This quilt that has been used down in my husbands man cave surfaced recently since the daughter gave him a Patriots fleece throw for Christmas. The husband's man cave is in the basement so there isn't any natural light coming in so the shape the quilt was in did not come to light until it made it up to the main floor. I was snuggled up under it recently in the living room when I noticed how filthy it was. I am a firm believer in using quilts and this particular quilt is one of my husband's family's 1" hexagonal flower quilts that a great aunt made.
With all my Valentine themed items finished and delivered to the stores that carry my work, it was time to start thinking about Spring. One rule about retail is one must anticipate the next season and start working on merchandise early enough to get it into the stores. For me, nothing says Spring like tulips so when I spotted this fabric a few months ago, I was quite excited and was looking forward to figuring out what I would make out of it. After rummaging around in my stash, I located some coordinating fabrics. I could see that I had enough of the tulip fabric and the matching fabrics to make a few hot pads and a couple of bowls. The pattern I used for the Autumn themed hot pads went over fairly well and I could see that it would work well with this tulip fabric. It is basically a 4 patch circle appliqued on top of a 4 patch block with a border. The tulip fabric would appear in the center appliqued circle and the border. I made 4 tulip themed hot pads since I wanted some fabric left over for making baskets.
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This quilt that has been used down in my husbands man cave surfaced recently since the daughter gave him a Patriots fleece throw for Christmas. The husband's man cave is in the basement so there isn't any natural light coming in so the shape the quilt was in did not come to light until it made it up to the main floor. I was snuggled up under it recently in the living room when I noticed how filthy it was. I am a firm believer in using quilts and this particular quilt is one of my husband's family's 1" hexagonal flower quilts that a great aunt made. 