Time to Add Another Quilt on the Bed

The view outside the family room this week

has been cold, gloomy and drizzly.

I guess you have to occasionally expect 

some fall days like this even in Colorado.

So now

I knew it was time.

Time to add another quilt on the bed.

"Timeless Reflections"

1996-2000
90" x 90"

It's not the usual autumn colors,

but the low contrast
between the appliques and background fabric

makes me think of the colors I'm seeing this week.

I started this quilt in 1996 

when I took a  4 block applique class

 from  Terry Clothier Thompson.

My original thought was to use a lighter neutral background,

but Terry convinced me that

this background would create a more interesting effect.

The more I worked on it, the better I liked it.

I appliqued with a technique you
don't see done very often.

I used a simple running stitch

to secure the folded edges.

 I used freezer paper templates

to prep the edges and then used

matching color threads to stitch the appliques.

I need to remember this technique and use it again.
I like how it looks like I quilted
close to the edges.

I filled in the background with

a simple grid using the fabric design

as my guide.

I included quite a bit of 

quilting on the applique pieces as well and

quilted a large cable design in the outer border.

With flannel sheets
and a favorite quilt on the bed,
don't worry,
 I'll be toasty warm.
And yes, it was even snowing yesterday!

Until Next Time-
Kyle