Monday, December 9, 2013

Wildflower Fields Completed!

Two years ago, Bonnie Hunter over at Quiltville had a mystery quilt that I participated in.  The pattern is called Orca Bay and Bonnie's colors were blue, red, black and neutrals.

I chose to use fabrics completely from my stash and opted for greens, purples, yellows/pinks and neutrals.

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There were an amazing number of pieces to this quilt, as is typical with Bonnie Hunter quilts.  I don't think I would recommend one of her patterns to a beginner or to someone who solely does hand-piecing.

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It was actually hard at times to make sure that I had all the right pieces because there were so many.  I think it was something like 300-400 little purple triangles.

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The center blocks finally started coming together as Ohio Star blocks.  Both light and dark versions of them.

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And finally some blocks up on the design wall to see the overall pattern.

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Piecing done!!

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Quilting done!!

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And finally....

Completely bound and ready for use!

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The photo above has the overhead light on while the photo below is just the natural light coming through the windows.  The day was overcast so I decided to do both pictures.

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It was a fun quilt to make and despite it being a bit "crazy colored" in the beginning, the quilt turned out really well at the end.  My husband even likes it and initially he called it the "ugly quilt".

Happy Crafting!
~Sarah at upstateNYCreations

2 comments:

  1. what a great use of scraps!! I have seen other versions of this quilt and there are so many pieces in it. I'm always tempted to do this quilt but I'm not sure if I have enough variety of color - oh well that is ok I am working on too many quilts right now as it is!! love your quilt

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  2. Did you start Easy Street or Celtice Solstice? Your OB is lovely.

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