Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Amanda Murphy Quilts


A couple years ago my mother and I took a class from Amanda Murphy.  It was on free-motion quilting on the Bernina Q24.  We also bought some of her patterns and fabrics.  These fabrics were from a few of her Benartex fabric lines.  However, two of the purples below were from a different designer.


They sat in a pretty pile on a shelf until last year when I cut into them to make two quilts.  The first quilt used her Meadow Blooms pattern.  I call mine, Evening Bloom.  Her quilts appear more scrappy because each of her main blocks used five different fabrics plus the background.  I limited each block to two fabrics in my quilt. 


The second uses her Blossoms pattern.  I call mine Meadow Diamonds.  Hers has large flowers appliqued all over the quilt.  You will notice that mine has no applique.  ;)


The tops came together quickly and then I quilted them both on the Bernina Q24. 






Then they sat for two months.  I was pregnant and had no energy to do the bindings.  One weekend I forced myself to bind both of them. 



I was so excited they were finished that I quickly put them on display in the basement with our new sofas.  I didn't want to take the time for any outdoor pictures.


And there they have stayed for the last year.  I still hope to sew up some quilted pillow shams with the scraps from Meadow Diamonds. 


But that requires time and energy.  Maybe someday...

XX,
Jasmine

8 comments:

  1. That's a nice spot of color for your basement. And from the picture of your scraps, the pillows will be a nice addition. Don't wear yourself out. Rest with that precious baby of yours!

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  2. I love that these quilts have a nice history and memory of class with your mom!

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  3. I really like the giant swirl design you used to quilt these bright, happy quilts. I hope you've had lots of snuggle time to enjoy both the quilts and your kiddos.

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  4. That sure gives your wall pop of color, I love the black background of it. I see lots of snuggling time for you and the little ones.

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  5. Love to see those gorgeous fabrics in your quilts! I had the pleasure of working with Meadow Dance in a Benartex blog hop and it is really gorgeous fabric! I love the photo of your basement, wow what a lovely pop of colour there. :-) And I believe I spy Minky backs!

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  6. Both quilts are beautiful! As you no doubt already know, time and energy will come back as the little ones get older. In the meantime, enjoy the snuggles!

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  7. I absolutely LOVE your simplified versions of Amanda's quilts! Nice job, Jasmine.

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