"Memories of Mum"

Hello Blogger..

I've done it..I completed this month's OPAM...But oh what a challenge..I started with the left over print that I used on the cushion in my last post..

                        I then chose a pattern from AP & Q  magazine called 'Memories of Mum'

Such a beautiful title, I thought.. :-) Being mother's day this weekend..The pattern is by Cheryl Filby.

Instead of appliqueing the flowers, I used pastel pencil and colored the flowers in..I fixed the color using a textiles medium..

I then hung the flower prints on the clothes horse to dry over night..

 Once dried I placed each print onto a thin pallon to give it extra strength when I hand sewed around the outline of the flowers & hearts..

 The challenge for me was to incorporate the flower print into the quilt...Bright colors seemed to be the go..

 There were alot of strips to cut..

I like to lay my work out as I go so I can see what stage I'm up to

Another challenge was the quilting...I did  'Stitch in the Ditch' along each strip and around the flower squares...On the flower print boarder I did some meandering

I love my quilt...It all worked out well...It took some time, but I don't think I have ever done a quilt in one month...I hope you enjoyed reading and looking at my pics..

I would like to say a Big Big Big Happy Birthday to my boy Maison who is turning 11 tomorrow..

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Hugs to everyone from Crafty Chookie..