Here are my fabrics for Judy Laquidara's new (and first!) Quilt-Along project, Bears in the Farmhouse. Click here for a look at Judy's finished quilt. And now that you've had a look at Judy's gorgeous quilt, I have to tell you mine isn't going to look anything like that! I so wanted a stripe to use in the bear paws (sooo cute!), but didn't have one. Ran across these fabrics that have been properly aging to perfection in my closet.
My quilt will have these Minnesota-themed motifs for the bear paw blocks (from Quilt Minnesota 1 1/2 years ago). They are almost exactly the right size. I will have to do some fussy cutting to make sure the outline doesn’t show in the finished block.
For my coordinating fabrics, I am using some plums and greens from my stash. The muslin is a good match to my Minnesota block backgrounds, so that will be the background to the “paws”. I also added a gold that wasn’t in my original mix of fabrics.
Somebody asked me about the flower in a earlier post, and I should identify it here. It is a Lady Slipper, Minnesota’s state flower. The bird is, of course, a Loon. Then the pine trees, the lily pads, the chair all set up for fishing from shore (on one of our 10,000+ lakes, of course). And some pinecones. Last year was Minnesota’s 150th birthday, so it will be appropriate to have a state quilt in our house!
I like what you chose, this should make a really interesting quilt. I haven’t decided if I’m going to participate, it’s so easy for me to get distracted and start a new project.
That is going to be a WONDERFUL quilt. I will be watching it become a reality.
Hi Have you received the next step? I have finished my 192 HST blocks and have not received the the step. Thanks Jane Your fabric is pretty
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