When Steve and Joanna got married on October 30, 2009, it was a private ceremony at City Hall in downtown San Francisco. This was absolutely perfect for them--romantic and in a city that they love! From the moment I found out they were engaged, I really wanted to make them a quilt to commemorate their marriage. However, I had only been to their apartment once before, and didn't feel like I really had a handle on their decorating style. Also, they are both really artistic, especially Joanna, so the prospect of making them a quilt (my favorite artistic expression these days) was a bit daunting.
One day I was struck with inspiration, and sent Steve a text asking for three colors that he and Joanna liked in their home. He replied with "Joanna says blue, yellow and gray." I was off! I spent a lot of time poking around on one of my favorite fabric sites, fabricworm.com and got most of the prints ordered. When they arrived, I headed over to my local Fields Fabric to get the solids and a few more prints to round out the collection. Then the sewing began!
One of the things I love about creating a quilt is seeing how different it looks during each stage of creation. When I got what I thought was the entire top pieced, I liked it but felt like it was missing something and a touch too small. I rolled some ideas around in my head for a few days, and came up with the idea for the borders, one thin solid gray and one pieced. Once the borders were on, I really fell in love! In fact, this quilt would go perfectly in my bedroom, so I did have one moment of temptation to keep it, but I didn't! :)
It was extra special to me that I was able to give Steve and Joanna their quilt in person when they arrived in Michigan for Christmas. They loved it (or at least did an excellent job pretending that they did)!
The top, completed.
The back--I love bringing some of the fabric from the top into the back.
1 comment:
It turned out so nice!!!!
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