Wednesday, September 2, 2020

🌐 A Minnesota Quilt 🌐

Quilt maker: Quilter Bonnie
Size: 56" X 76"
Pattern: Adapted from Mr. Chillingsworth, a free panel quilt pattern
Batting: Quilters Dream Batting--80/20 White 
Thread: Glide--Sky
Quilting: Malachite by Patricia E. Ritter
Interesting Info: Quilter Bonnie made this quilt as a gift. It came together, from idea to finish, in about two week's time!
This quilting, "Malachite", reminds me of a topographic map. ⤴️ ⤵️
The star of this quilt is a panel that was designed for the 2020 Quilt Minnesota Shop Hop, which ran from July 31st through August 23rd, 2020. ⤵️
Supporting fabrics in this quilt were all part of the 2020 Quilt Minnesota Shop Hop fabric line, and include the state bird--loon, muskie, sunfish, pine needles, wild flowers, fur texture, ⤵️
the state flower--lady slipper, Minnesota sayings, such as "The North Star State" and "Land of 10,000 Lakes", plus more Minnesota animals. ⤵️ 
The word, "Minnesota" means "Land of Sky Blue Waters" in the Dakota language. Bonnie chose this mottled blue for the backing that well represents the sky blue waters of Minnesota. ⤵️
Beautiful quilt, Quilter Bonnie!!! The recipients will be blessed and comforted by it!

Grace and peace!!! ~Nancy 

13 comments:

  1. I love Bonnie’s quilt and the simple but fun choice of blocks to go around the panel. Malachite was a perfect choice for the quilting-and the back is stunning with your quilting and its reflection of Minnesota - land of sky blue waters.

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  2. Lovely! And, you've given me something I hadn't even thought of to use a smaller panel.

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  3. Another wonderful way to use a panel!

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  4. As soon as I saw the quilt, I thoought "Bonnie's been at it again!" Haha! She does fantastic work. What a cool salute to our lovely Minnesota!

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  5. That looks wonderful! I agree, that panto does look like a topo map.

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  6. What a fun panel! I hadn't seen the 2020 MN fabrics; it's always fun to see fabric versions of MN wildlife. That design does look like topo maps and was a great choice!

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  7. Thanks for all your help in putting this quilt together. I really couldn't have done it without you! I pray this gift will be a blessing and comfort to the recipients. Thanks for being a part of this.
    Quilter Bonnie

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  8. What a great looking quilt! I love all of the outdoor fabrics used around the panel, and the quilting is a perfect design for this - well done.

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  9. Such a lovely quilt commemorating Minnesota! I agree, the quilting pattern looks like map topography. I will be featuring this lovely quilt in this week’s Creative Compulsions.

    Michelle
    https://mybijoulifeonline.com

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  10. So much to love here! The fabrics are great with the panel. Your quilting choice is perfect. Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.

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  11. The panel is so pretty and I love the quilting design. Thank you so much for linking up to Put your foot down.

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