Stitch by Stitch: Oh Clementine fabric

Wednesday, April 20

I had a fat quarter bundle of "Oh Clementine" fabric, from Allison Harris's collection.

I really wanted to show off the sweet prints, so this pattern is perfect - "Sweet Life" from Thimble Blossoms book, "Simply Retro".

Instead of just looking at my precious bundle of fabrics, I decided it would be better to actually make

something out of them.

I asked my sweet friend, Andrea, of Andrea Quilts, to piece it for me.

She always does a beautiful job at piecing - it's such a treat to get my quilt tops back from her.

Thank you, my friend.

She has a darling blog...

...you can read about her process here.

It's a large bed size - 97" x 97".....so I added a cute center strip on the backing.

I swirled the blocks, looped the background areas and feathered the sashing and borders.

It's finally getting warm enough here in Montana to take my quilts outside for a little photo shoot.

Another close up of one of my favorite fabrics...

I had a diagonal stripe fabric of yellow and white for the backing and binding.

We still have snow in the mountains - so pretty.

My favorite block - I love daisies.

Friday, May 9

That Allison - she is so creative! I love her new line of fabrics, "Oh Clementine".

They are bright, cheerful, fresh and mixes perfectly with her first line, "Wallflowers".

Here is a link to her post about this new line:

Here are her new patterns - which are on sale - 30% off - through Saturday, May 10th.

She asked me to quilt a couple of her quilts just in time for spring quilt market.

This is "Applejack":

I quilted orange peels in the 9-patches and swirled the snowball blocks.

It is set on point - I love that!

This is "Vintage":

This pattern calls for fat quarters.

I quilted an all-over fan swirl.

Her third new pattern is "Morning Glory". So, so pretty!

You can purchase all three patterns here:

Congratulations, Allison, on another beautiful line of fabrics and patterns!

Can't wait to get my hands on some and get sewing!!!

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