The Lovely Dresden

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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

Comments

  1. Jess @ Scrappy n Happy17 May 2011 at 12:13

    Fantastic!

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  2. Susan17 May 2011 at 12:33

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

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  3. LeKaQuilt17 May 2011 at 12:34

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

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  4. sewhappiness17 May 2011 at 12:38

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

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  5. Siobhan Rogers17 May 2011 at 12:41

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

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  6. Cille17 May 2011 at 12:43

    Oh wow - amazing!

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  7. Belinda17 May 2011 at 12:46

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

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  8. *karendianne.17 May 2011 at 12:47

    Very fun!

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  9. Anonymous17 May 2011 at 12:52

    another stunner, love it cathy

    Christine

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  10. Tiffany17 May 2011 at 12:53

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

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  11. Marjorie's Busy Corner17 May 2011 at 12:56

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

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  12. Justine17 May 2011 at 13:04

    What a brilliant quilt - Love it!

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  13. Michele17 May 2011 at 13:11

    I love it! The quilting is so fun!

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  14. Suzanne17 May 2011 at 13:32

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

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  15. Judith, Belfast17 May 2011 at 13:32

    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

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  16. Molly17 May 2011 at 13:35

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

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  17. ♥Duff17 May 2011 at 13:42

    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!

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  18. Suburban Stitcher17 May 2011 at 13:46

    That is such a great little quilt!

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  19. Crispy17 May 2011 at 13:53

    So very pretty Cathy!!

    Crispy

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  20. Cathy @ CabbageQuilts17 May 2011 at 13:53

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

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  21. Barb17 May 2011 at 14:18

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

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  22. Laura17 May 2011 at 14:34

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

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  23. qusic17 May 2011 at 14:59

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

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  24. Helen in Switzerland17 May 2011 at 15:07

    As always Cathy's little quilt is a knockout!

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  25. Amanda17 May 2011 at 15:08

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

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  26. Nedra17 May 2011 at 15:55

    Fabulous job Cathy!

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  27. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com17 May 2011 at 16:21

    this is wonderful. Thanks for introducing us to Cathy.

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  28. Miki Willa17 May 2011 at 16:26

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

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  29. Liz Allen17 May 2011 at 17:14

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

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  30. NancyinSTL17 May 2011 at 17:29

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

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  31. Shirley17 May 2011 at 18:57

    I LOVE IT.

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  32. Mrs Flying Blind...17 May 2011 at 19:39

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

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  33. felicity17 May 2011 at 20:51

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

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  34. myBearpaw17 May 2011 at 21:18

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

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  35. Poppyprint18 May 2011 at 00:43

    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!

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  36. Pat19 May 2011 at 05:00

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

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  37. Hi! My name is erica. Would you be my friend?19 May 2011 at 05:48

    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!

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  38. Paula19 May 2011 at 14:57

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

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  39. Andi20 May 2011 at 11:18

    Another stunner Cathy!!
    xx

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  40. PatSloan20 May 2011 at 15:57

    major big SWOON happening here....

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  41. quirky granola girl22 May 2011 at 16:38

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

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  42. Deanna29 May 2011 at 22:26

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

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