Remember this one? I began it back in April by joining two lovely fabric lines together...Heather Ross's Far Far Away II and Denyse Schmidt Hope Valley.
Combining the cotton Hope Valley with the heavier linen base Far Far Away worked out really well and they sewed up beautifully together.
Having the gorgeous fairytale fabrics like Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty and Owl and the Pussycat, I decided I must find a castle to hang this quilt off. Not too far from me is the gorgeous Manyung Art Gallery that looks just like a miniature castle don't you think?!
To go along with the fairytale theme I wanted to quilt this one in a bit of a fanciful manner, so I did a curvy zigzag over every seam...
and then used stipple stitch in the fairytale blocks only (click on the photo's to get a better look!).
The back of the quilt was designed by using leftovers from my stash piles plus an extra yard of orange and purple.
I'm really happy with how it turned out.
A finish always feel great! xo
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looks great Cathy..........I love this fabric you have made a super cute quilt.........
looks fantastic - not too cutesy - just perfect.
Lovely finish Cath. Those two fabric ranges mix well. I like the squiggly quilting over the seams I did this on one of my recent quilts to. Well done. I do like trying out the fancy stitches on my Janome.
Gorgeous work (as always)!
I never liked the Hope Valley range but you have given me a new perspective ;-)
Sure Do Cathy...Great use of 2 fabric ranges your quilt looks Great...Love the Back Drop too.
cheers
those 2 lines together look like they were made for each other!Gorgeous!
Wow just so cute Cathy....you have once again done an amazing job...
A lovely finish, and such an appropriate setting for your photos! Your fabric lines certainly played well together!
Just gorgeous Cathy - love it! And what a great setting for your photos.
Your quilt is lovely and your setting for the photos perfect Cathy.
Great quilt and I just love the way you took the photos. Very clever indeed!
I love how these two fabric collections go together and your quilting design is very effective! I wish I had that wavy zig-zag on my machine.
just adorable!!!! great finish.
what a photographer :)
Kathie
Oh Cathy, this is so beautiful - you make such a huge variety of quilts and they're always wonderful. It's my birthday tomorrow so perhaps you could pop this one in the post to me ... :-)
What a great place to take a picture of a beautiful quilt, love it
So lovely, Cathy - your backdrop ... just divine!
Hugs - Lurline♥
oh, Cathy - your stash has me fascinated - one day you must write a looong post on it!
Hugs - Lurline♥
Looks great Cathy...love the fabrics together...love the setting for the pics too!
Those two lines work so well together and I never would have thought so, great idea to mix them. Your quilt is lovely and I really love that you had a castle to photograph it on! Hahaha. Perfect!
The perfect place for a photo shoot with your perfect quilt! It just looks gorgeous! The quilting is just right too.
Your quilt is gorgeous Cathy, I need to use my pieces of that fabric up too so I can buy more! Thank you for your well wishes too. xox
Great place for a photo shoot for your quilt! The fabrics look beautiful together, and as always, you've done a wonderful job.
What a lovely quilt!
What a fantastic marriage of the two fabric lines. As usual, your quilt is lovely!
What a beautiful quilt. Love those fabrics. I never would have thought to put those two different lines together. Great idea.
Two cute quilts in one! Beautifully quilted! Great job. LOVE IT!
Really nice Cathy - simple but extremely effective - and the back is gorgeous!
Those purple flower blocks are my favorite--it does look like it should be hung in a castle...Julierose
That quilt is beautiful! And I love the fairytale castle photo setting! Genius!
This quilt is fabulous! Great use of two different weight fabrics, and don't the two ranges look like they were just meant to go together.
How did you ever get that quilt to hang up so high?
Best combo of two fabric ranges. I love everything about the quilt. The quilting, the design, the backing, just everything. It would be a great one to send off to a publisher.
Adorable and really fairy quilt! Fabrics are just lovely together!
Hugs,
Tatyana
gorgeous
Beautiful Cathy! Amazing photos ...
Soooo pretty Cathy! Let me know if you ever need a partner in crime for interesting photo shoots!!
Gosh, you should be happy - it's bloody gorgeous! Your stippling is so good...wow! Aren't the yellows and oranges beautiful too? I'm really keen to use yellow in a project in the near future and you have motivated me to find some beautiful ones. Xxx
A perfect setting for a Fairytale Quilt.
I love this and what a perfect marriage of the linen & cotton weight fabrics! Do you mind sharing what sized blocks you used?
I love this quilt, Cathy, and since there is a grandbaby coming ( in december!!!)...I might be inspired!!! I don't know if it will be a boy or a girl, but your colorsheme is perfect for both!x
We have our last warm days here ( 27° C is really exceptionnal for october, by the end of the week, it will only be 13° C!) and I have started a christmas project with Lynette Andersons gorgeous "skandinavian christmas"- line...
x Mieke
Wonderful! This one is still my favorite. The back is great! :)
I must say, the fabrics you use are so fun! Really liked your appliqué flower block too.
best, nadia
Congratulations! Love how you mixed two of my most favorite lines in a beautiful quilt.
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I might have to cut into my most precious stash? Funny how some fabric seems to pretty to use. You are an inspiration!
I love that gorgeous colour palette - sigh. And the simple design really shows off the beautiful fabrics. I finally started that all Liberty EPP star quilt, but now my blog has broken and won't update so I can't share it with anybody!! Double sigh.
I've been watching the progress of this one as I have some Far Far and Away also and not sure what I will do with it. As always you are inspirining and this quilt is gorgeous! Happy Stitching, Susie
totally awesome. I love this quit. You put so much thought into your pictures of it also. Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautifil Cathy...What a great backdrop setting for the quilt..
Julia ♥
Lovely quilt Cathy. Well Done. The colours look good in a plain square setting. You are an amazing professional quilter to be able to put the colours together, piece it so carefully and precisely and then quilt it on your own maching. Amazing work. Fantastic.
The colours and shapes are so harmonious, its perfect!
Oh, I love this quilt Cathy. The colors and fabrics are just wonderful and your photos and photo locations are perfect to highlight it.
This is so cute and I love your castle pics!
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