Flower Shower and NTT

Welcome to Needle and Thread Thursday, friends!  What a difference a week makes.  Last week, we were waiting out an ice storm (and we did get just under 1/2" accumulation here), and today it is in the upper 60's and feeling very much like spring.  We lost some limbs from a big pine tree in our yard, so we did have quite a bit of cleanup this weekend, but it could have been SO much worse for us, and I'm very thankful it wasn't.

Instead, I worked through another round of book edits and finished this beauty.  Since these blocks look like window panes, I'm calling it Flower Shower.

Instead of my usual favorite stipple quilting pattern, I opted for a graceful design that reminds me of petals.  I think technically this is called a paisley quilting design, though I don't think it really resembles paisleys at all.  Is there another name for this motif?  

It's really visible on the back side of the quilt-

I used 30 different fabrics for this quilt (one complete block cut from each fabric), which was way more than I really needed for the front.  Of course, I wanted all the leftovers for the backing!  Even with all those scraps, I still needed a little extra fabric, so I bought some extra yardage of this navy crosshatch to fill it out.  Rather than using a single strip of navy I decided to sprinkle the navy rectangles throughout the backing so they blend right in with the leftover rectangles.

And I used the same fabric for the binding as well!

I really enjoyed making this quilt.  The simplicity of the pattern made it stress-free, and I love that the pattern allows the gorgeous fabrics to take center stage.  Sometimes I need to get out of my own head and be okay with simple, easy patterns.  I haven't decided what to do with this quilt just yet, but I'm sure it will find a good home!

Last week's party was filled with eye-candy, like this lovely quilt from Something Rosemade-

And this one from Turid at Den syende himmel-

This stunner from Maggie at Making a Lather-

And this sweet quilt top is from Linda at kokaquilts-

Okay y'all!  I hope spring is starting to emerge where you are (even if that ridiculous groundhog says six more weeks of winter), and I hope you're all getting plenty of good creative time.  Let's party!

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