Crazy Ladies of the Lake
It's a finish!
90 x 90
I started making ten inch (finished) Lady of the Lake blocks as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC project back in 2017.
I had a lot of 2.5 inch scraps so thought this would be a good block to use some of those scraps.
So in 2017 and in 2018 I made blocks each month in the color of the month plus whatever other color suited my fancy - usually a color with a lot of scrap in the 2.5 scrap bin. A lot of the six inch centers were left over from a basket quilt made long ago. I finished the top in 2019 and the Crazy Ladies have been waiting for quilting since then.
I quilted it on my DSM with spirals in light gray thread. And when I was almost but not quite finished with the quilting my sewing machine stopped dead right in the middle of quilting. So it is in the repair shop again, darn it. That Brother has been nothing but problems from the start and most of the time the problems occur when I am Free Motion Quilting. Well, I do have my old Janome that has its own problems off and on so I finished up the quilting on Plain Jane Janome. I used two different fabrics for binding.
Oh, Crazy Ladies of the Lake!
All of the color is on the front so I used gray on the back. No need for a fancy back for a bed quilt.
Love it! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful quilt. Thanks for sharing such a cheerful project on this winter day. I have been a reader for a long time, but don't think I've ever commented. I remember you working on these blocks. It is cool to see the project finished. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI too really like this quilt. The one rainbow color, then the freedom to add what tickles your fancy. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteYour Crazy Ladies are crazy happy and colorful! I love this one, Cathy! So sorry to hear about your sewing machine trouble, though. That is frustrating!
ReplyDeleteThose bright colors look especially beautiful out there in the snow! Love it!
ReplyDeleteCrazy Ladies of the Lake - what a Great name!! All of these colors and blocks are so fantabulous!! you could spend hours looking at them and not see the same one twice!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteSorry about your machine - hope its fixed for good this time
It's GORGEOUS! LOVE seeing all the bright colors against the snow.
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt! Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteIt's just so pretty and colorful!
ReplyDeleteThat is just gorgeous! The perfect thing to brighten up a Winter day.
ReplyDeleteWOW! great quilt, and great finish! it's colorful- make sure you turn out the lights when you're ready to go to bed. haha
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love how colorful and busy this quilt is. Glad you were able to finish. Hope your machine is better too.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Lovely photo too! You persevered even when faced with mechanical difficulties! Yay you! Crazy Ladies of the Lake is @ great name for this one!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful and quite striking quilt! I love it! Machine trouble is no fun! Glad you have a spare! (or probably two?) ---"Love"
ReplyDeleteWorkers, that is gorgeous! Bold, bright and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWonder why blogger changed wowzers to worker, lol!
ReplyDeleteAnother beauty! What a delightful quilt.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beauty, congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI love the Lady of the Lake block and it is great with the riot of colors. There are a lot of points to match at block joinings. I have made 3 of them, 3 seasons so far. I haven't done winter. I sold spring and my daughter has summer.
ReplyDeleteOh Cathy, I love this quilt! So bright and cheery! Too bad about your Brother. Hope the repair finishes quickly. Sandy at sewhigh.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteShe's a beauty, Cathy!!!
ReplyDeleteStunning. I don’t know how you do it. I wish I had half your talent and patience with small scraps. I’ve just finished a small sample for a postage stamp quilt and I won’t be attempting a larger quilt!
ReplyDeleteThey may be crazy ladies, but they're HAPPY crazy ladies!
ReplyDeleteI loved these blocks while you were making them and I adore the final result!
Very colorful and so many pieces! I think you need to treat yourself to a new machine. With your output, it will eventually just die and if we can't see your accomplishments,- what a punishment that will be for us!
ReplyDeleteCrazy for sure and not just the Ladies. You're pretty crazy for going out in that snow (and cold, I imagine) to take the photos. Hope the machine isn't gone too long. I need to take mine in for routine service, but it's an hour and a half drive and I don't do that during the winter. Will you keep this one?
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Oh my! Those Ladies of the Lake are crazy (and probably frozen), and I love it! You were brilliant to go with the flow on the color addition to the RSC color as you wanted. I’ve got to follow your lead, loosen up and try that. Stunning quilt!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is brilliant, the colors are amazing, the pattern is fantastic, you should be very proud. It's a work of art!
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful. You give me hope, too, because I've decided to make my RSC this year (and maybe next?) in 6" pineapple blocks.
ReplyDeleteThat is gorgeous! You are such an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteSo much happy color! Love how they all play together so well. Congratulations on a beautiful finish.
ReplyDeleteAMAZING - FABULOUS - GLORIOUSLY SCRAPPY - and seeing it photographed against the snowy backdrop is just too wonderful. Oh, I do love this quilt -- for personal connections to the block itself and for the way you put this beauty together. Congratulations!!!
ReplyDeleteThe intensity of the colors in these blocks, when all put together, makes them look like Kaffe Fassett. (That's a good effect!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cheery quilt against the snow. It's great to see their intensity remains even when many colors dance across this quilt. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Another home run quilt! You have a gift with scraps.:)
ReplyDeleteWow! This is wonderful! Just the right kind of crazy. The colors and prints are so lively. Congrats on a great finish!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love this beautiful colorful quilt! Great mix of fabrics. Will this reside in your home?
ReplyDeleteSpectacular! A really amazing colour study and such a pretty quilt! You are a quilting rock star!
ReplyDeleteWay to finish her up in spite of the machine troubles. What a beauty!!
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful and colorful quilt finish! How did you ever quilt that one on a DSM? You are very brave. Also, I thought Janomes were supposed to be good machines. Is that one on it's last legs too?
ReplyDeleteDeliciously scrappilicious!
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