Meet the Meadows and bees quilt

I finished the  Meadows and bees quilt over the weekend and I am so in love with it. For the back I first intended to use green and red solids combined with leftover fabric from the top but I wasn't happy with it. So I  went to see Tina at my local quilt shop Tikki. Tina always knows and has something special and oh boy did she have something special up her sleeve (thank you Tina). Look for yourself ! I l almost (but only almost) like the back better than the top.

So without further ado some images of the finished product.

You see what I mean ?
Ok, you want to see some close-up. Al right if you insist.....

And the best is that they are all Michael Miller fabrics. The front is from the Honey Bee collection as I already mentioned in my precious posts here and here. And the back is 'Pretty Bird' in spice from the  'Pretty Bird by Pillow and Maxfield Spice Group' collection for Michael Miller (here). The wonderful thing is that without even trying all colours match.
I quilted in straight lines which is rapidly becoming my favourite. As you can see I varied the number of rows. I started of with a 1/4 inch distance of the seams and then added more rows.

And now watch this.....

Gorgeous, gorgeous binding that is also from the 'Pretty Bird' collection.The fabric is called 'Bloomies'. The wonderful rich orange frames the top and back with its darker tone whilst highlighting the overall colour-scheme at the same time.

And here some more photos (sorry for the overload...but got carried away a bit).

The 'Honey bee' fabric for the top was bought at Hawthorn Threads, however they don't have much in stock anymore. Fabricworm still has a larger collection in stock and various other sources have bits and bobs. The 'Pretty Bird' fabric for the back and binding was bought at my local quilt shop Tikki here in London.
The quilt is 41x48 inches in size  (105 x 124 cm) so in the baby crib range.
Quilting was done with Gueterman Sulky 30w thread in off white (col. 1071) and the half square triangles were done with 51/2 inch squares.
The solid white was also bought at my local quilt shop.

And last but not least the all important (and new) label.

The quilt can be found in my on-line shop. Sold

P.S. The labels were ordered here

Meadows and bees quilt {top done}

In my last Stash Note No 4 I reported on the wonderful 'Honey Bee' collection by Michael Miller.
And although I should have  been working on my Single Girl Quilt and the Mug Rugs I couldn't resist to start a quilt with this collection. My love with half square triangles contiues. The collection has a lot of white in it which made the choice of contrasting fabric easy. I don't often use brilliant white or any white for that matter in quilts as I find it to harsh a contrast and particular when there is no white in the fabric. But it works perfect here.

There is something so beautiful and coherent about this collection. Often I find that collections may work well within their colour choice but not regarding the pattern or visa versa but this one works really well in all areas.
I will quilt it in straight lines but that may have to wait a little as I really really have to get on with the Mug Rugs.......

The fabric was bought at Hawthorn Threads

Stash Note No 4

Hello there. I am back from my lovely holiday, sun-kissed and milk-chocolate brown indeed.
I have already started cutting the fabric for the Single girl Quilt and will post a process report on that later on in the week. I also need to hurry up and produce two mug rugs for the mug rug swap I entered. In effect I should have sent them out already to my swap partner in the US...mmmhhh..... well it'll be the weekend.


So what are the plans for the forthcoming weeks and months.
There is the single girl quilt to do, then another baby quilt that is commissioned by a friend and I also started a block with an appliquéd piece I may want to turn into a quilt and there is this gorgeous fabric that arrived that is eager to be made into a quilt. Ah yes and I need to make a bag for my mother's birthday that was last week (ouch !!!).........


This wonderful fabric is from the 'Honey Bee' collection by Michael Miller. So rich in colour and yet fresh.