I made this quilt to donate to the homeless shelter, Life Moves. The inspiration came from a Crafty Gemini series of You-Tube videos where she demonstrates how to make a bright “Samosa” quilt. I already owned the 10” slicer tool that she invented and I had a couple bright layer cakes in my inventory. I like to donate bright quilts to add cheery color to a room. I remember Shirley Landsman saying that when she felt depressed she’d go to a colorful Mexican restaurant, because it’s impossible to be sad surrounded by color. She also didn’t like beiges, grays, tans, and other neutral colors. She called neutrals Puritan colors and she thought people should wear and decorate with brighter colors. Shirley was a wise woman. I miss her.
- 68 1/2" x 90 1/2" Single bed size
- Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose stipple. Used black 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Black"). Free form quilting. I left the “samosas” (triangles) unquilted so they would be more 3-D. The black thread really pops on the bright blocks. The color (absence of color?) was an excellent choice. 8 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
- Backing: Dark fabric printed with bright colored concentric circles from a fabric.com sale of wide backing fabric.
- Batting: 100% cotton, Warm and Natural
- Binding: Medium blue print cotton from my inventory
- Pattern: From Crafty Gemini’s You-Tube tutorials.
- Piecing by Patty
- Pinned into frame August 5, 2019. Quilting on long arm quilter August 7-9, 2019. (Patty).
- Binding by Patty.
- QC by Spencer.
