While I was in Utah for my sister Anna's wedding I stayed with my sister Erica and snapped a picture of the quilt I made her 7 or 8 years ago. When Erica had gotten married she and my mom had made a dust ruffle, pillow cases, side table skirts, etc out of sheets and there were left overs my mom had and was planning on making into a quilt at some point. Well, I had just gotten into quilting but was poor, VERY POOR and begged the scraps off my mom so I would have something to play with.
I knew I didn't dare make an intricate quilt top - it wouldn't get done and I was just starting out - so I decided to go for large squares interspersed with 16-patch squares. Not too bad although I still feel bad that Erica got my first attempt because (not meaning to sound totally egotistical but...) I have gotten way better.
Case in point, my sister Anna's duvet cover. How lucky is she!?! The top is pieced from decor/upholstery samples my neighbor gave me (thanks!). This kind of quilt is called a value quilt - where 1/2 square triangles are placed together to make a secondary pattern. It is hard to see but there is a 12 inch border around the blue in dark brown corduroy. The corduroy is so fine it almost feels velvety.
The back of the duvet cover has a lighter brown fabric embroidered with flowers, leaves and swirls with the dark brown border again. I love that fabric and made a dress for Emily out of the leftovers (the result of doing my yardage calculations wrong - I checked my math three times but made the same mistake all times! - happy mistake). I told Anna that if she didn't like it she had to give it back - no hard feelings - because I LOVE IT!
I also love this picture of my Dad and Kate at the wedding reception.
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