Quilt Market has happened and Paula Nadelstern's new fabric is out so now I can share my quilts! I have one for today and one for next Friday. Paula's new fabric line is called Wonderlust and you can see all of the fabrics here. Cotton Club is taking pre-orders here. When I make quilts using Paula's fabrics I rarely use the mandalas or the background fabrics. This year I challenged myself to focus on those specifically. This quilt could not have been simpler to make. The pattern is the Moon Over The Mountain block. A friend made a MOTM quilt several years ago and that block has always stuck with me. She made hers with hand dyed fabrics before I ever dyed my first piece of fabric. The moon and the mountain are fused and machine appliqued with a zig zag stitch! Each block is 12" and I used 3 of the Marbella colors for, of course, a gradient effect Each mandala panel has 3 designs and there are 3 colorways. Each colorways is represented in a row and each mandala design is a column. I think it shows off the mandalas really well and I had this together in 2 evenings. You can see in the first detail shot that the quilting is straight lines with metallic thread. Of course I had to have a Zentangle label!
Now, for the name. I told you that I made 2 quilts and I like referencing the fabric line name in the quilt make. This one uses the word "lust". You've got a week to think about why I named this quilt "Beware of Lust". The first person to figure it out will win a little prize. I'll explain it next Friday when I share the second quilt. 11/3/2017 12:38:38 pm
Wow. Sure a lot of pattern going on. Love the pattern, but just can't myself to fuse fabric.
Tina in NJ
11/3/2017 12:48:58 pm
I think the MOTM blocks look like a fortune teller's crystal ball. The fabric looks a lot like an Art Deco poster or a set of tarot cards. Obviously, "Lust" refers to Wonderlust, the fabric line's name. Is the fortune teller warning us of the lust all quilters feel for gorgeous fabric?
Tina in NJ
11/3/2017 12:50:38 pm
Btw, good job! Lovely quilt. I'm sure Paula was pleased. 11/4/2017 07:42:10 am
I think you will lust over buying all those fabrics. they look like ferris wheels to me. just wonderful. great job..as always.
Cindy
11/4/2017 09:52:46 am
Since the fabric collection is called Wonderlust, I’m guessing this is where you came up with Beware of the Lust. This is what I do with all of Paula’s fabric lines! Lust, lust, lust! 11/4/2017 10:29:41 am
Stunning Vicki! You executed this design beautifully with these fabrics. Great pattern choice. Beware of the lust.....you are lusting after gorgeous fabrics, which take over your quilting space.....beware!
Claire Christiansen
11/4/2017 11:31:22 am
I'd say the name of the quilt is because it incites fabric lust. Beautiful fabric and beautiful quilt.
Marti Meadows
11/4/2017 02:41:59 pm
My guess is " Beware of Wonder" or "Wonder about Lust"
Mary Anne
11/4/2017 05:19:42 pm
Great name for a quilt, especially this one. For some reason it makes me think of the ferris wheel at the fair all lit up at night.
patty
11/6/2017 11:27:34 am
Beware of lust means to me that once you see the fabric you will want to buy lots of it! The quilt turned out so cool!
Glen Avant
12/15/2017 11:14:45 am
Love the fabric! Please send me the pattern for The Moon Over The Mountain, or tell me where I can get it. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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