We all know the old adage “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” but I prefer this version “when life gives you lemons get creative”. That is exactly what the daytime quilters did with ten hand embroidered blocks gifted to them. The blocks were well done in a beautiful color combination but there were only 10 blocks! They were not “lemons” but what to do with them? No matter how much sashing was used, it would still be a small quilt for the scale of the blocks.
They became creative! They used the pattern of the cross stitch to create a quilting pattern. The blocks without cross stitching were hand quilted to mimic the original blocks.
Using the colors in the cross stitched blocks, sashing was added between the blocks. The borders, in purple and lavender, add more interest and width so the quilt now measures 97″ x 97″.
The border certainly adds to the charm of the quilt and the “blank” spaces give the quilt a more modern edge.
Hats off to those creative quilters who took 10 orphan blocks and fashioned this queen size quilt. The quilt is for sale for $800.
The oils and seeds of the plant lavender are said to help a person sleep. I don’t know if sleeping under a lavender quilt will help sleep but this beauty in your home will certainly help make the day beautiful!
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