The journal quilt challenge theme for September was Nature - what it means to me. This is what I started with. An 8.5 by 11 inch strip pieced piece of patchwork. When I thought about what nature means to me I thought about my first experiences with nature as a child. I decided to make a vegetable garden. I spent many hours as a child in my grandfather's vegetable garden and also my father's vegetable garden. My Dad always had a veggie garden. It was a favourite place of mine even when I was a teenager. If I was out of sorts I would go and work in the veggie garden and I would feel better.
I added extra peas, pumpkins, beetroots and cabbages via applique to flesh out my rows of vegetables.
Then I sandwiched the quilt top with pellon and backing fabric and quilted it. (For some reason blogger thinks this photo should be on it's side. Who am I to argue with a computer program?) At this point I was having a lot of fun. I love the texture you can see here.
It's pretty interesting from the back as well. The pumpkin quilting even looks like pumpkins!
This is how it finished up once I had bound it with some raspberry binding. (Dad always used to grow raspberries too.) Delicious!!!
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It's fabulous. I'm ashamed to say that I haven't got around to doing mine for September. I just ran out of time. I'll have to do two in October I think to make up.
Love and hugs Gina xxx
Good work! I like the rows of vegetables....
Getting out in the garden has a meditative effect on me too, I just don't get out there enough these days.
I like your interpretation of this month's theme. Well done!
Your quilt is great! What a good memory of your family too. Now, on to October!!!!
I love seeing how it all came together. It's great that you based it on a fond memory. That always makes the best kind of art.
Show off!!! LOL....you did really well..it looks great...I am joining Gina and will be doing two for October....!
That looks really great, it makes me want to reach over and pick some peas off it. Can I ask what sort of sewing machine you use?
take care
Pip
Yeah the pumpkin look like pumpkin on the back. Well done.
So glad pain is less on the broken arm.
Hi! I'm Sam, and I just happened upon your blog, and just had to comment. Love your veggie garden!! It's so gorgeous, and so creative! Well done! :)
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