It's been awhile since I showed you a quilt from my stash. This one is named "Chocolate Covered Cherries", and I thought it would be a good one to come out of the depths of the closet for the upcoming Valentine's week. For those new readers to my blog, I spent 20 years making and designing scads of quilts for publication in magazines and books.
I made this quilt in 2000, and it appeared in Quilter's Newsletter Magazine #332 in May 2001.
As a child and teenager, I was a doodler in school -- drawing little pictures on any piece of paper available with very little artistic ability and often with reprimands from teachers!
This quilt was particularly fun to make as I drew in doodling fashion with a permanent pen on 20 squares of muslin.
From a distance, the doodling squares just look like any other piece of printed fabric except they have my initials in the drawings. They aren't noticeable unless you look closely.
I have always had a little rebellious streak. Tell me I shouldn't draw on my quilt, and I will anyway! No reprimands, please.
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From a distance, the doodling squares just look like any other piece of printed fabric except they have my initials in the drawings. They aren't noticeable unless you look closely.
It has been exhibited in several national shows, and has been a prize winner. But, the joy for me was in the designing and making of the quilt.
Joining the following:
Common Ground for Be Inspired Friday
Pieced Pastimes for Saturday Sparks
Little Red House for Mosaic Monday
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday
Cozy Little House for Tweak it Tuesday
Have a Daily Cup for Share Your Cup Thursday
