I can't even tell you how excited I am to be sharing this with all of you! This is my very first pattern created completely by myself! I worked hard getting it just right and I couldn't be happier!
I never intended on creating my own pattern until I posted a picture of this quilt online and someone mentioned wanting my pattern. Well, since I didn't use a pattern and came up with this on my own I decided that maybe I needed to write one up. So I did!!!
The blue and white quilt was pieced and quilted by myself. I chose to do pebbles and swirls inside the blue areas and lines inside the white. The border was my absolute favorite part of this whole quilt. I chose to do a custom border with zig zags and pebbles and swirls. My biggest challenge quilting it was the corners. I was clueless how to do them since my edges didn't line up right in the corners. I think what I ended up with works great and I couldn't be happier! And just look at that back! Adorable little birds!
I just want to say thank you to everyone that has given me the confidence to do this! I would never have done it if it hadn't been for you! Also thank you to my 3 toppers that 'tested' the pattern out for me! Pat Smith, Meagan Morgan Campion, and Laurie Myers Cormier. You all did a great job and thank you for helping me 'tweek' the little things to make the pattern better. I truly appreciate it! Ok, now the good stuff. Pictures!!!
First up.....Razor's Edge by Serenity Puffinberger
This was also my first 'real' quilt that I quilted on my new APQS Lucey longarm machine.There was quite a few mistakes, but the end result turned out pretty good. This one I gifted to my talented grandmother Alice Rippetoe. She is an amazing crocheter and always makes blankets for everyone. I thought she would appreciate getting something this time instead of giving. Love you grandma!
Next up, Pat Smith
Don't you just love those corners?! I quilted this one as well. I chose to do an all over feather on the inside and another zig zag border. This time I used my brain a little more and figured out how to get those corners 'just right'! lol Oh and check out that gorgeous backing fabric! I love it!
Next is, Laurie Myers Cormier
I love that she sent me photos as she was putting the quilt together. And isn't this picture with my pattern in the back awesome!? lol
These are the only pictures I have of this quilt at the time because I did not quilt this one. I just love the color combo don't you? I can't wait to see the finished quilt after it's been quilted Laurie! I'll be sure to update this post when I get them!
Last but not least, Meagan Morgan Campion
She also sent me this picture above before she finished the quilt. Isn't this just lovely? She sent this one to me to be quilted and I'm thrilled! I had a hard time coming up with a design for it. I finally chose connecting curves in the white space and beautiful flowers in the colored spaces. I did a small curl in the skinny border and piano keys in the larger border. I can't take all of the credit though. I did get some of my inspiration from Judi Madsen. I have her book Wide Open Spaces and that is where I got the design for the flower. She is an amazing quilter!
Check out that gorgeous purple backing!
Thank you again to all of you who helped make this possible!
Pattern Testers
Pat Smith
Laurie Myers Cormier
Meagan Morgan Campion
Inspiration
Judi Madsen
Thanks to my husband for putting up with all that noise in the other room! lol
My kids for putting up with it too. Hee hee.
My grandmother Alice Rippetoe for giving me the creative bones that I've inherited from her and of course to all of the lovely people in my facebook group who encouraged me. Thanks to all of the other wonderful people in the other FB groups as well. (yeah, I belong to a lot of them lol)
I really want to make sure everyone knows just how grateful I am for everything! I can't wait to see where my hobby takes me in the future!
You can find my pattern in my Etsy store here...Quilting Is My Serenity
Happy Quilting!!!!
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