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Heather Ross

Peacock Quilt, front and back.

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I know, the photographic color is off, the tops are piled up and are not shown to the best advantage, but I don’t mind. I am just having fun over here and this is the evidence! 

I started the weekend off by focusing on making a back for the Peacock Quilt. At first I thought this would be a using all my favorite Heather Ross fabrics, from my stash. But I have so many great Heather Ross fabrics, that it seemed to me, like it might be a distraction from the front. I spent most of Saturday sewing and admittedly enjoyed doing so, before deciding the back needed something else, something less, something simple. 

Sunday, I woke with vigor for the task and decided to use Meadowlark fabrics as a base for making a back. At first, it was going to be a 62″ square of the blue, with 12″ of the tile fabric on all four sides. But… I still had some left over blocks from the peacock quilt top and the woodblock ditty went to well with the Heather Ross strawberries… That, well.

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I love backs that have an element of love and satisfaction. Back’s need to play nicely with the front but also need to be fun, and pleasing. Heather Ross’s work does that for me. There is something sweet and fanciful in her illustrations and being able to see them along side my own handprinted cloth is a treat.

A quilt top and its backing is born! Check out my latest blog post about the Peacock Quilt! @heatherrossinsta, I used your strawberry print in the backing! https://melanietesta.com/2015/11/peacock-quilt-front-and-back/

A video posted by Melanie Testa (@mellytesta) on Nov 24, 2015 at 10:37am PST

November 24, 2015 By Melanie Tagged With: Diaper Flannel, Heather Ross, Instagram, Meadowlark, Multicolor Printing, Peacock Quilt, Quilt, Video, Windham, Windham Fabrics

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