Showing posts with label anvil quilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anvil quilt. Show all posts

Monday, November 1, 2010

Autumn's Hues

Hello everyone! I love the changing colors of fall, don’t you? This year, our Autumn Purple Ash trees put on quite a show. Their outer leaves turned a rich russet color while the inner ones remained gold. When the sun shown through the foliage, the trees seemed to glow from within. What an extraordinary sight!


It's hard to capture the effect in photos, but I wondered if I could duplicate it in a quilt. My penchant for


These anvil blocks make a handsome quilt when set on point “strippy” style. I like how the dark browns set off the brighter colors. 




Each 8-inch block is machine quilted with a feathered wreath. 





Anvil Strippy Quilt