Friday 3 September 2021

Tea Party quilt - part 2

Shirley from Zipzog blog in the Netherlands got in touch after my post last week, and told me that she had made the Tea Party quilt with some friends.  Here's Shirley's finished quilt.  It's gorgeous!

by Shirley of Zipzop blog

You've inspired me to keep going Shirley!

I've finally chosen my fabric for the tea pot.  I feel that the tea pot sets the tone for the rest of the quilt, so it needed to be right.  I've chosen the flowery fabric at the bottom in the photo below. 


There are 16 large blocks around the outside, and I've pieced six of them so far.   I've decided to machine piece all the blocks before I start adding the decorative wool felt applique.  





Most of these fabrics are the ones supplied in the Block of the Month packs, but I have decided to change the outer borders on some of the blocks.  This green above is from my own stash, and I'm going to make more substitutions in coming blocks.  I don't want too much orange in my quilt.  

So that's where I'm at.  We've had a slight easing of lockdown restrictions where I live in Wellington, but the only real difference is that we can have takeaway food now - coffees, fish and chips, McDonalds etc, and order more things online. Office workers are still all working from home. 


Now it's time for the Peacock Party.  What have you been up to this week? Feel free to link up a recent blog post below. 




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12 comments:

Gretchen Weaver said...

Tea party is a beautiful quilt, Shirley's quilt is lovely! I can't wait to see your quilt, happy stitching!

Cathy said...

Great start to another colorful journey!

Marie said...

Wow, wow, wow! That is a beautiful inspiration quilt and will provide lots of reasons to push yours to the finish line.

Chopin - A Passionate Quilter said...

Shirley's quilt is very striking! Your blocks look great and I know your quilt will turn out wonderful. It is tempting to try to find the pattern. Enjoy making yours! Hugs

Kris said...
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marketer said...

Hey,
I’m impressed by your blog. Absolutely amazing work.

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

Shirley's quilt is so pretty, Wendy. Your blocks are looking wonderful and love the fabrics that you have chosen for the next one. I can not wait to see your quilt progress. Thank you so much for hosting the link party and have a great weekend. Happy quilting.

Susan said...

Wow! Gorgeous quilt!

Mystic Quilter said...

Amazing quilt, you have some gorgeous fabrics in the photo and more patience than I have! What a treasure to work on.

Carol Andrews said...

What a lovely quilt for inspiration. Your teapot fabric is perfect to set the tone.

Chookyblue...... said...

Tea party is going to be a pretty quilt to work on.....

Shirley said...

Hi Wendy, what a nice surprise to see my quilt in your blog, thank you for your kind words. It’s always nice to use some of your own fabrics when making a quilt from a kit. Hope you will be free from COVID restrictions soon, but better save than sorry.