilt Top - Red Pepper Quilts

More soon,

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