Charmer #8

 Continued confessions of a charm pack junkie~

You may remember back on July 3rd, I posted that Jackie had been busy cutting new Custom Cut Charm Packs (Vintage 1, Vintage 2, Neutrals, and Summertime.)  Well a month later...here is my Vintage Bow Tie! 

This baby (37" x 45") has a warm, nostalgic feel that reminds me of Autumn.  For the quilt top, I used 80 medium/dark squares from the Vintage 1 and Vintage 2 Charm Packs and 40 light, background squares, made from the Neutrals Charm Pack.  You can see that I used scrap pieces to make the outer border.  There was just a ittle stack of 1"X3" pieces of scrap (which, I just might be able to use in another tiny little project~ let nothing go to waste!)

 

The machine quilting, done by Sally B. of Sisters, adds just the right touch, with feathery flowers in the circle centers, and viney leaves running through the bow ties.  I love this one, and hope you do, too!

Comments

[Ralph Lauren Tuxedos]

Actually my mom also making that kind of stuff and yeah it's kinda cute one.

[Blog]

Hi Rebecca,
I'm glad you like the Bow Tie Quilt! I have several different sources for making the Bow Tie blocks. The one that most closely resembles my finished quilt comes from the book "Schnibbles x2" by Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. You can find other similar Bow Tie quilts in "3 Times the Charm" by Leisure Arts and "Simplify" by Camille Roskelley Have fun with your project!

[Anna]

wow, that really is a neat use of the charm packs!!! love it!

[Rebecca]

Beautiful--just what I was looking for. What pattern did you use for the bowties?