Lotus Blossoms Quilt

My first finish of 2021! To be honest, 2020 was such a weird and crazy year, I'm really happy to be writing about a 2021 finish! 

Over the last few months of 2020, I've really been struggling with the quantity of quilts and garments I've been making. I obviously don't need all the quilts I've made and I'm working from home so how many garments do I really need? BUT sewing is how I relax, how I take my mind off work and how I stay sane. So stopping really isn't an option. 

I just need to find a home for my quilts and make sure the garments I make are some that I'll wear regularly.

Anyhow - let me tell you about Lotus Blossoms. This is a pattern I found in Issue 30 of Make Modern.

I pulled the fabrics from my stash - some of them weren't a perfect choice, but the overall results are pretty good I think. The backing is one I've used on another quilt recently and the binding was a prepared roll I made a long time ago - I can't really remember which quilt this was supposed to be sewn on, but I thought it was a pretty good fit for this one so I went with it.

The quilting is free-motion flowers in a dark grey Aurifil thread. It matches the Kona Charcoal in the background pretty well.

The details:

• Pattern: Lotus Blossoms from Issue 30 of Make Modern
• Size: 56" x 64" 
• Fabrics: Kona Charcoal and a variety of prints from my stash
• Thread: Pieced and quilted with Aurifil #1246 (dark grey) in 50 wt

I'm always amazed when a project made from fabrics that at first glance don't really work together end up looking pretty nice. I'm really quite pleased with this little quilt.