Friday, October 25, 2013

Fall 2013 Blogger's Quilt Festival

I love  Amy's Blogger's Quilt Festival, I've participated every time since Fall 2011. It is a wonderful opportunity to share, not only beautiful quilts, but the stories behind them.

For this Festival, I'm going to share my Stratified Layers of Life and Love quilt. It truly is a quilt from my heart.

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This quilt was made for my step-daughter and her new husband - their wedding quilt. It is meant to warm a relationship that has had some good times and some rocky times. Being a step-mom of grown a woman is not easy, nor do I expect it's easy being a step-daughter when you've lost your real mother and would like her there to share important moments in your life. But life has layers and different compartments that build up and make new connections. It is those layers and connections that give dimension, complexity and richness to life.



Love the second time around is never the same as  first love, but that doesn't mean it's not as good. This is second marriage for both my step-daughter and her new husband. They each have two wonderful kids that add layers of warmth to their new family, coming from different sides, touching new places in their hearts.

Love reaches even into the corners and borders of your life.

My step-daughter is a director of a local library and orange is her favorite color. I thought is fitting to use text fabric and multiple shades of orange for the back. Blue is my son-in-laws favorite color.


Even from the back, the love shines through!


It is my hope that my step-daughter and her new husband will feel loved when they sleep under this quilt. The inspiration and passion for this quilt deign was entirely drawn from both of them.

This is a queen sized quilt, assembled using QAYG (quilt as you go) methods, pieced and quilted with Aurifil thread and Quilters Dream Puff batting. It was quilted on a domestic machine, Pfaff QE 4.0.

I am entering this quilt into the home machine quilted category. 

Please follow the link to see and read about the other quilts in the Fall 2013 Blogger's Quilt  Festival at Amy's Creative Side
AmysCreativeSide



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Pat
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16 comments:

  1. CharlotteOctober 25, 2013 at 8:40 AM

    what a beautiful story and a lovely quilt! Enjoy the festival :-)

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  2. Jess @ Elven Garden QuiltsOctober 25, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    I totally agree with Charlotte - such a wonderful story, and as ever your quilting is gorgeous.

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  3. Gene BlackOctober 25, 2013 at 10:20 AM

    Excellent work Pat....but then you know I am a fan!

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  4. Teresa in Music CityOctober 25, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous quilt Pat! And of course the story behind it makes it so much more special!!!!

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  5. Tami @ Lemon Tree TalesOctober 25, 2013 at 8:13 PM

    I love the story behind your quilt Pat and of course the quilting is out of this world. The neon/high contrast thread on the blue fabric is a gorgeous touch.

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  6. BillieBee (billiemick)October 25, 2013 at 8:19 PM

    Wow......the is stunning.

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  7. VickiOctober 25, 2013 at 10:30 PM

    Your work is so amazing. Love the tiny details.

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  8. Sarah LouOctober 25, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    Such a lovely quilt, and the story behind it makes it even more special :-)

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  9. Katy CameronOctober 26, 2013 at 7:21 AM

    Love how you carried the shapes from the piecing into the quilting on the borders

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  10. PattiOctober 26, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    Your quilting is always breathtaking, and this quilt showcases your talent. The addition of a beautiful story to go with it, makes it even more special.

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  11. CitricSugarOctober 28, 2013 at 2:26 PM

    Holy wow! Look at all that texture and colour you got just from threadwork! Staggered. Beautiful work!

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  12. Karens Quilts, Crows and CardinalsOctober 31, 2013 at 10:51 PM

    A fine story for sure Pat. Thanks for not only sharing your beautiful quilt -- but also for sharing your heart. Best of luck to the newly wedded couple. Take good care. Karen on Keuka

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  13. AoifeNovember 1, 2013 at 4:57 PM

    I love how much thought you put into this quilt. And it's really beautiful! I love the colours on both sides. It reminds me of thin sections of rock from my college days studying geology! So beautiful, I hope they loved it!

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  14. SewCalGalNovember 1, 2013 at 6:31 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  15. Diane WagnerNovember 2, 2013 at 1:23 AM

    Absolutely stunning quilt. Thanks so much for sharing the story behind it. We often see beautiful quilts but rarely get to "know" them.

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  16. Mary R.November 4, 2013 at 5:45 PM

    This quilt is equally gorgeous on both sides! Great work.

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