Friday, October 28, 2011

Bloggers' Quilt Festival: Fall 2011


This is my entry for Amy's Bloggers' Quilt Festival. My title for this quiltlet is 'Fantasy Picnic.' It was made for a guild challenge the theme of which was "Food for Thought." I roughly followed a design by Aneela Hooey. I have never done collage work before and I must tell you it was a lot of fun! I used fusible web to tack before machine quilting. I just love how it turned out and will be giving it to one of my daughters for Christmas. It measures 8 inches square. Be sure and click over to Amy's to see the other quilts that have been entered. Have fun!

72 comments:

Rebecka said...

Your quilt is so cute! A lot of detail on such a small piece. It's beautiful!

Simone de Klerk said...

I LOVE it, Shari! Looking at it would make me think you have done this for a long time.

Calicojoan said...

I can't help, but sit here and smile. What a delightfully fun little quilt. I wish we had a quild that would challenge us a bit here! :-)

Lonci said...

It is beautiful:))

Karen said...

Hi Shari. Great to see you here at the festival. Your little quilt is gorgeous. I love the way it has turned out. What a wonderful christmas gift!

trish said...

What a darling little masterpiece!

Lynn said...

I've seen lots of versions of this "girl on a swing" yours is the winner, brill

Sandra said...

such a charming quilt, love all the food fabrics esp. the bananas in the sun. Makes me smile~
Come see my entries: #29 miniature reproduction quilt and #31 antique 1850 Star quilt

Jolanda said...

Such a lovely little treasure! I really love it:)

Messy Karen said...

truly lovely. it has colors. a yummy theme. and that purple dress. love it!!

Vicki @ DottyJane said...

So cute! It looks like it was fun to do:)

bethanndodd said...

Wow! Only 8" square...it is so detailed! You did a fabulous job! Smiles~Beth

Charlotte said...

Very cute, she is really sweet

Elaine said...

This is a very cute quilt.

Anonymous said...

Really cute mini! I might have to try some collage myself.

Shevvy said...

Very sweet, I know the piece it is based on, but you have really made it your own.

Anonymous said...

Wow Shari, this is absolutely adorable! You did such a wonderful job with it. Aneela would be proud!! x

Michelle said...

Adorable, sew cute, my daughter and I love to swimg.

Valentina said...

Shari, what a precious quilt! I felt like crawling into it and asking for a turn on the swing! So cute. Thank you so very much for sharing this little beauty!
Greetings from Cyprus,
Valentina

ladybugquilting said...

Cute!

Patty said...

very sweat, i just love it.

Unknown said...

What a sweet quilt. I love it!

Julia said...

Cute little quilt...brings back childhood memories..
Julia ♥

Lisa at Sun Naturals said...

Adorable! I'll have to try one of these.....in all my spare time lol

Vroomans' Quilts said...

Just a delightful little quilt!

Kit Lang said...

what a vibrant, fun, quilt! Thanks for sharing. :)

Eileen said...

Precious little quilt and your daughter will love it. Love the creativity! Thanks for sharing and have a great day

Susan said...

Your little quilt is lovely!

www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com said...

very sweet

Rachel said...

This is so sweet. I can't believe it's only 8" square - such detail! Love it!

Victoria Paige @ Boutique Uniquely said...

This quilt is awesome. I love the girl on the swing. What a great use of smaller scraps. The detail is amazing.

Rachaeldaisy said...

This is so lovely!! The girl is so sweet swinging from her tree. I love your header, the red bottle brush trees are in full flower around my house and I was just admiring them on a walk earlier.

Becky said...

What a wonderful, happy quilt! I love it!

Allie said...

I love this happy little quilt so much, Shari - so glad you entered it in the festival!!!

Barbara said...

Very creative. I love it.

Helen said...

Love this one Shari!!

cauchy09 said...

aw, sweet! what a happy quilt! i love the green patchwork on the grass.

Kay said...

Very eye-catching and clever!

Deborah OHare said...

So Cheerful!

Peggy said...

Wonderful! I love story quilts!!

Quiltbenaco said...

Quanto รจ carina, molto simpatica!
Ciao

Sarcastic Quilter said...

So tiny but super cute. It did turn out very nice. Great color placement and such. :)

Jean(ie) said...

That quilt just made me smile. It's tiny but so darn cute! I love all the pieces that went into it!

Anonymous said...

This quilt is precious. What a happy scene. Great job!

Pam said...

love your girl on a swing....i did one of these too...so much fun!

Rachel said...

Very cute!

Kathy said...

This is such a happy and carefree style quilt. I like the way you have pieced it together.

maria said...

Such beautiful work. I love your interpritation of the original with it's bright and cheerful colours.

Sharon said...

You did a great job on your collage quiltlet!

Kirsten said...

Gorgeous quilt Shari - so bright and colourful!

Shannon said...

Wow! This is beautiful and VERY COOL! Nice work!

Marg said...

A very cute quilt and only 8 inches square, wow.

Pat Merkle said...

What a darling little quilt!

Kriza said...

I'm sure your daughter will love it, I know I would! never saw this type of work before, but I find it really interesting, I'll make a note to try it one day.
congratulations on your lovely little quilt.
Kristina
www.priscillacraft.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Wow is that ever a neat little quilt!

CraftyGardenMom - Tanesha said...

Adorable!!!

Kathryn said...

I love it! It's beautiful and a great technique!

Unknown said...

WOW! Sew cute! The collage is so whimsical. And I love how you adapted Aneela's girl..I do love her fabric too! Great job! Thanks for sharing!

KendasCrafts said...

that is so adorable! Hope your daughter loves it!

Anonymous said...

Your daughter is very lucky - this is a really delightful quilt!

- Mary

Maureen T. said...

It's fantastic!! I'm in love!

Cynthia said...

Cute quilt!

Staci said...

Your construction method is just fascinating! Thanks for sharing it!

Sandy said...

Such a fun looking quilt! It made me smile. Thank you!

Jean Cheszek said...

Such a fun quilt!

Queenie Believe said...

This is a lovely quilt full of whysical watercolor fun.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Have a great day.
Always, Queenie

Anonymous said...

Wow!! I love this artwork. You did a great job choosing your fabric pieces & putting the design together.

~ meagan

Erin @ Why Not Sew? Quilts said...

Your quilt is beautiful!

Debbie said...

I looked at my ruler to get a better feel for how small an eight inch square quilt is...wow...that's a lot of little pieces. A great piece...hope your daughter loves it.

Kay Lynne said...

That is a very cute quilt! It just makes me want to smile :)

Kay
http://kayzquiltz.blogspot.com/

Angie in SoCal said...

That is so precious!

Martha said...

Such a cute quilt..thanks for sharing.


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