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I made this quilt a while ago and it has languished in my pile of quilt tops because I didn't think I liked it any more. But when I got it out to quilt, I realised that, in fact, I love this quilt. lol. Amazing how your perspective can change when you're not up close and personal with the same thing all the time. I haven't really been attracted to modern quilts but when I saw this one in the Make Modern magazine I was immediately drawn to the randomness of the focus lines - in my case, the magenta. The designer is Mary Menzer, and it is called A Different Drummer, Issue 10. In my case, I have used all different green fabrics and have arranged them light to dark down the length of the quilt. It is a really lovely wall hanging, but would work as a snuggle quilt too if you wanted, although it is not really big enough. You could also use it as a runner for the foot of a bed. I think the attraction is to hang it, stand back and then look at the different greens and the way the magenta lines draw your eyes all over the quilt. At the moment it doesn't have a rod pocket, but would be easy to add later.
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This quilt was made as a mystery in 2021. It is busy with lots of different star designs, how clever was Michelle (the designer) to come up with these. You could use it as a wall hanging or a lap quilt. For a bit of fun, I used a novelty background fabric and then pieced the backing with fabrics from the front, so essentially it could be reversible.
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I am really pleased with the way the colours of this little wall-hanging have worked together to produce a vibrant and colourful piece, with a spiral of black and white asymmetrically across and around the centre. Each little square (or half square triangle) has been individually pieced and trimmed to an exact size, so the flow of the shapes and the quilting works beautifully. I have used some of my most favourite fabrics in this piece. If they (the fabrics) didn't make my senses sing, they went back into the cupboard to be used in something else. Have a look at the close up pictures to see some of the different colours, designs and patterns used. Not really big enough to use as a quilt, it would be perfect as a wall hanging. It has a rod pocked on the back to enable hanging.
