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Yay! It's here again, the Blogger's Quilt Festival!
For this BQF, I've decided to tell about my Storyteller quilt.
I made this about 11 months ago for my dearest friend Glynis, for her birthday.
Each piece of fabric in this quilt has a story. They were either given to me or they are fabrics that Glynis mentioned she likes.
For instance, do you see that orange and blue floral fabric in the center of the "Polly goes to Paris" flower? Glynis gave that fabric to me in the form of a dress that was cut out, darted, and ready to be sewn together. It belonged to her grandmother.
And do you see the sweet little hexes from the flights of fancy line and the orange Amy Butler polka dots? Those were from some scraps Sheree sent to me.
And the blue calico in the upper right flower and the pink calico in the center flower 3 rows down? Both those calico prints had been in my stash for years. Like since high school. I made shirts out of them back in the day.
You can't see it in this photo, but in addition to quilting inside each hexagon flower, I quilted some eiffel towers in there too since Glynis has this thing for Paris.
I bound the quilt with some scroll fabric by kei. This was the first time I sewed a quilt binding on by hand. And by golly, I don't think I've done it since!
Thanks to Amy for putting on the BQF and thank YOU for stopping by!
Have fun looking at the rest of the quilt entries!
~Penny
Oh you got me there - I can never pass a hexagon quilt without stopping to have a proper look. Lucky Glynis!
Posted by: Lynne | 21 May 2010 at 05:17 AM
So pretty! I love the bottom edge and can't even imagine how hard that binding must have been to stitch on.
Posted by: Anne | 21 May 2010 at 05:18 AM
Stunning! Absolutely gorgeous quilt - and a great story quilt.
Ritax
Posted by: Rita - Red Pepper Quilts | 21 May 2010 at 05:19 AM
Love this quilt! I love the edge with the hexes still full size and the binding following each angle. Quilts with a story behind them are always an instant treasure.
Posted by: Stephanie | 21 May 2010 at 05:39 AM
Swooning at your amazing hexagons and the story behind this delightful quilt!!
Posted by: aneela | 21 May 2010 at 05:47 AM
Beautiful quilt!! I love 'em scrappy. And to have a story, even better!!
Blessings,
KT
Posted by: ktquilts4fun | 21 May 2010 at 06:01 AM
Penny, this is beautiful! I'm sew glad you shared it with us!
What an awesome friend you are!
Posted by: dee | 21 May 2010 at 06:23 AM
What a thoughtful gift! It must be one of the most treasured quilts in the world. I just love it.
Posted by: Molly | 21 May 2010 at 06:42 AM
It's so lovely when the quilts contain special fabric. This is a beautiful quilt, well done!
Posted by: Jo Avery | 21 May 2010 at 07:18 AM
It is fabulous. I am falling in love with hexagons more and more. I love the use of fabric that has so much meaning.
Posted by: Michelle | 21 May 2010 at 07:24 AM
I love a quilt with a story. It's very sweet and pretty.
Posted by: Stephanie | 21 May 2010 at 07:38 AM
great story penny...i love to hear about a fabrics history! lucky lady who received this quilt! gorgeous!!
Posted by: Jenny | 21 May 2010 at 07:55 AM
Beautiful quilt! Fun story - thanks for sharing it!
Posted by: Angela | 21 May 2010 at 07:57 AM
what a lovely quilt, and even better because of each little tale behind the fabrics! Beautiful!
Posted by: Katy | 21 May 2010 at 08:21 AM
What a great quilt, Penny. I love the story behind it, too. How big are those hexes?
Posted by: MichelleB | 21 May 2010 at 08:39 AM
I love remembering where my fabrics came from too. It's a beautiful quilt. I love the binding.
Posted by: Amy | 21 May 2010 at 08:45 AM
what a quilt and story! quilted Eiffel towers in the flowers? wow, you did put a lot of energy into this beauty!
Kristina
www.priscillacraft.blogspot.com
Posted by: Kristina | 21 May 2010 at 08:50 AM
I love the significance of all of the fabrics in this quilt! It is lovely.
Posted by: Katie B | 21 May 2010 at 09:31 AM
What a special quilt. All the fabrics and the unique quilting add up to the BEST kind of quilt gift! Great job.
Posted by: beth | 21 May 2010 at 09:51 AM
I love quilts where the fabrics have a meaningful connection to the recipient. Lucky Glynis!
