Tuesday, 17 May 2011

The Lovely Dresden

Hello from Down Under! I'm Cathy from Cabbage Quilts (Australia) and I'm thrilled to be posting over here on the gorgeous Lynne's blog. When I saw Lynne's lovely dresden QAL I said 'Oh yes, please may I make one of those! A bright one!'

This little quilt was made for a friend who loves pink, so we started off with lots of yummy bright pinks, sitting on a Jacobean looking black and white background......and a punch you in the eye black and white centre!


Next up a mini border with a mini dot...


After which the pinks needed to come back, mixed up with more black and white and surrounding the centre twice.


Then adding to the fun with some freemotion, circular quilting over the centre in black thread (a little wonky yes!)... 


...and some zig zag quiltyness on the dresden petals in pink thread...


All finished off with a nice fat binding.


Here it is languishing in the sun under the shadow of my clothesline! 


I do apologise for the amount of pink in this post, and I thank Lynne for being so kind to allow me to take over her blog for one post (I promise I will give it back now)! For my next project I just have to try making Lynne's Big Little George, what a stunner! xo

42 comments:

Jessica said...

Fantastic!

Patchwork and Play said...

Great quilt Cathy! Thanks Lynne for sharing! (ooh! I'm sounding like a teacher!! LOL!)

LeKaQuilt said...

WOW - I LOVE, love and love this fun and gorgeous quilt. And i LUUUV the quilting done on these pink beuty :o)))

Eleni said...

Amazing!! the colors, the quilting, everything:) Just AMAZING:)

Siobhan Rogers said...

looks fab - love the big spots and little spots and coloured quilting :)

Cille said...

Oh wow - amazing!

Belinda said...

That is so cool!! Love it and you did an awesome job with it. For someone who really likes pink, it's perfect!!

*karendianne. said...

Very fun!

Christine said...

another stunner, love it cathy

Christine

Tiffany said...

My goodness this is beautiful! I love the black with the pink, it makes a great combination.

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

The quilt is gorgeous....I'm not a pink person ; but I do love it...very nice

Justine said...

What a brilliant quilt - Love it!

Michele said...

I love it! The quilting is so fun!

Suzanne said...

The black and white accents of various scale really make the quilt pop. Well done!

Judith said...

Wow! What a fab dresden. Your quilting is lovely, and even though there's lots of pink, it's been balanced really well with the black & white. Love it! Jxo

BaileyGirl5 said...

Funnest little quilt EVER!! Those are some happy, cheeful fabrics :)

Duff said...

I'll take a punch in the eye like this anytime!! I'm always amazed by the creativity of others and this piece is like icing on the cake!

Dianne said...

That is such a great little quilt!

Crispy said...

So very pretty Cathy!!

Crispy

Cathy said...

Wow Lynne, you have such beautiful readers over here! Thank you everyone for your gorgeous comments! Cathy xo

Barb said...

Love it!
are you seriously apologizing for pink - lol
I love it! the black is the perfect foil.

Laura said...

Wow, what a fun little quilt! The colors, the design, all of it looks great!

qusic said...

ooh I love it! what a great mixture of prints and patterns:)

Helen in Switzerland said...

As always Cathy's little quilt is a knockout!

Amanda said...

OH YES! I love it! Great job! This is my next project!

Nedra said...

Fabulous job Cathy!

diane said...

this is wonderful. Thanks for introducing us to Cathy.

Miki Willa said...

I love the black and white with the pinks. This color combination gives this traditional pattern a very modern look.

Liz Allen said...

Love the pink with the black & white... so yummilicious!

NancyinSTL said...

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your thoughts for adding each step.

Shirley said...

I LOVE IT.

Flying Blind... said...

Pink is good, and all that 'extra' border is superb, why oh why was I not bright enough to think of that!!! Beautiful!

felicity said...

I *love* the zig zaggy quilting in the dresden blades - I am inspired for quilting my own from Lynne's QAL. THANK YOU!!

bearpaw said...

Gorgeous! Love that 'Prince Charming' fabric, and all the Kaffe. And I love everything Cathy does!

Poppyprint said...

Oh, it's beautiful! Free motion spirals are really difficult to do, so woohoo and a well-done on that centre!!! The zigs in the petals are a fabulous idea. I just love all that pink!

Pat said...

I love the colors and the pop in the center of the black and white.

Hi! My name is erica. Would you be my friend? said...

I love it Cathy! I don't know how you manage to finish so many wonderful things in so little time. Every time I turn around there's another beauty!

Paula said...

Wonderful! Love the bits of grey and black and white with the pinks! Great design!

Andi said...

Another stunner Cathy!!
xx

PatSloan said...

major big SWOON happening here....

quirky granola girl said...

i love the squares patchwork you did around your dresden. really lovely.

Deanna said...

Love the colors - the black/white poke -a -dot makes the pinks "pop"!