Right now, I am running the second round of the Table Talk Swap on Flickr. We are exchanging table toppers or table runners to our partners size specifications and including the colors they requested. I decided to make a rose garden for my partner using Rosie's Rose paper pieced pattern by Piece by Number. Each block finishes at 6" square so I thought eight would be the minimum number I could get away with for a runner. They took longer than I expected but choosing different fabrics for each rose kept me interested.
The finished quilt top seemed to beg for free motion quilting so I gathered my courage and set to it. I made a swirl from the center of each rose to the outermost petal. Then I stitched veins inside of each leaf.
I decided to do an all over meandering vine pattern throughout the background. I love the way it softens the lines of the paper piecing and sashing so that your eye is drawn to the roses.
This shot is a little blurry but it shows off the lovely texture!
I used the same three green prints for all the leaves but used them randomly. I used one of those prints for the binding to pull it all together.
I hope my partner enjoys this runner. I think it will be wonderful for spring and summer.
Your partner is going to flip! that is beautiful and I love the quilting. Plus the background fabric is perfect.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fabulous runner! Lucky lucky partner!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! The roses look hard to make...
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I've never seen that rose pattern before, it's lovely :-)
ReplyDeleteThose are SO gorgeous! Those roses look insanely complicated though.
ReplyDeleteIt's truly lovely! She sold the pattern...but hopefully gets some new ones up in her shop.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful, sure your partner will love it :o)
ReplyDeleteIt is gorgeous, Amy! I love it. I'm sure your partner will as well.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! Your partner will like it, I'm sure. There are a lot of little pieces in those roses!
ReplyDeleteThis is really cool. You are a woman of many talents. FMQ too?! These blocks would go nicely with your other garden blocks you have designed. :-)
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful. In a way, they look almost 3D. They appear as pedals on the flowers! Love it! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThat looks REALLY hard!!!
ReplyDeleteIts beautiful! Love this.
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Your partner will love it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever, sophisticated design! Your choice of colors and fabric is perfection. Bravo on all counts, including that free wheeling quilting. What courage!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is my kind of gardening: ) You have a very lucky swap partner!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is just beautiful. I love the swirly look in the flowers.
ReplyDeleteTremendous work Amy - it's a beauty! Your quilting is awesome. I'd have a hard time parting with this one!
ReplyDeleteStunning!
ReplyDeleteThese roses are beautiful. They look like those twisted fabric roses people make to embellish clothes and bags!
ReplyDeleteLucky partner to receive something so beautiful, Amy!
ReplyDeleteThose roses are wonderful, and the tablerunner is perfect!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Tatyana
The roses are just stunning. You work is incredible and must be a joy to receive.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! What background fabric did you use?
ReplyDeleteBeth in AL
Yes, your partner is exceedingly lucky to have something so beautifully made!! Wow!
ReplyDeleteWow! Lucky partner to receive such a perfect summery table topper. The roses are beautifully done Amy and the quilting looks great!
ReplyDeleteHow did I miss this? Yep....you are now officially a crazy woman in my book! GIVE IT AWAY? Are you loony?!!:) From my dashboard I thought you had just fussy cut some lovely roses...which would have been perfectly acceptable but NO...you PP them!!!! Yes...loony!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful Amy, you really have a talent...I mean I knew that before but you just continue to amazing me!!:) xo
I agree with dolores...you always leave me in AWE!!
ReplyDeleteOh my! How gorgeous! What a lucky partner you have! I would have a hard time giving this away for sure!
ReplyDeleteOh so nice. I just love the runner. What a lucky partner.
ReplyDeleteThat is so lovely you did a fantastic job! I love how the centers of the rose are in the different fabric and give that spin that makes them seem real
ReplyDeleteyour rose blocks are so pretty!
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