"Garnet Hill" 68" x 52"
The making of this started over three years ago.
The inspiration came five years earlier,
when I tore out a photo of a rug in a Garnet Hill catalogue.
I liked the folk art feel of the rug.
And decided to go with a similar color scheme.
It was fun choosing fabrics for these blocks,
Throwing in some shirt plaids.
I appliqued the flowers for about a year, off and on.
When quilting time came, I thought I'd do it quickly, just outlining the flower edges,
And the seams in the log cabin blocks.
I wasn't happy with the outline-only result, so I added many more rows of stitching.
It took a lot longer,
But I'm very happy with the result!