Friday, May 11, 2012

Joyful Quilting

 This quilt is for my little boy.  It is time to replace the one we gave him when he left the crib and moved into a big bed, the one with cars and trucks on it.

 It is going to be in the room with this painting, which is my adaptation of an illustration from a Russian fairy tale, "The Firebird."


 The quilt makes me happy the way this beautiful painting by Wendyll Brown makes me happy, every day when I look at it.

 And the quilt has something to say to these abstract pieces of mine, which are full of the exuberance of vibrant color.


Now, if I can just find Minky in Europe, to back the quilt.  My son requested it specially!

7 comments:

Francesca said...

Oh, the colors of them all...lovely indeed,all while I knit my sister's birthday present in Wool-Ease( 80 % acrylic, 20 % wool, argh...but it is better than others)

Amanda said...

I love love love the colors! I have been away from blogging for a long while and it's so nice to see that you've posted some in my absence. I'm looking forward to reading, and catching up!

much love
Amanda

Sew Hungryhippie said...

Love it--on a side note I think you can find minky on fabric.com and they'll ship to Europe. I send them an email and usually have a reply within 24hrs (requesting shipment to England.) ♥

Beth said...

Thanks, Nathalie! That's very helpful! Beth

Beth said...

Francesca, I want to see what you are working on. Amanda! I went to see your beautiful blog. I'm running out of blogging steam. Are you? I felt like I said what I set out to say and teach in the first year! love, Beth

Sian said...

Hi, I've just found your blog -it's lovely. Enjoying reading back through the posts.

Appleshoe said...

Hi Beth, it's been a while since I dropped by. I love the vibrance and colors in these pictures. If there is a color of minky that you are looking for specifically let me know and I can send you some or some sample slips to chose from. Take care.