Blogger's Quilt Festival

My followers have seen this already, but I really wanted to share this again. My friend Liesl is battling breast cancer - she's been through two rounds of chemo now and still has her wonderful smile and attitude. She told me her regular mamogram is saving her life. An important reminder for us all!

Panaceia is the greek goddess of cures and healing. It's 53" x 62" Liesl said it was wonderful to use during her chemo treatment - I think this was a good lap size. And the camper vans reminded her of when she was little - she loved them the most.

As soon as I heard she was diagnosed, I had to make a quilt. I imagine during and after chemo, feeling tired and chilled, and giving her something cheery to cover up with.

I loved Amy's 'Peas and Carrots' the first time I saw it - actually the first thing I ever faved in flickr. It looks so happy! She made her quilt as a kit for the local shop and kindly sent instructions that went with the precut pieces. I modified it a bit to eliminate the boarders and turn the panels into my own little improv creations.

I used all my favorite Heather Ross cuteness - very happy little prints for Liesl. And I experimented with skinny boarders and solids. This block uses Kona school bus and tangerine - my favorite orange combo!

This fishy block was the most improv. I pieced/cut/added/cut/moved....I was thinking about Gwen Marston's philosophy of add some if it's too small, cut some off if it's too big.

I love the light/dark thing that was going on with the Kona, so charcoal was the perfect choice for the binding!

I quilted it with invisible thread on the top so it wouldn't stand out against either the dark solids or the light prints. I loved every minute of making this quilt and giving it to Liesl was absolutely wonderful.

Thanks for reading about this special quilt. Now head back for more quilty - bloggy - fun!!