Monday, May 20, 2013

Blogger's Quilt Festival: Fly Away Home






This is my entry for the Blogger's Quilt Festival.  Thank you so much to Amy for creating and hosting this event again and again.  I love participating, seeing quilts posted from all over the world and reading the stories behind them.  The festival has always been full of inspiration and new quilty friends.  Cheers to Amy!!  : )



Name: Fly Away Home
Fabric: Madrona Road by Violet Craft for Michael Miller, Carolina Chambray in black
Original design by: Adrianne Ove
Quilted by: Adrianne Ove
Finished Size: 34" x 47"
Category: Wall Hanging

I made this quilt as part of a challenge through the Modern Quilt Guild.  My local guild was given yardage to share by Michael Miller.  This is my most personal quilt to date.  Yes, Madrona road is a pretty fabric line. Fresh colors, bold florals, herringbone, sketchy tonals and a great text print thrown in for good measure. I love it all, but for me, creating this quilt goes much deeper.
The text print, "memoir", tells a story of living, loving, heartbreak and a longing for home. This resonated so deep in my soul, it gave me goosebumps and tears as I read it the first time. I've been more of a tumbleweed than a gypsy, moving from one place to another for years, and finding myself stuck in a place that I don't want to be. Now that my kids have started school the ache for a home instead of a house, the search for roots and happiness is more urgent than ever. I haven't found my Madrona Road yet, but one day, I will take my family and fly away home.
*You can read "memoir" on Violet's blog, blog.violetcraft.com/2012/04/memoir-of-madrona-road.html

11 comments:

  1. Adrianne, that chambray goes perfectly with those fabrics - what a great eye you have!

    Lovely quilt.

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    1. Thank you! That chambray is fun to play with and it's so soft!

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  2. Wow thanks for sharing the story behind the fabric. I can totally identify with your need to seek a place called home. I have lived in so many different places I too am seeking that place to feel as home but right now once I have a sewing machine, I can sew and create and find a zen place to be "home"

    Leona

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    1. Thank you so much for your comment Leona. I also feel calm and peaceful at my machine. Thank goodness for that because it makes the rest tolerable. <3

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  3. Love this quilt!! The quilting lines turned out great!!

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  4. Beautiful quilt and a lovely reason for putting it together....

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  5. This is gorgeous! I love the simplicity of it and the quilting is fabulous.

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  6. This quilt is beautiful in its simplicity. I love it.

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  7. This quilt is beautiful in its simplicity. I love it.

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  8. What a beautiful post. And the quilt is wonderful.

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