"Vivienne" 60" x 60" Lap Quilt by Deonn featuring Buttercup Blooms by Gerri Robinson for Riley Blake Designs |
Easy pieced blocks and simple applique' shapes combine to make this a quick and pretty throw; simple to make for a confident beginner. And, this quilt is a good one to grow to the size you need it to be, even if you just go one round. Starting with the center block, each round of borders could be a finished quilt.
Round #1 with Mitered Borders makes a 27" table topper:
Round #2 with Pieced Instant Blocks comes together quickly too. Just 6 sets of the "Magic 8" Quarter-square triangle blocks, a little chain-piecing, corner applique' blocks, and the next border is ready!
The quilt is now 45" x 45", a good Wall Hanging or small Throw size.
Round #3 with the second batch of mitered borders added brings it to 60" x 60". Love, love it!
A little custom quilting, simple but elegant, just like sweet Vivienne, for whom the quilt is named. See the original quilt and the story that inspired the design HERE.
Wow, I adore these fabrics as well as the pattern. I used the same border idea with a fun Christmas panel quilt recently, HERE. The Vivienne quilt pattern is available at Quiltscapes' Etsy Shop!
On a recent trip to teach at a Quilty Friends Retreat at Ruby's Inn near Bryce Canyon, my daughter was the perfect holder-upper for a few "Quilts in the Wild" shots! I think it's beautiful!
Beautiful!! And I somehow missed the story of Grandma Vivienne, so I went back and read your post about it: what a beautiful story of love and life!! And are you still singing in The Choir? I look for your face when I watch Conference, but never seem to see you. :-( Hugs, H
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