It started when my dear husband decided that we need to replace our shabby dishes with a new set and chose Fiesta Ware. I swear they are the first dishes I have ever owned that make me happy even when they are sitting dirty in the dishwasher. I love, love, love seeing all of the colors together.
Then I saw this quilt being used in an advertisement as a table cloth under Fiesta Ware and showed it to my beloved.
We could have purchased a kit to make it...complete with instructions....but my husband is an computer engineer and wanted to figure it out himself. So he made the pattern and I made the quilt.
The circles are all hand appliqued and the nine patches are pieced.
It took me about a month of steady work to get it finished...but in the end it was worth it.
It makes me smile just as much as the dirty dishes do!
Blogger’s Quilt Festival Stats
Viva la Fiesta!
Finished quilt measures : 62″x 62″
Special techniques used : applique
Quilted by : Cindy @ Tops to Treasures
Best Category : Applique Quilt, Professionally Quilted, Throw, ROYGBIV
Oooh! I LOVE this quilt!
ReplyDeleteI really love this quilt - and the fact that it was a joint effort! Very cool.
ReplyDeleteGreat teamwork! My hubby likes to figure patterns too. Your quilt is amazing. I am surprised at the number of entries. It's wonderful ; )
ReplyDeleteFantastic. How fun your sweetie was able to figure out the way to replicate it. Thanks for sharing and have a great day. How about a tutorial or quilt along?
ReplyDeleteLOVE it!!! Such a neat design with great colors :)
ReplyDeleteOh my, the bocks with circles look amazing. The whole quilt looks amazing! Really, lots of work in it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quilt! I love the motion the circles and the 9-patches make!
ReplyDeleteCindy, you've made another beauty! I really like how the applique blocks stand out next to the nine patch. Your husband was right, and you make a great team!
ReplyDeletethat is a really cool quilt! I love it!
ReplyDeleteWow, so bright and cheery!
ReplyDeleteGreat teamwork! Lovely to see it again x
ReplyDeleteThis quilt looks very complicated. Congratulations on a great finish!
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ReplyDeleteI love that design too! It looks so bright with all that colors... Y QUE SIGA LA FIESTA!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool design, well done!
ReplyDeleteI love hearing stories of how husbands get in on the quilting! (My husband likes to impress with his use of terms like "stitch in the ditch"!) Your quilt is gorgeous! Love the design!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Beautiful colors and a great pattern! Quilting compliments it so well!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Very fun looking quilt.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful! I love the pattern and how great that you made it with your hb! I would love to see the dishes! x Teje
ReplyDeleteWhat a happy quilt- like that it was a group effort. It does look like Fiesta ware and love the robbing peter block variation with the double nine patch -- so fun.
ReplyDeleteCome see my entry #46 Batik Tulips
applique, hand quilt, wall hanging
What a neat design!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely gorgeous! Great work and I love that you and your husband worked together on it! No doubt y'all will enjoy it for ages.
ReplyDeleteIt looks great! Congratulations on the team work, too :)
ReplyDeleteYou know I LOVE this quilt. You did an amazing job with it!
ReplyDeleteIt's absolutely gorgeous! Awesome quilt.
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