2017 Finishes - Oregon Wildflowers Alternate (Asian) - #35

This quilt is part of a local quilt shop block of the month program.  I did this pattern in two different color ways and fabric lines.  I fell in love with this Asian print called "My Asian Garden" by Ro Gregg.  I posted some of the blocks as I was working on them, and you can see them up close by going here.  Seriously, the pictures do not do justice to this fabric line.  It is just gorgeous.  Especially the pink, which was what drew me to the line in the first place.  It is a standard 12 block quilt, will look nice on a twin bed, or on top of a double size.

Below pictures are of all the blocks in this quilt.  

These pictures also show the double sashing with corner stones for setting the blocks.

The border also has cornerstones for it's setting.

The backing does not look good in this picture, but is is a big pattern of beautiful Asian gardens.

I had a piece left over, so I took a better picture of the backing to show how beautiful it really is.

This quilt has been gifted to a wonderful person, all the way in North Carolina.  She is nurse and is a deserving person to have received one of my quilts.  

Size: 72" x 92"

Fabric Lines Used:  My Asian Garden by Ro Gregg

Colors: Greens, golds, pinks

Pattern: Oregon Wildflowers 

Designer:  Grandma's Attic, Dallas Oregon

Long Arm Quilter:  Carol Logan Nelson

Year Began: 2008

Year Completed: 10/17 

2016 Finished Quilts - Northwoods 4-Patch #14

Back in 2006, we lived in Portland, OR.  At that time, Connecting Threads was open to the public.  Vancouver, Washington is their headquarters and store at the time.  If you live in Portland, all you have to do is cross the Columbia River to Vancouver and then about 5 miles east to their store.  At that time, one could buy pre-cuts, kits, gifts, accessories, thread, and tools.  I was able to go a couple of times before they closed the retail part.  I couldn't find out when the retail closed, but it was only a couple of months after my last visit there.

This quilt, Northwoods 4-Patch, pattern at the bottom of the page.  It was free, and used to be on their website, but since there are so many new ones, I am posting it for anyone who would like to have it.

This is a nice over-sized throw, not quite the size for a twin bed.  The kit had enough to to the top, the back, and a scrappy binding.  It is done in Northcott yummy flannels, and is so soft and comfortable.  The colors are from the warm side of the color chart with brick reds, evergreen green, several shades of browns and tans, and a light background.

When it was finally done, I gave it to my husband for his recliner chair.  It fits him just perfect when he takes a nap and needs a little something to take the chill off.

Like I said, the kit had enough, that I was able to put together a so-called patterned backing.

This shows the whole pattern laid out.  You can see the scrappy binding too, in this picture.

Up close of the front and back with the scrappy binding.

Full-sized view of the backing of the scraps that I had left over from the patterned front.  Not the greatest, but it works for me.

Here is the free pattern.

Size: 47" X 65"

Fabric Lines Used:  Northwood Flannel by Northcott

Pattern: Kit from Connecting Threads

Designer:  Northcott

Long Arm Quilter:  Carol Logan Nelson

Year Began: 2006

Year Completed: 09/2016

Quilt Club Alternate Colorway

Remember my post from a couple of days ago regarding the sampler blocks that I had chosen to do in the 30's prints, and I spoke of always doing an alternate colorway? Well, here are the alternate colorway blocks I am doing this year. This is the first time I have made anything using Asain prints. This is a line from Northcott called "My Asian Garden - Cherry Blossom".
I fell head over the pinks in this line and I liked how subtle the prints are, and how well they blend together.

I didn't mention the other day, but this quilt club starts in September, so thats why we just got done with month/block 6.