Friday, October 28, 2011

Blogger's Quilt Festival: Fall 2011

I love this quilt.  It is my favorite quilt of all time. 

I live outside of Philadelphia.  In my travels through the countryside, there are lots of small farms and stone houses.  I have always wanted to live in one of those stone houses and have a small flock of sheep so that I could shear them and spin the wool. But it was not meant to be.

So the next best thing was to make a quilt about my dream farm. I call it Willoway - A Folk Art Farm.

 There is lots of hand embroidery from the garden to the leaves on the weeping willow.  It wouldn't be complete without the presence of our 2 black labs that are no longer with us.  One of my favorite elements is the round bales of hay which I made from pearl cotton. I enjoyed adding the top and bottom border from pieced stars.

                                          
There are lots more quilts to see in this virtual quilt show.   Go to the Blogger's Quilt Festival by clicking HERE for links to hundreds of others. You can enjoy quilts the whole week long.  The post will be up through November 4th.   There are so many bloggers out there that are making great quilts.  This is an opportunity for lots of people to see their creations.
   I will be heading to Houston on Saturday to go to Quilt Market.  I am excited and nervous at the same time.  It will be my first wholesale market. I will get to meet all the people at Martingale that I have only met via e-mail.  I hope to take lots of photos and share some of the latest and greatest that will be coming to your local quilt shop in the near future.        

 In the meantime, enjoy the quilts!

Posted by at
Labels: ,

30 comments:

  1. LonciOctober 28, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Fabulous, very nice quilt:)

    ReplyDelete
  2. trishOctober 28, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Wow! What a stunning quilt!

    ReplyDelete
  3. SandraOctober 28, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    Glad the linky works now! What a lovely quilt, reminds me of antique samplers. THanks for sharing.
    Come see my entries: #29 miniature reproduction quilt and #31 antique 1850 Star quilt

    ReplyDelete
  4. Vicki @ DottyJaneOctober 28, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    I really love this! You obviously put a lot of thought and work into it.

    ReplyDelete
  5. ElaineOctober 28, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    This is like the puzzles I do. I always think they can turn into a quilt and you've done it. Congratulations. It is inspiring me.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Deborah OHareOctober 28, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    This is so delightful. I would hang it on my wall any day.

    ReplyDelete
  7. WoolenSailsOctober 28, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    I love your piece, beautiful work and subject. I want to do a quilt with buildings and things in my area and memories, so hopefully I can work on that this year.

    Debbie

    ReplyDelete
  8. SvetlanaOctober 28, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Gorgeous quilt. Absolutely love it.

    ReplyDelete
  9. HazelOctober 28, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    No one its your favorite its beautiful .

    ReplyDelete
  10. KymberlyOctober 28, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    Holy cow! When I saw the thumb nail I thought this was a panel (actually I thought "What a pretty panel, but that would have been cool if she could really do all the piecing in the picture like a real quilt.") My jaw dropped when I read that you hadn't used a panel but had really made it and had even included details like your two labs. This is such a beautiful quilt! Very well done.

    ReplyDelete
  11. AnonymousOctober 28, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    love the quilt!

    Margaret
    www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  12. KathyOctober 28, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    Wow, the quilt looks just like a folk art painting. I love how you did it in a landscape style. It is so well done with delicious details.

    ReplyDelete
  13. ShariOctober 28, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    What a stunning quilt! I can see why it's your favourite!

    ReplyDelete
  14. kcOctober 29, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    See, dreams DO come true - you have your stone house, complete with your pups & sheep! I did a cross stitch sampler and personalized it the same way - put my twin girls, a brown dog, a black dog, a couple of chickens, a peach tree, a cherry tree, etc. I even made the house bricks the same color as ours...and at the bottom, put the date we got married & established our family. In place of our family name, I put the name of our farm. Everyone that saw it knew it was ours alone!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Vroomans' QuiltsOctober 29, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Wonderful interpretation of your dream! I clicked on the photo to enlarge so I could see the detail work. Just fantastic!

    ReplyDelete
  16. QuiltbenacoOctober 29, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    Bellissimo, sembra un paesaggio naif!
    Ciao

    ReplyDelete
  17. Nancy H.October 29, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    Love the quilt. Have a safe and fun trip to Houston!

    ReplyDelete
  18. EileenOctober 30, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    Wonderful quilt. Love the creativeness you've shown in it! Fun to dream. Thanks for sharing and have a great day

    ReplyDelete
  19. LynetteOctober 30, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    This is a wonderful quilt, Cheryl! I just love the folk art style, but I haven't made anything yet to reflect that. I need to fix that!!

    ReplyDelete
  20. SarahZOctober 30, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    beautifully done :) and so homey :)

    ReplyDelete
  21. Sarcastic QuilterOctober 30, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Very nice and what a great way to live the "dream". :)

    ReplyDelete
  22. KarenOctober 30, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    This is a wonderful quilt. I love the folk art feel you have given it as well as the inclusion of the embroidery. It looks great.
    Good luck at Market!

    ReplyDelete
  23. quirky granola girlOctober 31, 2011 at 2:16 AM

    i love your quilt! i only wish i could see it up close.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Lyanna L.October 31, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    What a fun quilt, I like it - great job. =)

    ReplyDelete
  25. FlourishingPalmsOctober 31, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    Willoway is a lovely quilt. I wish I could see it in person as I think there are many elements to study. The detail looks exquisite. Very well done.

    ReplyDelete
  26. MaritNovember 1, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    Lovely story, lovely quilt!
    ; )

    ReplyDelete
  27. straythreadsNovember 2, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Love you quilt wish I could see it up close
    ann

    ReplyDelete
  28. StaciNovember 3, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    This is WONDERFUL! Thank you for sharing it!

    ReplyDelete
  29. Queenie BelieveNovember 4, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    I love this quilt and I'm right there with you on the living in a stone farm house... but alas that was not to be for me too.
    Thank you for sharing your beautiful quilt.
    Have a great day.
    Always, Queenie

    ReplyDelete
  30. MarthaNovember 19, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Beautiful quilt...thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for stopping by. I'd love to hear from you.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)