Last year, I made this partridge in a pear tree quilt
for my mother in law as a Christmas present.
She is a fan of the twelve days of Christmas:
"my true love gave to me..."
The pattern is from "quilt it for Christmas" magazine, 2001.
I mostly used batik fabric.
The base shape is a diamond.
The partridge and the ten pears are paper pieced.
To make it more interesting for myself, I decided to not purchase any batik
and just used what I had on hand.
It was sometimes limiting, so I had to use some regular cotton fabric.
It was sometimes limiting, so I had to use some regular cotton fabric.
Working with a diamond was more challenging that expected,
with a lot of bias everywhere!
The borders were necessary!
with a lot of bias everywhere!
The borders were necessary!
I also tried to make one side lighter than the other,
in the tree and the surrounding sky.
I was pleased with it, and my MIL loved it.
Happy quilting!
I was pleased with it, and my MIL loved it.
Happy quilting!
What a cute quilt! I love all the pears and of course the partridge. What a great idea! Lucky MIL!
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Love the fabrics you used, and the partrige in the middle is great!
ReplyDeleteJessie
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Terrific quilt design, love the way you made it your own with the batiks and the shading you did. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your quilt's story :)
ReplyDeleteI am still laughing at myself! When I saw the thumbnail of your quilt, I thought it was an "alien" quilt and thought, oh, how cute, let me check this out. SURPRISE was on me when I saw the cute "partridge in a pear tree"!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is gorgeous and much nicer than an "alien" quilt!! Great job!
I agree with Peggy I was thinking Aliens as well :)
ReplyDeleteLove the tree and it's occupants. Beautiful colors.