Marcelle Medallion finish...

I'm home from snuggling babies (it was a tough job, but someone had to do it :) The night before I left, I finished the binding on my Marcelle Medallion found in the book Liberty Love.

I have to say this is one of my all-time favorite quilts. I loved making it, especially working with a big pile of scrap fabrics.

With all the different blocks and borders in this quilt, I had fun using a variety of quilting designs. I was really happy with how the flying geese turned out using a half dogwood quilting pattern.

I tried some loopy-loops and wood grain patterns from Angela Walter's book.

I even added some hand quilting in a few areas...

And here's the back. A combo of Charleston Farmhouse, a black and white chevron and one of the first pieces from the DS collection for Joann's.

I really need to find a place to hang this quilt. It's just too lovely to be folded up in a closet! . . . Cindy

Marcelle Medallion - finished top

It's truly been a labor of love. My Marcelle Medallion quilt from this book is completely pieced.

It was kind of like reading a really good book - you can't stop, but you don't want it to end...

My favorite part was carefully choosing each fabric. I used tons of different fabrics - some tiny scraps; others brand-new half yard pieces that now have little corners cut out of them.

I must say, the pattern was fabulous. It takes a lot of math to fit all those pieced borders together and it work like a charm...

pyramids, flying geese...

 and cute little crosses...

all living happily together...

I've got my backing ready. I think it will be just as much fun to quilt as it was to piece. Maybe it deserves a bit of pearl cotton hand quilting?

. . . Cindy

Marcelle Medallion progress...

Two more borders added...

Lots of fabrics; lots of triangles...

Very blissful sewing!

Marcelle Medallion will have to wait. I'll be sewing with friends all week! Hope to get more of these done...

. . . Cindy

Marcelle Medallion

I've been making a mess! But loving every minute of it! The last two days have been spent playing with scraps, piles of fabric...

and a little inspiration board from the latest Anthropologie catalogue...

By Wednesday night I had this, the center block and first border...

Marcelle Medallion quilt from Liberty Love by Alexia Marcelle Abegg...

And by late last night I had border two completed...

This pattern is slow-going, but oh so much fun. I'm using tons of fabrics, each one carefully selected as the quilt grows. The slow creative process is addicting and meditative at the same time. It's why I quilt.

I'm documenting my progress on Instagram (clammon)

Have a great weekend!   . . . Cindy