Sunday, June 29, 2014

Windmills and Silos Quilt

 

The plan was to make another "Raise the Barn Roof High" quilt, 
but this time around use these lovely colored shot cottons. 


But after I made the blocks, 
I couldn't help but to start playing around and rearranging them, 
and this emerged. 
Windmills and Silos. 


(Ok, the windmills are obvious to quilters, but maybe not so much the silos... but to me, right away I saw those diamond shapes as silo tops, and so I went with it!)


After several different attempts at various quilting,
(and ripping out various quilting)
I finally settled on a large stipple
using variegated threads,
I think it was the right choice.


Love, love, love these colors together!


9 comments:

Victoria Bennett Beyer said...

Gorgeous colors together, and I love how it came out!

Karin på Ösäter said...

It is beautiful!!

Nifty Quilts said...

Love, love, love it! Your quilting texture is fabulous.

Diane J. Evans said...

You know, I'm seeing a Tic-Tac-Toe board here -- the windmills are Xs and the silos are the Os. You must really stir up my imagination, Victoria! This is really pretty -- very good quilting choice, IMHO.

Diane

Gloria Freshley Art and Design said...

Yes! The colors are gorgeous! And the variegated thread and stipple pattern are perfect. Lovely, lovely!

patty a. said...

Another very pretty quilt!

Victoria said...

Thanks to each of you, and Diane, I see the Tic-Tac-Toe board, too! Haha!

Sujata Shah said...

Victoria, this quilt is beautiful and so is the one in the previous post! I love your machine quilting.

Victoria said...

Thank you, Sujata!