Posted by: Lesly | 21 May 2010 at 10:03 AM
Such a great story behind the quilt! Plus I looove hex quilts!
Posted by: Audrie | 21 May 2010 at 10:06 AM
That is so cool that each piece has a story... and I am loving the binding!
Posted by: Lois Grebowski | 21 May 2010 at 11:05 AM
I really want to do a GFG quilt. Beautiful.
Posted by: Jessica C. | 21 May 2010 at 11:37 AM
What a wonderful quilt and concept. It's lovely and I'm sure Glynis loves it.
Posted by: Jan | 21 May 2010 at 12:23 PM
Such a wonderful quilt!
Posted by: Lara | 21 May 2010 at 01:54 PM
What a wonderful quilt, Penny - love the story behind it, how special a gift is that!
Posted by: Allie | 21 May 2010 at 03:32 PM
Nice idea. Enjoyed the story
Posted by: Carol Hansen | 21 May 2010 at 03:57 PM
what an amazing quilt Penny, and what a lucky friend.
Posted by: sue brown | 21 May 2010 at 04:34 PM
Love the zigzag edge in combo with the straight edges.
Posted by: annette | 22 May 2010 at 09:20 AM
What a beautiful quilt and even more amazing story! I love it!
Posted by: Heather@tripleblessing | 22 May 2010 at 10:01 AM
How awesome is this?!?! Not your grandmother's Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt! And what a special story behind it and stitched in it!
Posted by: wishes, true and kind | 22 May 2010 at 10:48 AM
What a lovely quilt. I like how you used all those fabrics that were given to you. So very special.
Posted by: kwiltmakr | 22 May 2010 at 01:22 PM
What a very fun quilt.
Posted by: Jocelyn | 22 May 2010 at 07:19 PM
Beautiful! I have always wanted to try a quilt with hexagons! Good for you!
Posted by: Lynn Koeppen | 22 May 2010 at 07:47 PM
what a great story! and beautiful. i love the hexes
Posted by: Leslie | 22 May 2010 at 08:01 PM
You are a great friend and I am sure it is recipricated. Great job picking the fabrics she liked. The hexies look wonderful.
Posted by: Karen | 22 May 2010 at 11:06 PM
Your quilt is so pretty, fun and fresh, what a beautiful gift!
Now I want to make big scale hexagons too!!
; )
Posted by: Marit | 23 May 2010 at 02:55 AM
it's lovely! and the edges are amazing!
Posted by: upstatelisa | 23 May 2010 at 04:24 AM
this is really cool! I need to do one - so yes, please post a tute. :)
Hope you had a great weekend!
Posted by: amylouwho | 23 May 2010 at 06:37 AM
What a gorgeous quilt Penny! I love the edges and the binding! What a treasure!
Posted by: Jaime | 23 May 2010 at 08:05 AM
This is beautiful!
Posted by: Deborah | 23 May 2010 at 04:03 PM
This is really gorgeous!
Posted by: Kelli | 23 May 2010 at 11:36 PM
LOVE it and especially the binding! Hmm....I've not tried hexagons, but they seem to all the rage right now. Awesome quilt! Sew On!
Posted by: Shannon@Monkey Dog | 25 May 2010 at 08:58 AM
I love the story of this quilt and the hexagons are great, lovely quilt.
Posted by: Elisabeth Harwood | 25 May 2010 at 12:04 PM
great quilt!
Posted by: Denise | 26 May 2010 at 06:04 PM
I love the story behind this quilt and the binding!
Posted by: Randi | 27 May 2010 at 06:34 PM
Very nice! How big were those hexies? Super cute! By the way....CONGRATS! I see the Red Pepper blogged about you and your quilt along. :)
Posted by: Marcia | 30 May 2010 at 05:45 AM
lovely and wonderful story. the end border is fun--looks difficut to have done, but nice. have a great day
Posted by: E. deMars | 30 May 2010 at 08:29 PM
Hexagons in this setting have been made for about 200 years and they still work. What a great quilt.
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Posted by: Sandra Starley | 31 May 2010 at 07:20 AM
Wow - the border is very clever and fitting for the hexagon quilt. I just started a hexagon quilt, so this border intrigues me!
Posted by: Angie | 31 May 2010 at 10:01 PM