It's a finish!
Life in a Fish Bowl
42 x 60
I finished the top in December 2023. (Has it been that long?)
I made a smaller version of a free pattern by Wendy Sheppard called Life in a Fish Bowl.
That year someone gave me a lot of fish themed fabrics to add to some I already had and I made several tops. Most have already been finished and donated. I hesitated on this one because I wasn't sure how to quilt it or what color thread to use.
I ended up quilting it with swirls - the first thing I tried when I decided to give free motion quilting a whirl. Give it a whirl with swirls!
I used light gray thread.
I kept thinking the Fish Bowls needed some fancy quilting in different colors of thread but I know that no matter the quilting some child will take a fancy to the quilt and probably knows there's a lot of love for them quilted in too.
It's a deep blue sea on back and the binding is a green flowery fabric that kind of matches the green flowerly "wallpaper" on front behind the fish bowls.
And now it is ready for donation.
Right now Wrap-A-Smile (WAS) is looking for quilts so that is where it will probably go. WAS partners with Rotaplast International to provide each patient with a quilt. Rotaplast volunteers perform life changing surgeries on children and a few adults with cleft lip, cleft palate and burns.
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REMEMBER, TREASURE, GROW, READ (my words of the year)
Yesterday I harvested asparagus from my little patch. I could have let it grow a little longer; however, a hard frost is predicted for Tuesday night. A week or so ago we had one and it froze off the tops of the asparagus shoots just popping out of the ground so I didn't want to take a chance with this crop. I ate most of the asparagus for dinner last night along with half a left over boneless chicken breast and homemade macaroni and cheese. Tonight I will use the rest of the asparagus in a fritatta. I was thinking of making some herb bread to go with because I see a lot of chives in the herb garden but not sure I'l get that far. I've been quilting on small quilts in the mornings and gardening in the afternoons so am rather tired when it comes time to make dinner.
10 comments:
Great fishbowl quilt--how cute!! Lovely asparagus you grew!!
Nice work hugs, Julierose
Light gray thread is what I use for sewing almost everything these days. I also use it often when quilting since it blends across the entire spectrum.
I love that fishbowl quilt. I immediately downloaded the pattern. I may cut it soon. I need a fairly brainless project to go with several complicated projects that I am currently working on. Sometimes my brain needs a rest.
What fun fish bowls. Someone will smile when they use these. I wish we could grow asparagus… and rhubarb and lilacs. Ah, well.
What a wonderful pattern! And a wonderful quilt too, of course.
this is a fun quilt. I don't think I've seen in back in 2023. I might have been following you yet. Oh those asparagus look so good. I tried to grow that once and failed. I must prefer them long and slim so yours look just perfect to me. Enjoy! ;^)
Wow! What a great way to show off those prints. And double wow for the asparagus. I grew it in Maine where the soil was sandy (=granite is everywhere) but failed in North Dakota (heavy clay!) and Illinois (lighter clay).
This is one darling quilt. You now have me wanting to collect fish fabric. Sounds like you are staying busy with your garden . We took off the plastic and drip tape in ours and will be working up the ground soon. Hugs.
I don't know how many quilts they need but you have certainly contributed to wrapping quite a few in smiles. Thank you for doing that. I can just imagine what they will think when they see all those fish. I saw a few flowers peeking out under the tree behind the quilt!
What an adorable quilt! I've never seen that design before. You find the most amazing patterns.
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