4 Sister quilt 2008

What fun!! this quilt top went together in 3 days - and it has been so much fun working on it!! Is it perfect - bite your tongue!! It was fun to make - and with apologies to all you perfectionists - making perfect seams and fun are mutually exclusive in my house! My 3 sisters and I have been block swapping for 3 years now. Starting on Friday I finally used 8 of the blocks from 2008 in a quilt. I have been wanting to try the strip piecing method for a lone star - so I finally had the fabrics needed and just went for it! Then outside the 8 blocks I didn't want to just set in solid fabric to square it out - so I used the french braid pattern - and did it ever work well as it is already on a 45 degree angle - it fit right in.

Ah, but then I had to make some curves - after starting it, I kindof wished I hadn't - but I like the final effect alot.

After putting the quilt top on the clothesline I went for a walk with my dogs. Returned to the house behind the quilttop - with the sun shining on the front - I was amazed at one block in particular - made by sister Joyce - that was absolutely shining - no, make that radiating with light! My artist eye says - contrast, Johnni - strong contrast - use it to paint light!