Our guild did a charm square exchange last month and I decided it was best to get busy straight away and make them into something for spring . I had 56 squares to work with , some were multiples so I did my best to use at least one of each fabric in my little pile . I chose to make an adaptation of a table topper I seen in an older Fons and Porter magazine , the Easy Quilts of april 2010 . The pattern is called Spring Flowers designed by Paula Stoddard , seemed appropriate and it required 64 squares at 3" each so I changed that to 2.5" squares so I would have plenty of squares to make my topper work . The flower applique had to be adjusted some as well but overall it turned out as well as I hoped it would and is very springy :-)
The colours are a little deeper than this photo shows , it is dull dreary day here today .
I have lots of things in the works right now , the Splendid Sampler is keeping me busy as well as the weekly stars I am doing with Darlene of a Needle Pulling Thread quilt shop , I will share those at another time , right now it is time to make my way back to the machine . I hope you have a fabulous day and thanks so much for taking the time to stop by , it is always a pleasure to see you .
hugs Sheila
Oh, Sheila, you are making such amazing progress on your Craftsy BOM! It's darling! And that table topper is perfect for springtime, which is now just around the corner! Well done! XO
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful projects Sheila! I love the colours your have used for both! Christine x
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting BOM......love those blue stars! That's a pretty topper, and spring is just around the corner for you, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful projects Sheila. The Craftsy bom looks interesting. Hugs,xx
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful projects..love the spring topper.
ReplyDeleteHmmm..I signed up for the craftsy BOM and then never went back - I totally forgot! Yours is looking great.
ReplyDeleteI love how you used your 56 pieces of fabric; the topper is a charmer. I can see all the work you are putting into the BOM, but it is looking beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful projects. I especially love the pinwheels in the centre. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour BOM is looking great-
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, I love the second one
ReplyDeleteClare x
Loving them both.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see what you've been up to Sheila - your charm swap topper is lovely and also well done on the latest Craftsy border; it's gorgeous with the pinwheels in it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work Sheila - I love that blue and white border. Pretty table topper too. xx
ReplyDeleteYour top looks wonderful and loving the spring inspired block, the little flowers are so cute and all those little blocks!
ReplyDeleteYour craftsy BOM is great... I love that powder blue with the red corners. and sweet Spring top you have made....
ReplyDeleteHugz