Thursday 10 April 2014

Wimbledon Squares gets tested ...

... this is another of my designs which is now becoming a pattern.  Here is my version, which I made several years ago.  (Memo to self: get a decent photo of this quilt to replace this one where it's scrumpled up to fit on a washing line.)
This time my testers were Donna, Rita, Susan, Janette who all did a wonderful job with this pattern for me and the resulting quilts are all very different.

Donna and her constant companion and helper Ms Cha Cha Cat, made this version, which she has called Lavender Blue Dilly Dilly.  They have made this for Donna's niece, Bailey, who loves all things pink and purple.  There is a little funny story about the fabrics in this quilt.  They have all come from a range called Henley by Makower.  Now Makower is a UK company, and Henley  Royal Regatta is regarded as part of the London Social Season and would be attended by people such as Lady Mary from Downton Abbey.  All very appropriate considering I live in the UK, don't you think?




This very dramatic version, called was made by Susan.  When she had finished, Susan took this quilt and another one she has made, which you will see in a minute, for a drive to find suitable backdrops for some great photos. Who remembers the Wombles of Wimbledon Common?  Well Susan obviously does, as she's named this "Wombling On".  Once I read that I couldn't get their theme tune out of my head for days, and now it's back again.

Not content with making one quilt, Susan then decided to play around a bit with the pattern  and Autumn on Wimbledon Common is the result.  I was blown away by this version as it is so different and so clever.




Now, this one has made me laugh for several reasons.  You all know my friend Scrappy?  Well, she decided to challenge herself to only use three fabrics instead of the three hundred and thirty three she would usually go for.  That was amazing enough, but then, the other evening, just as she was finishing the top, I had an email from her saying "wasn't I clever, to chose one fabric with tennis balls on it?".  I was with her when she bought the fabrics, and although they aren't really tennis balls, they do look very like them.  So she is calling her quilt Wimbledon.

There are still more quilts to show you, but I expect you're fed up with the sound of my voice by now, so I'll just say thanks so much to Donna, Susan and Scrappy for the great job they have done on my behalf and leave you with the Wombles song

14 comments:

  1. I have made several quilts like this - I didn't use a pattern though, just cut a square and wrapped around it until it was the size I wanted - all color versions here are pretty - this is not to criticize but how can you sell this pattern when it has been around for ages and I see it all over the internet? What is it that you are selling - the color versions?

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  2. Again it is so cool to see the different colorways and how different the quilts look.

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  3. The Wombles connection brings back memories...they sort of...made it to the US too, in the form of a pattern, they finished about 14" tall. My Aunt made one for me, and although I had no clue what a "Womble" was, he was fun! when I squeezed his sides his arms would go up and down. Now I'm much better informed about "Wombledon" thanks to you!

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  4. and by the way...the quilts are all lovely and I appreciate the time and energy that all the girls took in testing the pattern for you.

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  5. Jeepers, they are all gorgeous. Great design. It obviously has many variations that work.

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  6. Thank you for letting us do the testing. I had a great time with them and the autumn one is now quilted and awaiting binding. I think the others are just great and love when people take patterns and think outside the square as we are all individuals. Take care.

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  7. I so love seeing everyone's version of a quilt pattern. Testing your pattern was exciting and fun. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  8. I love patterns like this. They are all wonderful. Well done, Sue!

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  9. It's great to see all of the different versions.

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  10. so good to see how the pattern can look different with different fabrics, a very appealing quilt design

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  11. I was going to say that I enjoyed seeing different colour ways of the same pattern, but others have said it for me.

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  13. When it is published, I'll be recommending this pattern to those of my friends at my local craft group who haven't yet tried quilting. I love it! And after your comments I'm changing the name of mine slightly to Wimbledon Challenge! Thanks for all your encouragement Sue xx

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