Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Fabric Tuesday - yet more quilt photos...

Humble apologies to any regular readers for the overkill but if you live in Scotland and get two fine days in a row you have to make the most of them, so me and the current favourite quilt went off to play on the beach for a bit before it finally goes off to its new home in Mexico City.   (If you are visiting from Fabric Tuesday and want to you can read a bit more about this quilt and the charity it is for here.)

We are so lucky to have this beach a mile down the coast.  We hung around for a bit:



and wondered what the "2" stands for.


Then we found a garden where the grass was as green as the binding:


Chartreuse kona - (Kermit green:-)


The novice satin stitch writing on the quilt reads "Soy amada" (I am loved) and is for the girl that this quilt will go to.  It is in lovely variegated Aurifil, which I also used to quilt the pink, and though it doesn't show up so clearly in photos the writing is all right in real life.

I never thought I would become so fond of pink though somehow I had accumulated enough of it in my stash to make this quilt.  Now I promise not to go on about it any more:-)




Fresh Poppy Design

22 comments:

  1. The quilt is absolutely beautiful so are the photos so keep sharing :)

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    1. Hi Catherine! This is so beautiful quilt! I love pink even can't find much in my stash. And I think the pair for it is sweet green. Your beach looks amazing. We have so much sandy beaches here in GREECE and long beaches but not so wide. x Teje

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  2. wonderful quilt and living in Wales I know exactly what you mean about the two non rain days in a row xx

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  3. Hi Catherine, I don't know how my comment went as a reply but anyway your quilt is amazing and colours so sweet! x Teje

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  4. Beautiful quilt! Beautiful pictures! Looks like a nice place to live..

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  5. from a beach in Scotland to Mexico, that quilt will have a story to tell.!

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  6. absolutely worth 2 blog posts. Is that Ailsa Craig in the photo?

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  7. absolutely beautiful quilt and an equally beautiful day #homesick

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  8. This is such a wonderful quilt!! I love the green binding and the embroidered words! Beautiful photos too!!

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  9. Perfect quilt in perfect settings! (how can someone get their grass that perfect!!)
    I'm not keen on pink, but seem to have a rather unhealthy stash of it too!!

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  10. Absolutely beautiful! Fresh, fun, and pretty! I love the colors, the patterns, and the lively green binding is perfect. That will be one blessed girl!

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  11. I adore this quilt and don't blame you for wanting to spend time with it and get as many photos as possible!! It will be a hard one to party with, but it's such a wonderful cause. A little girl in Mexico will be very proud to call this hers.

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  12. This is really beautiful! What a wonderful gift! The stitching looks perfect to me.

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  13. Go for it, it is not like you are going to see this lovely quilt every day. I don't think this parting is very easy :-)
    By the way, I think Scotland is having better weather at the moment then down here, although I am not complaining :-))

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  14. Fabulous quilt and fabulous photos too! The grass and matching binding was a very lucky find :)

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  15. Your quilt is beautiful and look at that sky!

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  16. This is a stunning quilt and your photos are great! Hope your fine weather keeps up :)

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  17. I love the pink and the binding is just perfection. Great job.

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  18. This quilt is fabulous, the lettering just finishes it off perfectly L)

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  19. Love the pictures and the quilt. She's gonna love the words you sewed on the quilt too!

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  20. Absolutely beautiful quilt, Catherine! The lime green binding frames the pink quilt so well; the embroidered words and the tiny flowers are lovely. What a perfect weather and location for the photo shoot. The little recipient of this quilt is going to love it.

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