Hi there! Welcome to the Monday Link Up, organized by Beth at Plum and June and guest-hosted this week by me. I’m Laura C, here at littleandlots. I’m so happy to have you-all here.
Besides being an incredibly talented and creative quilter, I think that what Beth brings to the blogging community is just that–a real sense of community. She works really hard to bring all of us new bloggers together, and does a great job getting the conversation started with the Monday Link Up. Before I get to the Link Up, I just want to run a short commercial for another one of her amazing meet-other-new-bloggers projects.
It’s the 2013 Let’s Get Acquainted New Blogger Blog Hop!
I’m thrilled to be participating this summer. The list of this year’s participants includes some of my VERY favorite quilting blogs–blogs that I’d never believe were “new” if they hadn’t joined up! There is some serious talent in this year’s cohort of New Blog Hoppers. Join along with me and visit them all!
This week I finished the quilt I am most proud of so far. It’s my best quilt yet, no joke. I’ve been quilting for three years, modern quilting for two (yes, you’ll see repro fabrics in my latest quilt–I try my level best to use ALL of my stash and not throw anything out), and blogging for one. Never did I think I was capable of making something I love this much!
Especially considering that last year, this is where I was at:
From the ill-lit indoor photo to the clutter of toddler books, to the unmodified 30’s design–this is not my proudest moment. I’m still fond of this quilt, an applique fan quilt using Violet Craft’s Peacock Lane. But oh, what I could have done differently!
This is my latest, most-proud of quilt:
I used Rachel @ Stitched in Color’s Ziggy Strings tutorial to construct the blocks, but I laid them out in a broken rainbow pattern, red in the center to low-volume along the bottom edge. Determined to use every bit of fabric I’ve got, even the repros, I used only scrap strings (with some Kona Bone, technically scrap from a project last fall) to make this quilt.
I can’t believe the same person made both of these quilts!
Now…’fess up! Link up, BUT…it’s time to share some things you’re trying to keep secret!
1. Link up any recent sewing/quilting post.
2. In your post or on your blog, please include either a text link or a button letting people know about this link up and link it back to this post.
3. Visit at least the two bloggers who link up before you and everyone who visits you from this post.
4. When the link tool asks for a CAPTION or description, tell me a quilty skeleton in your closet. It can be a mistake you learned too late that you were making, fabric you can’t believe you bought, an early quilt you can’t believe you made, a “modern” quilt you can’t believe you ever pooh-pooh-ed. I KNOW you have one. (I think we all do.)
See you next week on the blog hop!
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Laura! Excellent post for the link up! I’m so glad your hosting bc you’reone of my favorites that I’ve “met” through the link up :)! Loved the humor in this post and I still can’t get over how much I love that quilt. So stunning. Ill have to think long and hard about which whoopsie to share 🙂
That is a quite an improvement in photography but I really like that older quilt! Thanks for your kind words and for hosting.
Don’t be hard on yourself, I love both of the quilts! I love modern quilting, but recently I’ve found myself coming back around to some more traditional designs. In fact, a few weeks ago I told my LQS owner and friend that I was considering making an all-batik quilt, because she has some REALLY beautiful batiks in her shop! She nearly fell over when I told her that. 😉
I agree with Nikki, both quilts are gorgeous but the photography and staging have improved somewhat! Thanks for hosting this week :o)
HI Laura, great to see that you’re hosting this week. I’ve already told you how much I love your quilt and it’s given me ideas for a strip bee I’m involved in. Will be back once I’ve written my post, along with cringe worthy moment…I have plenty to choose from!!
Hey I like that fan quilt. It’s cool that you are hosting the link up this time around. Maybe I’ll join in on the fun 🙂
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Love the broken rainbow – and fabulous photo too!
I love the fan quilt! We all look back on things in the past that we have moved past, but others will still appreciate it.
Great post Laura – actually I think the main thing that has changed is your photography! The first quilt is quite lovely! Damn that Rhino photo is awesome 🙂
I think both quilts are great!
Your string quilt on the Rhino is a-mazing! I love it! I saw this on another post somewhere…can’t remember. I’m glad to find it on the actual owners post! Yay for the blog hop! LOL!
I wandered in from Plum and June and am enjoying your blog. I really like both of your quilts. Each of these lovely quilts has its place, time and purpose. Thanks for sharing your quilting journey … 🙂 Pat
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i think the first one is still a lovely quilt! don’t worry about having experimented with a number of styles before finding your style. =) shoot, maybe some day you’ll not like roy. but i doubt it.
i linked up but didn’t read the final instruction about what to put in the link. so sorry. my embarrassing quilting moment . . . definitely would have to be all the crazy tools i purchased before i actually started quilting and knew what i’d be doing. like shape templates and such.
This is my first time to find this linky intro party. Like other responders, I am a bilingual quilter (maybe trilingual); I like it all and do whatever strikes me at a moment. And because I considered my fabric shopping to be increasing my retirement fund (so I wouldn’t have to purchase so much fabric after I retired) I have a lot of “out of style” fabrics. So I’ve given myself the challenge to make modern quilts with old time fabric (not necessarily repro, just old). And I like both of your quilts.
I don’t think there is a quilt I’ve made that I haven’t seen ways I could have made it so I would like it better.