Gorgeous!!
Love the colors!!

Very pretty quilt; you did a good job. I have a few Lilac bushes and they keep spreading in my yard; I have to keep cutting them back.

Beautiful!

that's beautiful. love the purple!

You are SO FULL of, er, um, well, lets just say that it doesn't smell like lilacs!! :roll: 8-)


Boy, don't I wish!! Be careful, I might just do that!!!When we were in France, I did my BEST to smell the smell right out of all the lilacs!! I really miss them so much!

I know, Katrine. I think yours was what gave the the idea to do a lilac quilt of my own. Yours is luscious too!! Sigh. I MISS lilacs!

You know you'd be VERY welcome!

And I've got alot in the garden you can sniff too.........

That's it. Rub it in! Wahhhh!!!!

:wink: :lol: :-(

Wowzers!! That is gorgeous!! And BIG!! Your move from one fabric to the other is perfect!! I love that scrolling green--fits perfectly!!!

Oh--how will it be quilted?

That pattern has been on my to-do list for months... I saw it somewhere and grabbed the book--then did the Triple Irish Chain first. :roll: Now it's further down the list, so I'm so glad to see yours!

This is probably one of the simplest patterns you could pick. It is simply six different fabric squares, with a nine patch between each square. The nine patch is made up of the fabrics of the adjacent two "solid" squares. Easy peasy. The book has them set on point, but I made them straight (so no setting squares! LOL) which gives the diamond pattern. Essentially this is a trip around the world alternating plain squares with nine patches.

OH NOOOOOOO!!!!!! :shock: :-(

But thanks for your kind words!! :P

Do you need a BIG design wall?? I was gong to do mine from a corner and sweep down, but I guess the wildflower Bargello would do that.

Very Nice

I love this i want this do you need my address?

***ETA : Karla!! Thanks for posting pictures!!!!!!

I LOVE the smell of lilacs! Beautiful quilt!

You don't HAVE to have a big design wall. I ended up working from the center square out because it was easier for me to see how the arrangement went. I numbered my fabrics 1 thru 6, then assigned letters to my nine patches A-F (A=fabrics 1&2, B=fabrics 2&3, etc). Then on the graph paper I actually filled the appropriate letter/number in a quarter of the pattern. That made it easier to count how many squares & nine patches I needed.

I worked from the center out to see how the fabrics flowed. I initially worked all from stash. Eventually I decided I didn't like the #1 fabric, and then searched out the lilacs on white fabric, and changed to it. Now, looking at the finished product, I wish I had switched fabric 1 & 2, the white lilac and the green. That would have made the lilac fabric more prominent in the middle, rather than the green. But on the whole, I am pleased with it!!

I'm going to leave the quilting up to the LAQ'r, but I am thinking of something that keeps enhances each ring of material.

And I had to "Wahhhhh" over your photos! After giving them a big sniff, of course! :lol: :lol: Mom has one of your photos showing the lilacs at your dad's place as the wallpaper on her computer.

Oh I like the green there... look at the photos--yours look just like the 2nd one and the green helps! There are lots of leaves toward the center and the blooms are more on the outside (see 3rd pic)--so you did great!!!!!!

Wow, that is absolutely stunning! Great colours!
Maureen

Thanks Sweetie!! I love your photos. They make me misty-eyed with longing. That was the original title: Longing for Lilacs. But Blooming Lilacs seemed easier and more appropriate!! LOL

I don't guess I answered your design wall question. No, you don't need a big one. If you stack your fabrics and are careful to order them correctly according to the pattern, you don't need one at all. I just wanted to see how the design would flow/set, but it grew so big eventually I ended up stacking the rows like I said.

That is gorgeous!

Just gorgeous.
I had several lilac bushes in my back yard in NYC and felt sad about losing them as my Greetings from Spring.
We decided to move to New Hampshire - it's the state flower and blooms everywhere you look from white (ridiculous - there's a reason they're called lilac) to the deep purple doubles.

Gorgeous! I've always loved purple and green together in a quilt. I made a blooming 9-patch for my DS and DDIL for their wedding gift. I was surprised how quickly it went together. Yours is so bright and cheery!

JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love lilacs too! Our bedroom is done in lilacs. Yes, I know - but my husband doesn't care and I don't have any ruffles or anything too girly. We are moving on Wednesday to a bigger house after 34 years in our little starter home and my new master bedroom will be lilacs too!

Wow! That's a stunner.

Absolutely love it.

I miss lilacs too! - you made a beautiful quilt.

Very pretty. I have that lilac fabric.

Beautiful!!!!

That is a very pretty one!

Absolutely gorgeous! Aren't they fun? I love that pattern and have done only one though.

It's just stunning! I can't get over it!

Beautiful!! Love those fabrics :D:D:D

Oh wow! I love it and I get to quilt it! Whoooooo Hoooooo.

I can hardly wait to start on this one.

Great job,
Sherryl
Candlequilter

Thank you - Thank you - this is beautiful!

Gaigai, love tht quilt,i love purple and green, my brm colors..when your tired of it send it my way.LOL!! wasn't granbury fun..have a good day, molly

Gorgeous!!! Love the lilacs. Already have the lilacs with black background in my stash. LOVE your quilt! :thumbup:

Thank you all for your kind comments. Molly, I would give it to you, but it's on Mom's bed! I may make another one, though. I really do love lilacs!! I miss them so much!

Wow! Sew beautiful! Lilacs are wonderful, and I love the colors!