Rain or Shine

Some months ago, I saw a snowball quilt and for some reason, I really wanted to make one. I had a couple of yards of Rain or Shine fabric from Wyndham, which I loved, and so I jumped in. I decided to do the in between blocks as a nine patch, adding color to the water color scenes. I used the dard blue Confetti Ombre Metallic for the corners of the snowballs.

 Here is a close up of the umbrella print. I love how cute and colorful it is. I used the umbrellas to help me choose the colors for the nine patch blocks.

 Here is a close up of the people walking with the umbrellas. It all looks like a water color painting and that's what I liked about it. I quilted wavy lines and then raindrops on the diagonal to mimic a rainy day.

 It's upside down here, but I quilted umbrellas free form in the borders and I have to tell you it really made me smile the whole time I was quilting.

 The blue dots are from Bada Bing by Me and My Sister. I wanted raindrops, but didn't have any, so this was the next best thing.

           These cute tea bags are part of the pieced back of the quilt.

                      This is the entire back of the quilt.

And one more close up of the border from the back so you can see the umbrellas. I am so pleased with how this came out, even if it did take me a long time to get it done.
Talk to you soon.

A Quilt for Birdie

I wanted to share this finish with you.  I belong to the Comfort Quilts Bee.  We make blocks for each other to make quilts that provide comfort to those with medical or other issues.  Basically, anyone we feel is in need of comfort that a quilt can provide.  June was my month and I made a quilt for a friend who has need of comfort.  This is her quilt:

 This is the second time I have chosen this pattern.  You can see the other one here. I love the hugs that the X represents.  My grandmother always included it in cards and letters to family and friends.

 The ladies in the bee did an awesome job with their fabric choices.  It is scrappy, but still cohesive.

 I wish you could see it in person.  When I took it out of the dryer, I was just wowed with how soft and cuddly it felt.  I just hugged it.

 This isn't a great picture, but you can see some of the quilting.  I did lines in the directions of the seems in each white area and left the Xs without any quilting.  The triangles around the edges are line quilted closer together.

 I bound the quilt with a yellow print from my stash.  It looks good with the yellow centers.

The backing is a hunk of fabric from my stash from Me and My Sister Designs that I bought for just such an occasion.  I love the way it turned out.  It's a surprise.  I hope she likes it. 
Have a great day.