I only completed one block in class. As I was digging through the UFO bin, I came across my Prairie Windmill quilt blocks. All the sub-units were made, so I decided this would be perfect for my April UFO project.
The colors in the photo of this post are more true. Doesn't it look like Neapolitan ice cream? My favorite when I was growing up!
Here's a shot with the border fabric:
I'm planning to have this top pieced by Friday for TGIFF.
Linking up to Anything Goes Mondays at Stitch by Stitch.
And the Giveaway
While at Quilt Wyoming, I bought an extra copy of the pattern for a giveaway. Now that I've (mostly) finished my quilt, I can tell you Kathleen is an excellent pattern-writer. Here is a photo of her Prairie Windmill quilt from her website, August Wind Quilt Designs.
Kathy points out, "The trick is choosing two different colorways and choosing fabrics from light to dark."
If you'd like this pattern to sew for yourself, please comment on this post and tell me what two colorways you would choose to make "Prairie Windmill."
- Giveaway ends Saturday, April 26 at noon MDT.
- International entries welcome!
- If you're a no-reply commenter, please include contact information. If I can't find contact information for the winner, I'll choose a different winner.
Tomorrow is Earth Day. I have a new tutorial for an easy-to-make market bag, come back and see!
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Wow! That is lovely and yes, it does look like the ice cream! I would love to make it so hopefully I will win!
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DeleteYou know, I don't know what two colorways I would go with. Let me see, i think some green and maybe...not red, but perhaps something fallish, like orange and or yellow.
ReplyDeleteGreen and yellow has always been one of my favorite combinations!
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Ooh, I love the ice cream colors! Hmmm, what would I choose? Maybe blues and greens, like an ocean. Or maybe some high contrast, like yellow and grey. Or maybe...
ReplyDeleteWonderful quilt and the border fabric is perfect. Loving the ice cream look.
ReplyDeleteOh I knew I forgot something at the grocery store today, ICE CREAM!!! LOL, I adore the first one cause it is in "my" colors. The pattern is really neat too. Would make a good soldier quilt as well. Thank you
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I don't know what colors I would use. I really like your ice cream one, but the bluse and purple is pretty also. Maybe in green and red for Christmas. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteThat quilt looks so yummy in those ice cream colors!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great pattern!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to make it in greens - maybe with pink??
<----lurking, but is now HUNGRY for some ice cream :)
ReplyDeleteI love the blue and purple in the photo from Kathleen's website, but I think I would go with darker shades of purple. I also liked Kate's idea of blue and green for an ocean look. The gradation from light to dark gives is such a 3-D look!
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed neopolitan, but I always tried to eat each flavor separately one at a time! I love the purple and blue, but I think I would go for a patriotic color scheme, and try to do red, white and blue. yes I know that's three colors, but white doesn't really count, does it?!
ReplyDeleteAnd now I am hungry for ice cream. Specifically, a chocolate turtle pecan DQ Blizzard. The colors in your quilt are lovely, if you can minimize the cravings. It's a great pattern, one which I might make in purples and greens/blues. I seem to have acquired a lot of purple as a result of all the nieces that have gotten married in recent years. And my greens seem to reproduce by themselves.
ReplyDeleteIf I win, I'd probably change my mind several times but right now I say orange and turquoise.
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I'd like to try blue through to purple with lime green contrasts, or maybe some browns with a green contrast (going with your ice cream theme - a chocolate mint ice cream).
ReplyDeleteI would love some right now - I have no idea what "chocolate turtle pecan DQ Blizzard" is but OMGosh it sounds divine. A Canadian girl who worked with us made Chocolate Turtles for Christmas one year....yumm...OK back to the salad.
I like the color combo too. I'm so glad you were bold enough to go with a brown. It looks great. I'm with Dorothy on the patriotic and Barbara on the orange and turquoise for another colorway. Those were the first two ones I thought of. As for the ice cream, I compromised and went with a strawberry shortcake for dessert...it kinda looked like neopolitan. :)
ReplyDeleteOops...forgot to say I really like the border too. It's phenomenal what they are doing with batiks these days, and your quilt is the perfect application of that one!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is going to be gorgeous when finished! I also love the color combo of the original pattern as purple is a favorite. I would try purples and greens for this quilt. Thanks for the giveaway! k(dot)castanette(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI would choose some Pink and Greens
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I love the pattern and your version of it. I would probably choose orange or yellow with beige or brown to make it. I'm obviously in a decisive mood this morning - I think!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a pattern I could make and would like! I am thinking green with either purple or yellows.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is stunning. Blues and greens would be my choice in making this quilt
ReplyDeleteI would love to make this in pink and green!! Love the pattern.
ReplyDeleteI think pink and green just looks like spring, don't you?
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I am thinking I'd make it blues and cream!
ReplyDeletedeep blues and lighter greys - i'm aiming for these colors for my wedding actually :)
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That's very cool. I think I'd try a purple and green or a green with blue. It's one of those quilts that looks good close up and far away, but different.
ReplyDeleteGreat, thanks, Brenda, now I have DQ Turtle blizards on my mind :)
ReplyDeleteI would probably do it in purple and green. Your quilt is really pretty!
ReplyDeleteMy colorway would be cardinal red and purple with browns for the background and accents!
ReplyDeleteThat would be so striking! I've got to get out my color cards and play with those colors!
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I think blues and yellows would be very pretty; from navy to the palest yellow
ReplyDeleteBlue and yellow -- always a fav!
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I think I would do purple and yellow or maybe pink and green, both are combos I really love.
ReplyDeleteI think my colorway choice would be in vivid greens, turquoise/teals and vivid blues. I like your pinks and browns but never would have thought Neapolitan ice cream, but now that you mention it.....
ReplyDeleteI love bright, highly saturated colors. Turquoise and purple is my current fav!
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I think I would make it in blues and yellows. This is a gorgeous pattern.
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Blues and yellows is my classic favorite!
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This is such an interesting pattern! I think I'd chose Rust and forest greens for a fall look!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what mountain time time it is right now but I'm giving it a shot!
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