Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Where Flowers Bloom Blog Hop

Yay - I'm ready for my day on the Where Flower's Bloom Blog hop!  This is a great time for flowers, I've got so many pretties out in my yard right now - so inspiring!

My favorite peppermint rose - isn't this so pretty?  Maybe a pink and green quilt would be fun.

And these yellow ones smell like heaven!  I always love yellow in a quilt, I think maybe I need to add some of that, too.
The Lithadora is a favorite of the bees - there was one, but I guess he was a little camera shy because I don't see him anywhere.  Well, I suppose my quilt is going to need a little bit of blue as well!

With all this floral inspiration I was having a hard time deciding what fabric to use for my project, but I had a little brainstorm at the last minute and looked through my stash of charm packs and oh, yes - I hit the jackpot!  Chance of Flowers by Sandy Gervais for Moda was the perfect choice for my quick little table topper.  I started off with some big nine patch blocks.

A little cutting, a little shuffling and one more round of stitching got the top finished in no time at all.  Then I dug into my stash, and I didn't have to go too far to find a sweet little flowery backing, and the perfect shade of yellow for binding.

And how do you think I quilted this?

Loopy flowers, of course!  I used a variegated yellow thread from Aurifil - 50 wt is always perfect for an overall design to give you lots of texture without seeing the thread as much.  I used the same thread and similar quilting for my Twinkle Star baby quilt last year!
This backing is a cute print from Riley Blake.
Check out how cute my little bud vase looks with this!  Tomorrow I'm going to cut one of those yellow roses for my cute little lady to wear in her hat.

Here's the whole quilt - a petite 26 inches square.  It is available for purchase in my Etsy Shop - I know someone is going to love this on their table!

And I got lucky this afternoon when the sun came out - here's a garden shot to enjoy!
I hope you find as much inspiration and enjoyment as I have with all the lovely projects in the blog hop.  Don't forget to check out the rest of Thursday's quilts:




Thanks again to Miss Carla of Creatin' in the Sticks for putting together this fun hop!  I had a blast coming up with my project - hope you enjoyed it!

32 comments:

Creativeblonde66 said...

Beautiful, love the colours and quilting ♥

Dorian said...

Lovely little quilt! One of my favorite fabric designers too, and the quilting is perfect. Great job.

Elizabeth Coughlin said...

Gorgeous quilt! I love the fabrics and the quilting that you did.

Carla said...

Love your table topper and the quilting is perfection. Thank you for joining the Where Flowers Bloom Blog Hop. Love your flowers.

tink's mom said...

Such a sweet piece. Love your fabric choice. Oh your flowers are stunning, I've never seen a peppermint rose before, beautiful.

Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio said...

Roses have never been my favorite flower, but oohh that peppermint rose is great! Never saw one before. Where did you get that darling ceramic bud vase? Love it! Your quilt is so pretty and the perfect quilting design too. patchouli dot moon dot studio at gmail dot com

ShirleyC said...

I love the rose! Your quilt is as cute as can be!

Suze said...

Beautiful flowers in nature and a beautiful doll quilt. Great job at showcasing flowers.

Pamela said...

Thanks so much!

Pamela said...

I do love Sandy Gervais fabric! Thanks!

Pamela said...

Thank YOU, Carla! The blog hop has been great fun, lots of lovely quilts!

Pamela said...

Thank you - love living here, so many lovely flowers to enjoy - my DH loves his roses and they are beautiful!

Pamela said...

I got that vase as a Bunco prize a couple years ago - I just love her :)

Pamela said...

Thanks so much!

Calicojoan said...

WOW! Do you have some spectacular blooms in your garden. The outside one as well as the table top one! LOL!! That peppermint rose is gorgeous. I've never seen anything like that before. Your topper is so bright and cheery, makes for one bloomin happy table!

Danette said...

Beautiful quilt! And thank you for the photos of the awesome flowers!

Pamela said...

Thanks! I really enjoyed taking a few minutes to really see how pretty my yard is this time of year.

Pamela said...

Thank you, Joan! That rose is a stunner - definitely a favorite!

Pamela said...

Thanks!

Tami Von Zalez said...

I would love to see that fabric line in a whole quilt. Pinned it so I could try and find the fabric.

allthingzsewn said...

The Peppermint Rose is a beauty. Your mini is so sweet with the soft colors, love it. And the bud vase is something I would absolutely love to have. The mini would be right in the middle of my dining room table with that bud vase in the center. Perfect.

Turid said...

So happy colours and great quiting on your little cutie quilt.

Carol Swift said...

Such beautiful flowers in your garden! I love the fabrics in your quilt and the quilting looks perfect for it!

Charlene McCain said...

Love your quilt! Perfect fabric for this hop. You did a beautiful quilting job. Thank you for sharing all the pictures of your lovely garden. That peppermint rose is stunning!

LJ said...

What an amazing rose = peppermint. Your quilt is lovely as well as flowery - so soft looking. Have a great day with your flowers.

Sherry said...

So many beautiful flowers in your garden! I love your sweet little table topper. Charm squares are so fun to use.

Tu-Na Quilts said...

Very pretty and petite! Cute vase.

Anna brown said...

Always my go to whip it up fast quilt dispering 9 patch I love them...ty for showing us yours... happyness04431@yahoo.com

Kathy E. said...

Your sweet quilt is perfect for spring and the flowers it brings! The loopy flower quilting is exactly what it needed to finish it off. Beautiful work, Pamela!

Brenda @ Songbird Designs said...

This is such a cute and sweet little quilt! I love your bud vase and one of those yellow roses would be perfect in her hat! But, I REALLY love your peppermint rose! And your hydrangeas!, And...well I just love flowers! Thanks for sharing!

Marian said...

great way to use up scraps and a fun project.

Susan said...

Very cute little quilt - the fabrics just make this so pleasant!