I'm in the Championship....

Carnival palette

Almost finished with my runner made from the palette

Ok folks - it's go time.  I made it to the Championship!!  Thank you , thank you, thank you to all of you who voted so far.  This link : Inspired by Fabric Blog is open for the final contest and only until noon CST tomorrow.   To vote, you simply leave the palette name and the curator's name in the comment section.  This last voting session is especially great as one lucky voter will be chosen to receive a package of fabric in their curator's palette.

It's between me and Lorna McMahon of Sew Fresh Quilts .  Vote your heart...hopefully it's mine but  you can't go wrong with either palette - they are both beautiful.  Both of us had interesting inspirations behind our color choices that made them special.  My inspiration was the carnivals and festivals of spring.  Cotton candy, the rides, flowers, and all of those fun things we do when creeping out of winter and breathing in the first spring air.

A huge thank you to Paintbrush Studio Fabrics.  They made this contest possible and with 84 solid colors to choose from - there is a lot to like.  They are giving away One Yard Cuts!!  of the winning palette - which means someone is getting 8 yards of lovely fabric to pet and cuddle with!  So don't wait anymore - go vote and GOOD LUCK!!!

Some of the other quilts I've finished....

Thanks for all the great suggestions of flower trails (see my post about tulips ).  A Maidenhair Fern asked me about the quilt in the header of my blog.   I thought I'd share some of the quilts I've made over the last couple of years.  (and check out her blog...she has some beautiful quilts and posts).

I made this one back in 2011

This quilt was my entry (and winner!!) to the 2015 Pantone Color of the Year - Marsala 

So many quilts....

This was made for a dear friend who had a crazy accident...but healed up perfectly (it was probably the gift of the quilt that magically healed her...)

And then babies were born...

This was for my niece who loves giraffes - and her gorgeous new daughter.

This was for a friend who is battling a terrible disease...but she's a warrior!

This was my Riley Blake fabric challenge entry in 2015.

But wait ...there were more...

This was for my daughter - I give her a pillow each year.  Can't you just hear the Christmas carols...

And still more............

This was another challenge.  It has writing on the bright green sashing that is a quote from Salvador Dali'.  "Never fear perfection, you'll never reach it."  What it meant to me was don't sweat the small stuff - enjoy the process and you'll get better at it as you practice.  So I quilt a lot....

This is a really snuggly quilt I made on which I finally attempted matchstick quilting.  I love that type of design for quilting - but it takes f o r e v e r to finish...

 

And I liked the style of applying the fabric to the quilt blocks so much - I made another one.

The blocks are made by appliquéing the tiny fabric bits down WHEN YOU QUILT IT!!!   That's like skipping a whole step!!!

I baste (just barely) the tiny pieces on and then while matchstick quilting - they magically get sewn on permanently.  I love the texture of the quilting and the raw edge of the fabric pieces.

What have you worked on that you haven't shown us?