Retired & Quilting with Frolic

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Today's visitor is Patti Shanks. I found Patti on flickr and just loved her Sandy Gervais quilt! I knew she would be a perfect addition to this week!

Hi Everyone!

Big thank you to Sharon for asking me to do a to guest post on her wonderful blog.

My name is Patti and I blog at www.retiredtoquilt.blogspot.com

This is my first ever guest post and I am so pleased that the topic is fabric!

More specifically, Sandy Gervais!

When I first started quilting (I  am just into my 3rd year), I knew absolutely nothing about fabric and designers.

My eyes were opened in a big way when I discovered online quilt shops with all the newest fabric by amazing designers.

I started shopping....and shopping :-).

Sandy Gervais was one of the first fabric designers that I was immediately drawn to. I had no idea what I was going to make, but I had to have Frolic!! 

Oh, the colours!!

The amazing array of designs!

Flowers, leaves, geometric design...

It was love at first sight for me.

It wasn't until I started making a baby quilt which I named Kissing Koi, using a fabulous tutorial by Lee at Freshly Pieced, that I became more aware of scale, and since the HST's finished at 2", I was thrilled that none of the fabric design was lost in the finished quilt.

I had quite a few of the Frolic prints and a couple of Sandy's Plaids, so most of the quilt is made from her fabric lines.

I did have to supplement a few other fabrics to make all the fish.

Okay now, please don't look too closely at my piecing! Ha! I still consider myself a beginner....I  am wondering how long that feeling lasts!!

Seriously, how cute are these darn fish!!

 Here is the finished quilt.....

This baby quilt measures 39"x50"

Thanks again to Sharon for a wonderful week of Sandy Gervais, and for inviting me to do a guest post.

I've had an amazing time here.

In the interest of full disclosure......I also made a quilt using Giddy!!

Yup! I'm a Sandy Gervais addict!

Thanks Patti, I just love that quilt!  

Remember to enter the giveaway for the Designer Select Sassy kit. You have till tomorrow morning at noon.