When I straightened out my studio for the new cabinets, I found some “leftover” fabric sent to me by my blogging friend Elizabeth (OPQuilt). Then a short while later I learned that she had torn up her studio looking for fabric to bind her pomegranate quilt. Oops, I realized it was the very same fabric! I contacted Elizabeth to let her know I was the culprit and we both got a good laugh out of it.
Here’s Elizabeth’s picture of the original fabric:
Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Eastmond
And here’s her pomegranate quilt, pattern available here.
Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Eastmond
Then, since I’d found the fabric, I decided to use it for a donation quilt. One of the places we donate has a particular need for quilts for older boys, and I thought these green-gold-magenta fabrics would be perfect. I added a couple of fabrics from my stash for variety and was ready to go.
After looking through patterns, I selected this one by Elizabeth herself! It’s available in her PayHip shop, here.
Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Eastmond
And now my version of the quilt, after adding fabric from my stash for the borders.
Last but by no means least, here’s a little bundle of scraps to be passed on to a scrap-loving friend.
I wonder what will happen to these fabrics next!
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How funny is that?! Sounds exactly like something I’d do. “Hmm. I don’t need these scraps. Let me send them to a friend.” Then years later… “Where is that fabric I set aside to make binding?!” Ha, ha. I love it. Elizabeth’s designs are nice, and I especially like this Criss-Cross quilt. Her bright colors are so happy! You’re are just perfect for a guy, and the border print suits it well. Hope you find a good home for your scraps… and that you remember who you give them to!
Oh, a certain friend who told me she “loves scraps” is going to be getting these…I wonder if her ears are burning knowing I’m talking about her!
So wonderful the sharing of scraps by one quilter that lead to a quilt by another quilter and now you are passing your scraps on! Awesome and I love what you did with the scraps from Elizabeth!
It was a fun challenge!
That colour way is gorgeous and both Elizabeth’s pomegranate quilt and your donation quilt have grace and resonance
Thank you. I probably wouldn’t have thought to combine that purple and maroon, but it worked out well so I’m glad Elizabeth did it!
Now this was fun! I love everything about this — how fun to see the next iteration of these fabrics, and I love what you made — it’s perfect for a masculine quilt. You are so quick at these — I should remake this quilt with some of the scraps hanging around here! Thanks, Mary, for this fun write-up.
As our daughter used to say, “Everybody’s a winner!” in this 😀
The gift that keeps on giving…what a delicious journey these fabrics have traveled. Leaving a trail of quilts behind! Stunning colorway – great quilts, both. The category ‘donation quilt’ should be changed to ‘Zippy’s donation quilts’ because the quality of what you design & finish is definitely a cut above (like the sewing reference?!) from what many consider to be in the donation quilt category. Your scrappy friend has quite the shoes to fill on this incarnation of the fabric trail. It’d be interesting to see what (s)he comes up with.
Of course, part of the mission here is raising the bar for donations, one quilt at a time! Thanks for your kind comments, as always!
“Of course, part of the mission here is raising the bar for donations, one quilt at a time!”
Love that! 🙂
Thanks for your encouragement!
A wonderful bunch of quilts!
Thank you!
One person’s scraps become another person’s quilt! Your version of the pattern is really nice.