Background

This was the project from a class Barbara took at The Quilted Garden beginning October 16, 2006. The pattern is by Judy Niemeyer. The materials, except for a fill-in we needed to add, are batiks. (Can you see the fabric we were forced to add?)

It is Barbara's first paper-piecing project. And, her first compass points project.

We collected the quilt from Catherine, after her professional quilting and binding, on July 16th, 2007.

It was designed to be a wall hanging. But, we want to use, and have used, it as a bed quilt.

Update (2025)

Some good friends of ours, currently in Ottawa, dropped in for a visit in September 2023. A long time since we last got together. It was a great visit. Lot's of laughter and pleasure in each other's company. And we got a good idea of how much she and Bruce liked quilts.

This past February, Barbara offered Lyn one of her quilts. Lyn looked over the web site and made a choice. We thought it would be the Peacock Bargello given how much she had said she liked blues. But we were wrong, turned out to be this one. Which, I guess, has plenty enough blues for Lyn.

She received it in early March:

“AND ITS DONE WITH BATIKS!!!
I love Batiks!”

See below for a photo of Raindrops in its new home.