Flowerpatch Colour Treat Quilt

The start of a new year sees Flowerpatch Quilters beavering away at their sewing to get the blocks of the next charity quilt finished and ready to sew together. Our quilt this year will be raising money for the Cornwall Air Ambulance - so vital in this rural area.

This year's double quilt is called Colour Treat as many of the designs used in the blocks come from the book "Dutch Treat" by Judy Garden. Her applique squares are inspired by Delft tile designs. 

We used many bright colours in the making of our blocks rather than the usual blue.

The apple and pear are our own creations.

If you'd like to use the designs yourself this is a link to a printer friendly copy - Apple and Pear

We also sewed the simple heart in a circle which we used when practising the applique technique at our September meeting. 

Our applique blocks will alternate with ninepatch blocks in the finished quilt. These have been made up with 2½" squares of calico and neutrals.

Finally I must mention the amazing quilt by Annelize Littlefair which was the real inspiration to make this charity quilt in so many lovely colours. It's called "Journey". There is a picture on my previous blog post, but it in no way does the quilt justice.

I look forward to showing you the completed quilt in a few weeks time.

Our next Flowerpatch meeting is on 14th February 2019 when Brenda Thomas will be talking about her quilts of our coastal villages .... and much more. This will be such a joy.

Happy Stitching - Anita x