Another Bonnie Hunter finish

In May of 2016, Pride of the Prairie guild was able to have Bonnie Hunter back for another workshop.
This time we were going to work on the pattern  "Tulip Fields".
Some how when I was getting my fabrics ready for the workshop, I saw a picture of "Turkey Tracks"
in her book, and it was made with red scraps.
So pulled red stings and strips and use them for the "Tulip Fields".
Tulips remind me of red.   They always stand out for me.

I had a lot of red, and the neutrals for the background.

Here is what Bonnie's quilt looks like.

It became a work in progress, with a lot of help from Charlie.

Now this one is done too.
I used various greens for the sashing, with various yellows for the cornerstones and
a lot of greens for the border.

Here is the tag on the back.
For once I could come up with a name for this quilt.
"Elvis is in the Tulip Fields".

I happened to have a couple of strips of the green Elvis, that I
thought would be perfect in the border, as it is all strip pieced.
I never intended it to be a Christmas quilt, but because it is
all red and green, most people think it is.

Personally, I love it when a plan comes together!

When I was in Amsterdam last summer, I brought a bag of tulips bulbs back.
This has to be a first.  The critters that frequent my yard did not dig them up.
Here are a few that are starting to bloom.

I hope you are having a wonderful blooming day!

Mary

"Mahalo" a new quilt

Sherry McConnell, of A Quilting Life visited our guild in July.

Her latest pattern "Mahalo" was the focus of our workshop.

What a pleasant lady.  She was so helpful, and full of tips,

on putting the block together.

This is her version of the quilt, with her newest fabric line.

She was so helpful on how the assembly worked for this quilt.
One block is made up of 16 smaller blocks.  How the 16 blocks are arranged
is what creates the overall pattern.

Sherry helping us out.

Someone in our group had purchased an antique quilt using a design similar to the one we were doing.

Everyone had different color choices.

How about this color combination.
I think it will be stunning.

I can't wait to see how everyone puts them together.

This one is so much fun.

How about this color combination?

Can you tell, this is what I am working on.
What a great way to use some of my Hawaiian fabrics.
After all, "Mahalo" is a Hawaiian expression for Hello, Goodbye, and Thank you.

Another great one.

Here are eight of my blocks together.
I need to cut more Hawaiian fabric for handwork while I am on the quilting cruise.

I am off to cut more fabric.  I have the background fabric cut and ready, it is the blades
that need to get readied.  (Even my background is a white on white Hawaiian fabric.)

Time to get busy again.  Have a great week.

Mary