I know I know. I’m in one of those phases where I’ve got all these ideas and am starting a ton of projects. But I can’t help myself. I’ve fallen in love with Kim Diehl’s lovely quilt designs. She uses a lot of applique, my favorite thing ever. I just couldn’t help myself, I’ve started another new project. A table top quilt. It has all my favorite elements; vines, yo-yos, rabbits, quilts, applique.
These are photos from the book, bad, horrible even, but you get the idea.
This second photo, while not great quality, really shows what it is about the quilt I love so much. Its textures. I can just feel it under my fingers. I’ll be touching this thing all the time, drooling, going oooooh.
Since I have to do this in stages due to budgetary concerns, I’ve started with the yoyos. All 130 of them. I’m using more spring colors, purples, pinks, yellows, greens, with a bit of black. How To Make Yo-Yo’s
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That is just, wow! And it looks like an insane amount of work. I’ve always wanted to do things like this but I’ll admit it, I’m more than a little intimidated. So you go! I wish you the best of luck.
Just lovely! I like your choice of colors and hope you’ll share all the stages, too. I love to see works in progress!
Heh. Not as insane as it could be. It’s a table top quilt so it’s really small, less than 2′ x 3′ and with the exception of the yoyos it’s machine sewn and quilted. I did all those yoyos watching three episodes of Xena. They go VERY fast and have a big impact. If it was for a bed that would be another matter entirely. Those are just amazing. Maybe 5 nights to finish the yoyos, an afternoon to cut out the rabbits and tulips and leaves, an evening to sew the background. A couple afternoons to apply the applique, and then an afternoon to quilt. It will take me months but only because I won’t be working on it every day. It will, in actual hours, not be that bad.
That will be lovely and very springlike. I look forward to seeing your progress