Candy Land 3

 

Happy Wednesday!

Last April, I wrote about making a quilt that reminded me of the game Candy Land. It was supposed to be a baby quilt.

I did ask your advice.  I wasn't comfortable with the mish-mash of fabrics but for some reason, thought it should be quilted in red.  Everyone of you said go for it and do all of the above.  I believe Sue said,  "Take a walk on the wild side."

And then...I showed the photos to my friend Karen.  She went crazy for this and told me these were her colors and could I make the quilt bigger for her?

Karen is the queen of kitsch.  She loves and collects furniture and items from the 1940s and 1950s.  It's one of the reasons I love her so much!

I've been working on this quilt ever since and it's been a (wild) bear.  The blocks are small and fiddly and required a lot of seam ripping.  I ran out of fabric and incorporated fabric from my suitcase of vintage fabrics.  But it began to look too pastel-y.  It needed more "Karen".  With her blessing, I found an alternate block fabric that described her more.  And I found it...

And yes, I had it quilted with red thread:

I'm giving this one to Karen later in August.  The quilt took me out of my comfort zone but now I think it is one of my favorite pieces because it is so "Karen".  Do you like it?

Wishing you a sweet and safe day!