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A Trio of Wall Hangings

 


My goal this year was to finish strong by finishing three small quilts that I started back in the Spring. Check and check! And check! In the end I gave up on my dream of doing the quilting myself and sent them all over to Mary at Longarmed and Dangerous, who did a fabulous job of quilting. Mary's super-power is pulling together any project to make it beyond your expectations. I think they all came out fabulous.

Here's California Poppies, a quilt design by Tina Curran. Made with all scraps plus two or three green fabrics I ran out to buy at Pins and Needles in Mayfield mid-project. (I didn't have as many greens as I thought I did. The problem has been rectified. 😉 




Meet Audubon Society, a quilt design by Laura Heine of Fiberworks. Paper-piecing these birds, with all of their different personalities, was just too much fun. I used Even More Paper fabrics by Zen Chic, and some other neutrals I had in my stash for the background, and for the birds used anything I could get my hands on. For the backing, I used Green Leaves, a Charley Harper fabric that I love.






Vase of Flowers was one of those projects that I had no business taking on. It was one of the first paper-pieced quilts I made, and to say that it was overambitious is an understatement. Thanks to Veruschka at Pride and Joy Quilting, who designed this and so many other jaw-dropping quilts, for answering my emails with my novice questions and encouraging me to continue when I was about to give it up. 

My favorite part of this project was the 95 trillion shades of pink that I had hanging on clips in my sewing room for months. The fabrics were all Bella Solids and I could have spent all day just looking at them and touching them. 

Now that it's done, all I can say is, "Ta da!!!"



Back in April of this year, I was so excited about finishing this one piece, I took a half dozen photos of it. 

Ta da!

🦆

To learn more about these quilts and Diane's other quilting projects, contact her at diane.fitzpatrick@mac.com. And check out her Instagram page.



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