Saturday, November 4, 2017

Grape Pansy Caper - Mystery Quilt No. 1



This is The Grape Pansy Caper - Part One
freshly quilted and trimmed but not yet bound.

The Mystery quilt block pattern
was given to participants last February.

(The Case of the Flamingo Chain
from Billie Lauder's Mystery Quilt Series
Locked Up in Chains)

Color choices and layout options
were left up to individual participants.

You can read the three previous
posts for this project
by clicking HERE
and scrolling down.





I quilted GPC-1 with a lot of 
free motion liberated spirals
using Gilde thread in Turf green.





Here is the unbound quilt outdoors on the driveway.




I am elated with the texture.




I used Scrollscapes yardage in Emerald Green
(Dan Morris for Quilting Treasures)
for the quilt's backing.




The texture on the back is also amazing.




With a bit of creative cutting,
there was even enough of the leftover backing
to use for binding!

54" wide x 65" long




Hanging at the quilt show.





Quiltdivajulie
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"A tulip pansy doesn't strive to impress anyone. It doesn't struggle to be different from a rose. It doesn't have to. It is different. And there's room in the garden for every flower."
Marianne Williamson

11 comments:

Mystic Quilter said...

Love the beautiful green in this quilt.

Kaja said...

I really like a lot the way the black and white prints set everything off in this one. Plain white would look static, I think, but your quilt dances.

Ann said...

I like the way your chains change size. Very effective with the different background prints.

Pamela Arbour said...

I love it! Thanks for all the pics.

Linda Swanekamp said...

It is an unusual quilt. The quilting is gorgoeos and bravo on the finish.

Mari said...

The purple and green look great together, and the backing is beautiful. Congratulations on another pretty finish!

Louise said...

Congrats on the finish! You know I love the colors in the Grape Pansy Quilt Series :)

Glen QuiltSwissy said...

So simple yet so dramatic. I need to simplify.....

Judy in Michigan said...

Congratulations on a lovely finish! Amazing work.

Barb said...

Awesome finish!!!

Kyle said...

It's a great finish. Love the movement both with the quilting design and the variations of blocks sizes