I have had the best time playing with the kit I bought on our vacation to Oregon a couple weeks ago. I've never made a landscape quilt before, and didn't really have a clue what I was doing, but this was very fun! There are lots of ideas for adding some details like a bird in the sky, and a fence in the foreground, as well as borders, before finishing.
The creator of the pattern is Karen Eckmeier at The Quilted Lizard.
At the link there are Galleries showing her landscape quilts
and examples from students in classes she has taught.
I really enjoyed learning this technique, and hope to do it again sometime!
But - back to the regularly scheduled To-Do list now - my main goals for the week were to finish up all the projects I had going that need to be sent off, and I did! Here are six Happy Blocks going to Cynthia of Quilting is More Fun than Housework for her Compassion Quilts block drive.
These were to be made in "popsicle colors" which it turns out is harder to find in my stash than I expected. Fingers crossed that these will fit into a quilt somewhere!
Also, I have two cradle quilts ready to send off to Carole and a package of placemats for my niece. The next thing on my list is to take a trip to the post office and get these sent!
What's next?
- Add borders to my landscape quilt.
- Light neutrals are the October color for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, so I'll be getting a pile of those out to play with this week.
- And maybe, if there's time - I have 30 split nine patch blocks made in rainbow colors - time to work on a layout and sew them together into a top.
And at Quiltfabrication for Midweek Makers.
I love your landscape quilt! I don't think it needs another thing, it is so peaceful and calming! Love the blocks you are making. Also enjoyed catching up on posts and love your slow stitching projects! Sending hugs!
ReplyDeleteVery cool landscape. It came out nicely. I just bought one of Karen Eckmeier's books. I need to try out those techniques!
ReplyDeletegreat projects all so colorful
ReplyDeleteI really like your landscape - the colors really speak to me!
ReplyDeleteThe landscape quilt looks great! And the happy blocks just sing.
ReplyDeleteIf we can’t actually be at the beach, your landscape quilt is the next best thing! It truly is calming to look at. Sounds like you “ticked” all the boxes on your to-do list! Hope you get your split 9’s to the design board! Setting rainbow colors always gives me a bit of anxiety. Mixed up, ROYGBIV, or something else. And where does pink go? Yours are always wonderful and I’m a copy cat!
ReplyDeleteYour landscape quilt is beautiful! You've done a very nice job on it. You had a very productive week last week.
ReplyDeleteHi Diann! Oh, that kit looks like it would be fun. I'm glad you enjoyed the experience and would like to do it again. That says a lot! Love all of your RSC blocks, but those split nine-patch blocks are COOL. {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteYour landscape quilt is awesome!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on trying something new! :-)
Karen really has some beautiful patterns/kits. I bought a couple YEARS ago when she came to our guild and I started on it. ACK, I couldn't get the feel for all those hills and valleys. I gave up and never got it done. Yours is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry I haven't been keeping up on your posts! I just went back to the end of August (eek) and read through them. So fun to see what you have been working on, the trips you've taken, belated Happy Birthday to your mom, and had to smile when I saw the Little Quilts book. That is still one of my favorite books because it is the first quilt book I had - I made quite a few of the quilts, including the pattern you made. And yes, I still have them somewhere! I have your little stitchery up on my wall in front of my machine, and I smile whenever I see it :-)
ReplyDeleteReally liking the split 9-patches. They just look like some scrappy fun.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Diann. There is lots of fun happenings going on in your quilt room. Your landscape quilt is beautiful and what a wonderful memento from remind you of your vacation. Love the blocks that you have in the works. Lots of fun fabrics. Have a great week. Hugs
ReplyDeleteLove your landscape quilt! You did a great job, looks so peaceful and pretty. Those popsicle blocks are really cute, and your split nine-patches are adding up! Enjoy your week!
ReplyDeleteYou are really nailing the landscape quilt! Have a productive week!
ReplyDeleteI've thought several times to make a landscape quilt and usually talk myself out of it. I think I could handle the gentle curves like yours. I made about a quilt-worth of blocks for Cynthia, but when I saw how many she was getting I decided to gift them to a new teen-age quilter in our Devo group.
ReplyDeleteNice seascape! Can't wait to see what details you add!
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