Summer quilt

On a whim. I sewed up this patchwork quilt top today. A 'no cut' quilt. I just ripped the fabric to size and merrily sewed away

I'm now officialy run out of orangey fabrics and really need to put in a dye order soon because I'm out of yellow (I go through yellow way faster than other colours). This quilt also made a slight dint in my pinks/burgandys, that fuchsia dye can be a real bitch sometimes.

This will be a nice couch sized quilt, good for reading under and possibly a decent picnic rug in time.

What else did I do today? Hmmm, Oh thats right. I printed some more fabrics, one of which went straight into the quilt. Here's another look

I'm planning to quilt this very SIMPLY. I might even dust off the old walking foot.

I came across an interesting artist today Stephanie Levy who is an american living in Germany. She does beautiful little collages. I wish I made quilts that looked like this. Blocks of colour combined with line.

I love this combination of

I love this combination of colours and patterns - beautiful

Thanks Fiona, I had a pile

Thanks Fiona, I had a pile of reds on my table and thought that I should start sewing them together... thats as much planning as it took.  Lots of fun

What a gorgeous quilt top! I

What a gorgeous quilt top! I love those colors together!

Thanks Bertha,  It was

Thanks Bertha,  It was heaps of fun (and quick to put together).  The best thing is that I couldn't be precious because I had to use the limited scraps and pieces I had laying around.

Claire, this is beautiful! i

Claire, this is beautiful! i want it. love the prints you did on the fabrics and all the colors together (especially that cornflower blue among the reds and pinks. i think they are nicer than Stephanie's collages but i see what you mean about wanting to add lines. i like her drawings.

Thanks Mien.  I would also

Thanks Mien.  I would also like to be smart enough to get a sense of transparency or shadowing... Melody Johnson does it well.   The blue was in there early on and I had to work pretty hard to make sure it stayed put (kept on migrating out to the edges!!)

sometimes the simplest

sometimes the simplest things are the best, a breath of fresh air!

Thanks Jude :-)  I'm

Thanks Jude :-)  I'm piecing a backing right now.

The printed fabrics are

The printed fabrics are gorgeous. Well done.

Thanks Leah.  I really

Thanks Leah.  I really enjoy printing fabric... though I'm not sure how they will wash. Probably should have tested that before I included them LOL

want a laugh at a blast from

want a laugh at a blast from the past? Must go to www.myspace.com/rsvpblogger you won't reget it a bit - trust me! xm

OMG!!! what a wanker.  He

OMG!!! what a wanker.  He must be nearly 40 by now.  Oh yuck!

it's just too good!!!! He

it's just too good!!!! He calls himself the most popular blogger in Australia but he doesn't even have 200 friends! John Howard has more friends and is just as creepy! What? arn't you gunna add him to your links list? xox meg

you are so smart to do the

you are so smart to do the dying yourself. really lovely work!

Thanks Amy.  The dyeing was

Thanks Amy.  The dyeing was one of the first things I taught myself when I got into quilting.  I didn't want to pay so much for commercial prints.  They were often over $30/m... way too much for my liking. 

Lovely, lovely colors!

Lovely, lovely colors! Thanks for sharing! Kyra www.BlackThreads.blogspot.com