Why did she make things? Well, she enjoyed it, of course,
but it also somehow helped her remember who she was
and where she came from.
Hey there from Nannyland,
Yayyy! I finally finished my Grandma's Flower Garden quilt and I really love the way it turned out, imperfections and all. I've been sewing the English Paper Pieced hexagons together to create my flowers since the dawn of time and I was excited when I realized I had finally accumulated enough for a quilt. I used THIS Flowers For Emma pattern by Sherri McConnell for my inspiration because I loved the way she pieced four low volume fabrics to create the backgrounds for her flower blocks.
My EPP flowers are truly scrappy because I used small, very old scraps from my stash that I had collected over many years and none of my flowers are the same. I used yellow dotted fabric for the centers to create a unifying element.
I chose a cute flower pantograph for my quilting to mimic my flowers. I added white sashing to add some contrast to my blocks and a green Lori Holt "sew cherry" border because many of my fabrics had cherry or fruit motifs. What's not to like about cherries! As usual, I added striped binding to finish my quilt.
Thanks for visiting Nannyland.
I'll just be here blissfully creating until your next visit.
Nancy (aka Pink Panoply)