Hi...thought I would change the Header to something more quilty.
This is my quilt called Andrea's Rainbows, completed in 2003.Amazingly it won a first in an AP&Q Jinny Beyer fabric competition. It toured Australia for a year before I it got back. It is named for Andrea, as of course I started it long before it was finished and when she was small. She watched me cutting the small 'petal's' out and we talked about her rainbows.
It now graces our Guest bedroom.
It is made Quilt As You Go, and is all hand quilted, The blocks have been joined together by machine. The back of the quilt is joined in strips of the complete Jinny Beyer Pallette Collection - in order, and the the flying geese border is also in order.
I used a dark green cotton for the quilting for the main area of the quilt and the plain black blocks are quilted with hand dyed cotton made by my good friend Liz..
Without Liz this quilt would not have started - or been completed!
Liz has been my mentor and teacher from the start, and without her I would not have begun this wonderful journey!
I may put up more of my other quilts later.
The photos were taken this morning in our garden, and as you can see by the tree - Autum is on its way, and the weather is becoming cooler.
Your quilt is beautiful. No wonder it won. Good work!
ReplyDeletewow...what a lovely quilt...it really deserves an award...i love that image for the header too
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt!! How wonderful to receive such a great win!!
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Joan, this quilt is FAbULoUs! I can' t get over all the colours dancing across... It pure delight...
Congratulations, and ofcourse it deserves many awards! Have you send a picture of it to Jinny Beyer?
I need to go back and see it some more...
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What a beautiful quilt Joan,,,well deserving of the prize, such gorgeous colours!
ReplyDeleteWish I had done my Dresdens in the Q-A-Y-Go
Liz is lovely.
Loving the cooler weather.
Have a lovely Easter..
Julia ♥
Absolutely love the picture and the quilt. Although it is quite funny to have you say that autumn is on the way because . . . spring is on the way here. It amazes me how people so far away can be so close through the web.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, Joan! That quilt is absolutely gorgeous, and definitely deserving of the win!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am in love with it. I think "Andrea's Rainbow" is the perfect name for it.
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This quilt is amazing! I love the brights with the black background. It is a favorite color combo for me.
ReplyDeletehELLO jOAN, THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENT IN MY BLOG.WHAT lOVELY QUILT, BEAUTIFUL COLORS.CONGRATULATIONS. HERE IN BRAZIL IS AUTUMN TOO. HUGS
ReplyDeleteWow Joan this is beautiful and I can see why it won an award! It must have been a pleasure to make with all those lovely bright colours. Makes for a great header photo too.
ReplyDeleteYour work is remarkable.
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Hi Joan, wow that is a beautiful quilt. I just returned home and trying to catch up with all I missed out in the quilting world and my friends. It was all very difficult at first at the parents... yet we made some big changes which made it so much easier now for all of us. Thank you for your post! It is great to have such nice friends. I love to see your quilts and your ideas... Glad I can finally do what I love so, when I come home every other day. Hugs Morgan
ReplyDeleteJoan ~ the quilt is a real work of art and you are a lovely quilter.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping in and visiting my blogs. I am very happy that you did so that it brought me to your blog.
I love this quilt!! The brights are wonderful against the dark background!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteI am INSPIRED and SPEECHLESS.
ReplyDeleteOMG! it is totally NOT amazing that it won!!!!!!!!!!!! hello! that is fabulous!!!
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