Today, the sun actually peeked out this afternoon in New Jersey. It's been a rainy month so far. I thought the timing was especially appropriate, as it was my friend Becky's wedding day! Another weekend, another wedding. Which means, another quilt.
I started and finished this quilt in a week! Yes, it was an intense quilting week :) The colors and pattern were inspired by Becky. She's a very green, earth friendly sort of person. She and her husband chose today to get married because it is the summer solstice. The suns in this quilt are paper pieced, and the leaves are machine appliqued. I used a new batting for this quilt as well. It's 50% bamboo, 50% organic cotton. It was very soft and easy to use, and I'm sure I'll be using it again soon.
I have to mention that David was a great helper in the photo shoot this morning. We were waiting for the rain to stop in order to take pictures, but the ground was too wet to lay the quilt on the grass. He did a great job holding up the quilt so high for long enough for me to get some pictures.
I had such a fun time making this quilt. When I finished each block I taped it to my wall, and I think it was a great inspiration to keep going.
With the exception of the borders and backing, all the fabric came from my stash. It was fun to use up a lot of my yellow, blue, green, and purple scraps.
We had a lovely time at the wedding today, and we wish Becky and Kevin the best. I hope they get to enjoy this quilt together for a long time!
Beautiful thought, and beautiful quilt! I'm very intrigued by the batting you used - cotton/bamboo. Sounds lovely and very soft!
Posted by: grumperina | June 21, 2009 at 06:55 PM
becky is sure to cherish it!
Posted by: Liz K | June 21, 2009 at 10:04 PM
A week? Unheard of! It's fantastic.
Posted by: Antoinette | June 21, 2009 at 10:58 PM
It's beautiful!
Posted by: Walden | June 21, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Thats beautiful Kristy! I should try my hand at quilting
Posted by: Nikki D. | June 22, 2009 at 01:33 AM
Happy Solstice to you, too! That's such a perfect quilt for the Summer Solstice.
My husband and I celebrated a "partial" anniversary yesterday, having been married on the Spring Equninox in '05. Hooray for the changing seasons!
Posted by: whitney | June 22, 2009 at 06:48 AM
It's beautiful, Kristy. You are such a sewing inspiration to me.
Posted by: Christy | June 22, 2009 at 12:37 PM
A one week quilt? That is impressive, especially given the amount of piecing involved with that one. Wow. That is great work!
Posted by: nova | June 22, 2009 at 02:55 PM
Wow, what a stunner. I've sewed only a few quilts in my life, but if I keep seeing these beauties on your blog, I may have to sew another. Did you design it?
Posted by: Meredith | June 23, 2009 at 11:33 AM
What a beautiful quilt! It is so bright and cheery! Did you design it yourself? It's amazing!
Posted by: Alli | June 23, 2009 at 11:46 AM
It's so pretty and sunshiny! So cheery!
Posted by: tiennie | June 24, 2009 at 12:13 AM