Guild Challenge--Sunglasses Needed
 

We are supposed to use our birth month flower (poppy) and gemstone (periodot) and make a quilt. I had seen some fabric with poppies that I really liked when I remembered this fabric that I bought when I first started quilting and hadn't really given a lot of consideration to many things, but it was inexpensive. It is called "Poppy Love" by Ro Gregg. So I used the panel and I had seen a Swirly Girls pattern that I really liked. So I worked up my own variation on EQ7 and went to work. Seems that I have been working on it for months with all the holidays. Anyway, here it is and it is bright. My DGD told me that there could be a hundred quilts and only one of mine and she could pick it out. A jeweler told me that there were several variations of the green color in periodot so this had green and I thought it would work. I see things I wish I had done differently, but I am considering it DONE! Hope everyone's New Year is off to a wonderful start.[ATTACH=CONFIG]507088[/ATTACH]

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I love it, the centre panel is beautiful and the Pinwheels just add to it, well done

My birth stone is Periodot too. Yay for being born in August, and good for me I really like the color green too. Love your quilt. And now I know that the flower of the month is Poppy. Learn something everyday.

it's very pretty

Beautifully done! You did a great job of picking up the colors from your center panel to create the look of a field of flowers.

very pretty!!!and a neat idea!!

Well, I love it, bright is beautiful!!

What a fun idea for a challenge--I could do gold chrysanthemums. :)

It's bright. It's bold and it's beautiful! Great job and great challenge.

A fun challenge quilt! Nice design around the panel. Fun pinwheels.

It is beautiful!!

That's gorgeous – what a great use of color!

it's beautiful!!

Nicely done. It is an eye catcher for sure! Luann

You did a great job on the challenge!

Beautiful quilt! Great job! :thumbup:

Beautiful quilt, my birthstone is also Peridot, but I'm not a fan of greens, however your quilt 'Sings' to me

What a pretty representation of our birthday month. I didn't know about the different variation of greens in the peridot. I love the color green but not the particular color of the birthstone that I've ever seen, so it's good to know that I can be on the lookout for one that I like.

Very beautiful quilt.

Love the bright colors and flowers makes me want to hunt down the first spring garden show I can find! Nicely done, congrats.

What a fun challenge, love that panel. Those pinwheels really add something to the overall effect. Great job!!!

I really think you quilt came out great. Thanks for sharing.

What a nice challenge, and what a beauty of a way to meet the challenge - love the poppy panel, and the way you carried out this project!

Very cheery and bright.

What a fun quilt! And great challenge idea!

Just gorgeous. Love the colors and the border fabric. Will make you smile every time you pass by it.

I think it is very pretty - and not too bright.

Beautiful challenge quilt!

That's really pretty.

So attractive.

Beautiful design great job!!!

Absolutely beautiful brightness. Well Done.

bright and beautiful

Beautifully done! Very pretty.

That is an eye opener for sure. Nice.

Beautiful! You did a wonderful job with the challenge!

Beautiful...