Tuesday, July 28, 2015

“You are my Sunshine” by Liz Mandelkow

 

Log Cabin–A Focus Through the Prism Project QUILTING Challenge, July

Your Are My Sunshine - In Honor of My Mom

My log cabin entry for July in orange.

Made by Liz Mandelkow

Buhl Idaho

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My block for July was inspired by an embroidered tea towel that my mom had made many years ago.  My mom loved to embroider and I made many of her pieces into quilts for the family.  I found this "sunny” piece of stitchery in a box of linens that I have been saving and this was a wonderful way to incorporate her work with something that I created.  This has been a wonderful project to design and sew and quilt.  I am very pleased with the outcome.  It makes me smile and brings back wonderful memories of Mom.

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I added multicolored glass teardrop beads around the sun for a little extra sparkle and punch of color.  

The quilting was fun as I tried some different textures to enhance the block.

Cutting the block a little wonky was fun … but really tested my “traditional” approach to quilting.

I am very happy with the end results.

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1 comment:

  1. This is a darling little quilt. The improvisational style of the borders adds a sparkle and the memories of your mom will always bring a smile to your face.

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