I made this quilt as a gift for our daughter's university graduation this past spring. When I saw that Gen X Quilters were hosting a Summer Fair Quilt Show, I had to think about which quilt to enter. Considering this is one of my favourite quilts for so many reasons and considering sunflowers shout "summer", I thought this should be the quilt.
Our daughter is our sunflower girl. She loves sunflowers and always has. I have kept and scrounged sunflower fabrics over the years because of her. Some of the fabrics in this quilt are scraps from sundresses I made for her when she was a little girl. I also added a few more "modern" sunflower fabrics to round out the selection. I knew that I had the fabric but then I had to decide on a pattern. I did not want the quilt to look too country or too something. I was taken with Elizabeth Hartman's Kitchen Window quilt in her book, The Practical Guide to Patchwork. This is a great book by the way! And it seemed perfect to showcase the sunflowers in a modern quilting way. Framed in Kona black and floating in a yellow Kona solid, stippled all over in yellow, I am just so pleased with how it turned out. I backed the quilt in a striped sheet with a strip of sunflower print to tie it altogether. And the icing on the cake was how delighted our daughter was when she opened it at her graduation. Probably my favourite quilt gift to date. Here is the quilt, next to our woods, this past May.
Have a wonderful summer and check out the other entries in the Summer Fair Quilt Show!
Love this block setting! Just saw it for the first time on a friend's quilt last week, and now it seems like it's everywhere. Perfect way to show off all those sunflowers. Congrats to your daughter!
ReplyDeleteI love sunflowers and this is twice the fun. A quilt of sunflowers!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I'm going to make a quilt using the same pattern soon. Your daughter is lucky!
ReplyDeleteI can see why it's your favorite, I think it's my favorite quilt I've seen today (and I've been online a long time!). Great story, brought me to tears how special this is.
ReplyDeleteI said it before and I will say it again : I LOVE this quilt!! Sunflowers are my absolute fav too
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt!! All the sunflower prints make it so happy :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious quilt. I love sunflowers.
ReplyDeleteThat`s a stunning quilt! Beautiful, and so summery. A great entry for the fair.
ReplyDeleteI am in love with the black border framing the sunflowers. Makes it look like a window in which someone is looking out of:) Nice finish!
ReplyDeleteI've been looking at a lot of quilt patterns, and have thought I loved a lot of quilts, but Cathy, I don't think I've ever seen a quilt that has reached out and truly touched me the way this one has. It truly took my breath away! You truly have an eye as to what will look great together, and you have definitely combined the right fabrics with the right pattern with this one! Congratulations!! I'm sooo jealous.
ReplyDeleteVery sweet! What a great and special gift for your daughter.
ReplyDeleteI have never tried currants, your jam sounds yummy! I love your daughter's sunflower quilt, I'm seen the pattern and it is perfect to showcase all your different sunflower fabrics and memories! Great job!
ReplyDeleteLove how that black makes your prints pops against the yellow background. Perfect summer quilt! What a special gift for your daughter. Thanks for sharing with us during Summer Fair! AnneMarie
ReplyDeleteAn absolutely gorgeous quilt! I have a soft spot for sunflowers too (I love flowers). I also like this pattern. I'd like to do something like it for two cowboy quilts I'm planning for my nephews.
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