Wow! So many of you want to participate in the Little Bouquet quilt along...yay!!! I'm so excited! We will have fun, we will become better friends, we will learn, and we will make quilts! Could life be sweeter?
Okay...a couple of things:
First, I would ask for your patience since this is my first quilt along. For those of you experienced in this process, just guide me in the right direction if you see something amiss.
Secondly, I've been asked if you can particpate without having a blog. YES! Blog, or no blog; let's make quilts!!!
Third, for you new quilters, don't be nervous...this is easy, easy sewing, and a wonderful place to start your quilting adventure.
Where to begin? I'll be putting together a supply list for you that I hope to have up on Saturday. I'll list the supplies, and create a pdf in case you would like to print it out for reference.
I'm going to try and talk Lizzy into creating a button or badge for us that we can all post on our blogs (if you have one)...we will be the Little Bouquet Girls. We will wow, and dazzle all our friends with our Little Bouquet quilts, and everyone will want to join in!
What can you do right now to get started? Start gathering up lots and lots of fabric strips in a variety of greens from light to dark, and separate them by value. Small paper lunch sacks work well for this. The fabrics should be at least 7'' long, and in a variety of widths from 1 to 3 inches at the most.
Also, start gathering up your best little scraps of silk, batiks, and tone on tone fabrics (nothing too patterned) that we will be using to create the roses. The centers of the flowers can be as small as 2'' x 2''. What color flowers? Well, this is a fantasy bouquet, so you have some license where this is concerned. You can have a look a my bouquets, and use those as a point of reference for fabric choices, or use whatever fabric colors you like.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56001293@N00/3714125618/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/56001293@N00/3180747337/
Okay friends, that will get you started. In a couple of days I'll start a Flickr group for everyone to be able to post images, and share where you are in project.
One last thing, if you have a question you can either email me at cherryhousequilts-dot-gmail-dot-com; or leave a comment with your question, and I will answer you there. That way, others that possibly have the same question will benefit from your asking.
Thanks for joining me on this journey...I am so excited!
Cherri
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This sounds like fun! I'll see if I cancarve some time out of my schedule for doing this.
:) Linda
Posted by: lindaschiffer | July 16, 2009 at 07:09 PM
I can't wait to start.
Posted by: Pat | July 17, 2009 at 03:40 AM
Yay! Thanks so much for doing this.
Posted by: DoreyR | July 17, 2009 at 04:08 AM
This sounds like alot of fun! Hmmm...can I really fit it in???...YES I can!
Posted by: Anita in Florida | July 17, 2009 at 04:41 AM
This sounds like fun I would love to play along as well
hugs Beth
Posted by: Beth Dasecke | July 17, 2009 at 04:54 AM
Fun idea and I'm going to try and keep up! Thanks for sharing. jane
Posted by: jane m | July 17, 2009 at 06:49 AM
My daughter and I are excited about joining the quilt a long!
Posted by: Terry Wright | July 17, 2009 at 01:44 PM
I would like to join along also, sounds like fun
Posted by: quiltgirl | July 17, 2009 at 01:51 PM
Excellent! I can't wait, I am going now to gather suitable fabric bits for this project. Thank you for hosting this quilt along. --Lisa
Posted by: Lisa Gray | July 17, 2009 at 08:51 PM
oh my goodness am so excited...had to comment although need to get down to the shop to get something for dinner
Can't wait cherri!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: magikquilter | July 18, 2009 at 01:24 AM
Hurray! I'm so excited. I fell in love with your little bouquet when I saw it on flickr, and am so excited to participate in this quilt-a-long!
Posted by: Joan | July 18, 2009 at 09:43 AM
Hi, Saw your little bouquet quilt on the use what you have Flickr group(it's faved) and I think I'll be doing this, will look around to see what kind of fusibles and or something else I can use and go from there. Happy happies. Joyce
Posted by: joyce | July 18, 2009 at 05:09 PM
I hope I can back track an make one of these adorable bouquet quilts too. I saw "Quilting Couture's" and fell in love with it. Funny thing is that I have a hollyhocks quilt in the works that is very similar. I must study up on what you have written. Thank you so much.
Posted by: Kathy Link | August 06, 2009 at 09:37 PM
It sounds interesting and fun,.what a beautiful bouquets quilts you have here. i wanna try to do that. keep it up!
-khatie-
Posted by: send flowers philippines | August 17, 2009 at 08:50 PM