Nonna's Garden is finished!
All 547 bits of hexie goodness.
My Italian grandmothers both had wonderful gardens and I will never forget which flowers each of them planted. Grandma Downstairs (who lived in the flat below us) tended to phlox, daisies, dahlias and an arch of red roses above a statue of the Blessed Mother. The Other Grandma had lilacs, lilies of the valley and clematis on her front porch trellis. Imagine being welcomed to her little house by 2 curtains of purple! They were both handy with a needle or crochet hook, so I think they would be pleased with this tribute to them.
All 547 bits of hexie goodness.
My Italian grandmothers both had wonderful gardens and I will never forget which flowers each of them planted. Grandma Downstairs (who lived in the flat below us) tended to phlox, daisies, dahlias and an arch of red roses above a statue of the Blessed Mother. The Other Grandma had lilacs, lilies of the valley and clematis on her front porch trellis. Imagine being welcomed to her little house by 2 curtains of purple! They were both handy with a needle or crochet hook, so I think they would be pleased with this tribute to them.
I enjoyed the entire process, from drafting a plan and choosing fabrics to hand piecing at baseball games to machine quilting.
I'm still a little upset that some of the red dye ran, but I'm trying to let it go.
There is a modern Kaffe print on the back and a stone print as the binding, as a nod to the stone walls of New England.
One more gratuitous shot!
Nonna's Garden by the Numbers:
(547) 1/2" hexagons
12" each side
24" widest point to point
(547) 1/2" hexagons
12" each side
24" widest point to point
This turned out great! Great tribute to your grandmothers (:
ReplyDeleteWow, that is gorgeous, Tina! And I agree, what a great tribute to your grandmothers! Lovely.
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous! You did such a great job!
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see this time consuming project finished, Tina!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Love your quilting, thank you for inspiration !
What a wonderful commemorative quilt that you have made and able to immortalize both Nonie`s into the design. You done fabulous and now have given me incentive! thanks
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your grandmas would love this tribute to them - it's brilliant!
ReplyDeleteit is really lovely - did you use batting as well as backing ?
ReplyDeleteThis is truly lovely. I think your quilting is perfect.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt and I also adore the quilting. I hope you'll consider joining my monthly hexie linky party - next one is 11/17/12.
ReplyDeleteCan I just say WOW WOW WOW! I adore this quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you made the green pathway throughout the quilt. It really connects everything. Having the white around each flower makes them pop. Thank you for this great idea.
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