Crossing the South Anna Quilt
80 x 90
I remember the first time I hears someone talking about a quilt "talking to them". I laughed and thought it was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard. Of course since then lots of my quilts have talked to me but none louder than this one.
I remember the first time I hears someone talking about a quilt "talking to them". I laughed and thought it was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard. Of course since then lots of my quilts have talked to me but none louder than this one.
This quilt is about the colors. I live on a small river in Western Hanover County, VA called the South Anna. Almost everywhere I go I have to cross that river. The road near the river is lined with very tall trees. Sometimes the light is just right and it sparkles through the trees showing off hundreds of greens against the blue sky and the black shadows of the tree branches. I had been wanting to make a quilt with those colors for a long time.
Then Judy Laquidara came out with her Note to Self pattern and that seemed the right pattern to make this quilt. Instead of doing a variety of scrappy colors for the blocks I could use every colors of hand dyed green that I had in my stash. I named it Crossing the South Anna even before I started cutting the fabric. I was very excited, now I was making a quilt for me!
Except that from the moment I finished the blocks I just kept thinking that my college roommate would rally like this quilt. Cheryl is very proud of her Irish heritage and loves green. She even had us wear green bridesmaid dresses for her wedding. I tried several times to talk this quilt into being mine but it was Cheryl's from the start. Crossing the South Anna is the perfect name for it too since she lives on the same river, about 8 miles away except that she lives on the other side of the river.
So now Cheryl's quilt is done and she loved it.
Then Judy Laquidara came out with her Note to Self pattern and that seemed the right pattern to make this quilt. Instead of doing a variety of scrappy colors for the blocks I could use every colors of hand dyed green that I had in my stash. I named it Crossing the South Anna even before I started cutting the fabric. I was very excited, now I was making a quilt for me!
Except that from the moment I finished the blocks I just kept thinking that my college roommate would rally like this quilt. Cheryl is very proud of her Irish heritage and loves green. She even had us wear green bridesmaid dresses for her wedding. I tried several times to talk this quilt into being mine but it was Cheryl's from the start. Crossing the South Anna is the perfect name for it too since she lives on the same river, about 8 miles away except that she lives on the other side of the river.
So now Cheryl's quilt is done and she loved it.
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This textured border fabric is one of my all time favorite fabrics. It was in my shop when I started the quilt but I quickly "bought" ir for myself to use in the quilt.
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This textured border fabric is one of my all time favorite fabrics. It was in my shop when I started the quilt but I quickly "bought" ir for myself to use in the quilt.
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