Cut, pieced, quilted and bound in five days! Amazing how much I enjoyed making this quilt. No contest when I auditioned border fabric. The bold black and white was a definite winner – perfect for all the bright, pretty and fun strings in the quilt body.
A very simple quilting – diagonal wavy lines – was perfect. I wanted this quilt to be about the fabrics, not the quilting. And I am tickled the way the black and white prints come together in the center of the blocks and where four blocks meet. I finished the binding by hand which quickly reminded me why I rarely do that anymore. My hand cramped and ached so I had to take many breaks along the way.
The backing – oh the backing! I bought this Brandon Mably fabric when I took a workshop from Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably a few years ago. Brandon, who knows my daughter, brought a bolt of the Can Can fabric up to me and thought I had to have it as it reminded him of my feisty daughter! Of course I bought some, but I never did use it in the workshop project. So glad because it is perfect for the back of this quilt, thus the name Can-Can! She’s already living in my living room – bright, cheerful and warm.
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Love it, Joyce, bright and fun, and I love the backing – and the story behind it!
Thank you. Felt good to have my heart sing.
Love it! It makes me smile.
What a fun quilt and the perfect back and backstory. Can Can is a knockout quilt!
Yes Kathleen! Love a quilt with a story and brings joy.
Wow – talk about a quilt with personality. I’m loving it!
Love, love this!!
I’ll bring for a show and tell!
Love, LOVE this quilt!! Susan
On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 6:46 AM heARTS Creations wrote:
> heARTs Creations posted: ” Cut, pieced, quilted and bound in five days! > Amazing how much I enjoyed making this quilt. No contest when I auditioned > border fabric. The bold black and white was a definite winner – perfect for > all the bright, pretty and fun strings in the quilt b” >
Totally LOVE this idea! perfectly executed.