Saturday, April 18, 2009

Blogger Festival and My favorite Quilt

This Blogger's Festival invites bloggers to share their favorite quilt - Park City Girl what a fun event- I hope others of you will join it too.
Thanks to Amy for hosting the festival.
Here is my current favorite choice of the quilts that I have made. There are others that I might have chosen but I love all the beautiful leaves in this quilt. I made it around 2003 and the pattern is from an older Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine. It has a maple leaf border that was my own addition to it. The leaves are cut from templates and I love the topsy turvey border. I made this quilt in a class with some other wonderful ladies over one winter. Autumn is one of my favorite seasons because of all the vibrant colors.It is one of a small group of quilts that I have kept for our home- most of the others I have made have been given away.
There are many other wonderful quilts and blogs to view in the festival- I hope you will go and see others on the list. please click on the icon
Have a great time,


Regards,
Anna

40 comments:

Zonnah said...

Oh this is so beautiful. It makes me think of fall, my favorite season.

Vicki said...

Beautiful! Those are wonderful leaves.

Micki said...

I love the quilt, and I joined too. I love the idea of the Bloggers Festival!
Micki

Aunt Spicy said...

Wow! Your work is just amazing! I have been looking over your whole blog just floored at all the detail!

Unknown said...

Being a fello Ontarian, I thought I'd better comment. I love the quilt...it reminds me of autumn.

heather said...

I love leaf patterns! This is beautiful.

Thimbleanna said...

It's beautiful Anna -- I love all the pretty colors!

Pam said...

Hi Anna

I hope your mum had a wonderful birthday. Tell her I said Happy Birthday!!

I love the leaf quilt - I can see why you kept that one for yourself!!

Have a good week at school.

Sara said...

Oh, Anna, that is a beautiful quilt. I love the colors you used.

Scrappy quilter said...

That is beautiful. Love the colors of fall.

Mary L. said...

What a gorgeous quilt!

Jocelyn said...

Fabulous quilt! Love the autumn leaves.

Cindy's Stitching said...

Very pretty and a big quilt, the furry friends seem to love it.

Melanie Pentecost said...

What a wonderful choice for your favorite quilt. The colors are so warm and friendly-just like a Canadian! I had the pleasure of visiting your area (I think) just last August. We were in the Lake Louise area. Stunning beauty. It snowed in Banff! As a Floridian I appreciate things like snow and leaves changing colors.

Thanks for your kind words on my blog.

Best Wishes,
Melanie

Judy Alexander said...

Lovely quilt and colors. I also love nature. I am also impressed by the size of this quilt. I have never done anything this large!

two hippos said...

I love fall, and your quilt evokes the season so well!

stitchinpenny said...

The quilt is beautiful. I like each leaf. Great quilt

Amy said...

I've always wanted to make one of those. Perhaps a spring one as browns are not quite my thing.

NanaNor's said...

Just popped in to see your quilt from Park City Girls list. I loved reading your profile-from quilting to teaching kids and loving animals...so much like me. I didn't get a chance to post a picture but will enjoy reading your older posts to. Have a great day.

Beth said...

Just beautiful! Love all the gorgeous colours and the Maple leaves!!! Thanks for sharing :)
Beth
cornerhousequilts.blogspot.com

Jean said...

What a beautiful quilt. I am so enjoying this festival, getting a chance to find quilters I wouldn't have found otherwise. I love your heading pic also, with your pets. They look so comfy on that quilt!

Unknown said...

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing :)

meggie said...

Your quilt is just beautiful! I love Autumn, & we are in ours now.

nanann said...

I have always wanted to do a leaf quilt - and have several fabrics collected for just that! Great job on yours ~ perhaps it'll inspire me to get off my behind!

Thanks for sharing, and thanks for visiting me as well.

Mary said...

I love the colors of Fall too! Beautiful quilt!

Simona said...

Oh this is fantastic I also like the one you have in the foto profile!

Susan @ Blackberry Creek said...

GORGEOUS!!!!! I love the pattern.

RG said...

Anna, your Maple leaf quilt is beautiful... so warm and friendly and snuggly looking... makes me want to 'touch' it..lol
Thanks for sharing... Simply wonderfully lovely!
hugs
Robyn xx

Anonymous said...

Thank you for your lovely comment! And your quilt is very beautiful!!!

Hooked on Quilting said...

Oh my goodness, what lovely Maple leaves! It is so inspiring and maybe I'll get the confidence to try it someday! :)

Sand and Sunshine said...

Beautiful. I too have a maple leaf quilt. Though mine is all applique, is that the way the ones on your border were done? I can't quite tell.

Very funny comment about Mars flushing the toliet. My mom is in the midst of trying to teach her cat to use the toilet. I wish her luck.

My boy Sunny, oh he's a love, some days he wears a dunce cap, but everyone who mets him adores him.

Anya said...

That's lovely and I see from your blog banner that it is well-loved.

Vivian said...

You've created a lovely fall quilt. That pattern is one of many I hope to make one day. Looks like Mars and Dusty can claim this quilt as a favorite. I've enjoyed looking at your quilting. Thanks for sharing.

Nat Palaskas said...

Lovely Autumn quilt. It is also my favorite season and we are coming to it here in Ausgralia. Enjoy the rest of the festival - notjustnat

Janet said...

Love your quilt! I love the autumn colors too.

Jean said...

This reminds me of a much older quilt, one my mother made many years ago. After she died in her 50's, my dad kept that quilt on his bed until his death when he was 86. It was in shreds by then, but oh, he loved that quilt. Yours is much "edgier" and brighter. Love it.

Stephanie D said...

The leaves just look as if they're drifting about in the wind! Nice quilt!

Terriaw said...

Wow, what a beautiful quilt! And it looks really big too. It looks like it was a lot of work. You should be proud of this one!

Mandy said...

The leaves are such fun on your quilt. The colours are gorgeous.

Sue said...

That is a lovely quilt, but after looking back through your blog at all the beautiful quilts you've made I'd have a hard time picking just one favorite.