Monday 7 July 2008

Another Little Quilt Swap .




Oh looky here at what I've got ! Isn't it great ? My lovely ALQS parcel arrived this morning from Becca. What a beauty ! It shows up a bit dark on my photo but my photography is not great to say the least. In the flesh the colours are beautiful - very rich purples and rusts. Just my cup of tea - lol !


Here is another photo with a close-up of the lovely hand-quilting. Such tiny stitches.
Becca also had a fantastic idea to pad out the box with squares from her scrap box. Wow ! I've had great fun sorting through and may have to have a play with these soon. It's so good having a nose at other peoples fabrics - lol ! Like when you're waiting in line in the supermarket and having a gander into other folks trolleys. Or is that just me ?
Anyway thankyou Becca - I love it.
I have been working on more borders for another quilt I've dug out and will show photos when I have anything to show.
Enjoy your week.

17 comments:

antique quilter said...

beautiful quilt!
Love the design and colors!
lucky you!
Kathie

Unknown said...

Oooh, beautiful quilt. Can´t wait to see what you are up to!

Vicki W said...

That's a beautiful quilt! Lucky you!!

Susan said...

What rich beautiful colors...what a great swap. I love to hand quilt when I get the time.

Rose Johnston said...

Oh i loooooove this!!! Lucky you!!!

Paula said...

Very cute, I know you are proud of it. So nice when you get a great quilt in a swap!

Mad about Craft said...

Really nice quilt!!

Lovely colours too!!

Toni said...

WOW!! It's beautiful, Andrea!! Do you know where you are going to hang it?

Fiber Happy said...

Beautiful quilt and rich in color and design. I just participated in a swap on a forum and received a quilt which doesn't deserve any mention. It was awful! But yours is definately a keeper and so thoughtful to send scraps. I adore your scrap quilts, especially the hand ones you do EPP on. What do you use for paper?
Enjoy your new little quilt, Ellena

Rhonda said...

What a cute mini-quilt. With the minis you can really see the pattern pop.

Anne Ida said...

That really is a pretty mini quilt! Becca has done such a great job! Lucky you :o)

LAPPEQURI said...

Lovely quilt in beautiful colors
Have a great and creative summer. From Norway:-))

loulee said...

The quilts in this swap have all been amazing, and this one is no exception. Wonderful. Lucky you.

Anonymous said...

Lucky you... What a beautiful quilt. I don't do hand quilting as I cannot hand sew in a straight line. It looks more like zigzag by the time I have finished. Nip over to my blog and take a look at my hexagons. I promised I would show you. I don't know how much bigger it is going to get, I am getting impatient and want to quuilt it. LOL Can't wait to see what you are up to.

*karendianne. said...

This is a GREAT quilt! I love the deep purple fabric. What a treat to come visit after being MIA for so long and stumble upon this beauty.

...and hand quilted to boot!

Thank you for sharing!

*karendianne./ Living Life at LeeHaven

meggie said...

What a gorgeous little quilt! Lucky you, love those colours.

Libby said...

Lucky you! A fun, interesting pattern and gorgeous colors...