I am pretty happy about this quilt. It started with the idea of making a maple leaf quilt for my sister-in-law who lives in West Virginia. We went there years ago to visit. It was Fall and the leaves were spectacular. I had this Fat Quarter bundle of pretty traditional looking fabrics. Then, Swim, Bike Quilt announced
a quilt along for their "Spiced Chi"pattern in the book "
Vintage Quilt Revival." I have that book! So I very loosely followed along -- meaning, I read the first post and made the quilt. :)
The original Spiced Chi quilt is so great -- with grays and brights. But here's proof that traditional fall colors look great too. If I had finished this about a week earlier, the fall leaves would have been really beautiful. But that's okay -- those dead, brown leaves actually match pretty well!
I quilted it with an all over loop -- I imagined it could be like the trail of wind-blown leaves. :)
And here is the back. I used 4 lower volume fat quarters from the bundle. Looking at it hanging on the fence, I see it's a little crooked. It is hard to baste a quilt perfectly straight since there are 3 layers and I am pinning it from the top. Oh well. Since this is not meant to be hung from a fence, or even a wall, I think it's okay. :)
