As I sit and write this post, I’m sporting shorts, a tank top and flip flops, and have all the windows of the house thrown open…just another “winter” day in the Mile High City…one week ago it snowed 8 inches, and today it’s 70 degrees and sunny. I want to grill out, drink a mojito, get a tan, and it’s FEBRUARY. There’s no denying it- spring is in the air (well, almost).
What a perfect day to share about my new springy Apple Blossom mini quilt that just came out in McCall’s Quilting!
EEEEEK, it’s my first cover, and in the same magazine that my mother carefully clipped Betsy McCall paper dolls from 50 years ago. This is one of those times I wish grandma could be here to see.
To me, this little quilt is just the happiest. I’m pretty sure that if an apple, a flower, and spring sunshine were to merge, this would be the result. And the petals- am I crazy for thinking they look like apple seeds? Perhaps, but I love them, and am so excited to have this beauty back in my kitchen.
Is it just me, or did I just post last week about a fantastic resource for learning to sew curves??? My dear friend, Miss Angela Pingel, has a fantastic new DVD out that I wish I had my hands on when I stitched up this quilt! So many awesome tips and tricks for curved piecing.
I’ll admit, I did have crazy fun quilting this. I chose a tight stipple to make the background fade into, well, the background, and then some gentle echoing curved lines around the flower. Lots of yummy angles in this so it was fun to play with. I decided to keep the petals unquilted to help them stand out even more, and I love how they turned out.
The binding is a fabulous DS print I found at Joann’s and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I need to bind my next 10 quilts with that darling plaid and I’m regretting not buying the whole bolt!
Thanks for stopping by to check out my new little quilt! In case you wanna stitch one up for yourself, the pattern is available in the March/April 2015 McCall’s Quilting, which you can snag at your local shop, or here in both print and digital form. IF you happen to decide to make a whole quilt from 9 of them (wink wink), pop me a note so I can give you my mailing address! ;)
XOXO
Beautiful quilt! Nice job! We enjoyed grilling burgers and ate on our deck on Sunday. What a treat in Feb!
Wow Amy!! What a well-deserved honor! The cover!!!! EEEKK! Happy Dance for you! (Can you tell I’m thrilled for you?) I’ve been following your blog since before you delivered the twins so I feel like we are old friends. I can’t begin to tell you how proud I am of you! And your grandma is proud too. Now I get to brag about how my famous “friend” is on the cover of a national magazine. :)
Just brings a smile to your face. A happy quilt..wish your Grammy could have seen this but many Grammies are :)
Amy this is just adorable!! I’m thinking spring, like cherry blossoms, but change up the colors a bit and poof you have pumpkins for the fall or apples! I’m loving it and will be picking this up for sure! I really like it!! Thank you, cover girl!! xo
What a fabulous quilt! I love every little thing about it! Congratulations on the cover!
Congrats Amy. What a beautiful quilt. So bright and cheery. Just what we need at this time of your.. Well done. Keep up on the good work.
congrats ! a nifty design and thought out so well. you inspire me to give it a try(getting out sketchbook) and working on something. I got posted in quilters newsletter de/jan issue and it is so exciting to be published anywhere! I started with your bom on craftsy and refer to it for paper piecing and tell my other lefty quilter buds too! you have unreveled, no pun intended, some of the mysteries that lefties have trouble turning around! kudos!
Beautiful. It looks like something to get started on now for end of year teacher gifts. I just might be able to make one of these. I agree with Diane, it’s nice watching videos of lefties!
Congrats! It is lovely. I used the same fabric you used in your binding for my brother’s Seahawks inspired 12th Man quilt!
Congrats! Love the Quilt.We at least have not had as much cold as last winter.
Amy, this is a beautiful quilt! I love the whole design, and the colors are so cheerful. Congratulations!
I had already picked up a copy, and your quilt is great! Just what we need to remind us that spring is around the corner!
Super cute! I love it. Keep up the good job.
Congratulations on your coverage! A very cheerful project!
Funny, I haven’t thought of those paper dolls in ages!
This is so very, very awesome!! I am inspired :)
Amy, I just finished reading your tut. on Apple Blossom. Your tuts. are just fabulous. They are so easy to understand and to do. Thank you for being one of the few teachers that is able to put pic and words together so we can follow and not get lost.
We haven’t had any spring like day in Ohio, but it was 30 the other day, which felt like a heat wave! I think it is supposed to rain today after it stops snowing though. This Apple Blossom quilt is so pretty! Congrats on being published, and with your name all big and bold on the cover.
Hi, Amy! I’m so excited to be making this beauty with you at Sew South 2015.
Can’t wait to see you!
Alex