Saturday, March 19, 2011

Quilt Square for Lisa

One of the members at 123 Stitch has organized a project to make a memorial quilt for the family of Lisa Roswell, the owner of the Primitive Needle, who passed away recently, a victim of the Ohio floods. Volunteers were asked to stitch a square with a Halloween theme. I started with this freebie. Lots of nice patterns on this blog, by the way. I saved that spider and web for last, and it was just too much for me to get that back-stitching done correctly. I gave up and frogged some. Then I looked for little motifs to substitute for that portion of the design. The black bird comes from a Drawn Thread piece. The cauldron is thanks to Helga Mandl. The moon, key and star are all from works by Lisa. Only used two colors - DMC 3799 and 920. It was a little small and needed something to tie it together so I stitched a border. This is done on off-white Monaco.

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24 comments:

  1. NimaMarch 19, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    wow...that's a lovely square

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  2. SiobhánMarch 19, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Oh wow Annie, that is so wonderful. What a neat idea.

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  3. AnnetteMarch 19, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Very beautifull Annie.
    Nice of you to make it for a quilt!!

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  4. Chocolates4Breakfast (Terri Malinovich)March 19, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    What a great idea - something her family will treasure! I love your changes and the block is awesome!

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  5. NancyMarch 19, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Beautiful stitched block Annie, and you made all the different motifs come together perfectly! The border is a nice finishing touch.

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  6. KarenMarch 19, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    What a wonderful gesture, Annie, and perfect for a quilt for Lisa as she loved Halloween so much. You did a beautiful job on it, too!

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  7. JaneMarch 19, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    I'm sure it will be much appreciated, it's turned out really well

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  8. MargaretMarch 19, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    What a wonderful idea. I love the block you stitched for it.

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  9. AlisaMarch 19, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Your square turned out great! I love the cauldron!!

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  10. Jackie's StitchesMarch 19, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    I'm sure her family will treasure the quilt. I hope you ar able to post a picture of the completed project. Your square is wonderful and I love the changes that you made.

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  11. AnonymousMarch 19, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    What a wonderful idea. I am sure her family will treasure the quilt. Love the design you came up with. I think it's really special since you used some of Lisas' charted designs.

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  12. MelanieMarch 19, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    What a great job! It came out awesome. :)

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  13. PumpkinMarch 19, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    SO sweet! What a great idea to come up with. I love how you modified the pattern Annie :o)

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  14. MaryMarch 19, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    You did a wonderful job Annie. I love the changes you made.

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  15. ♥ NiaMarch 19, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    You did great! Everything looks very well together :) Lovely square Annie =)
    Hugs&Smiles

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  16. BluMarch 19, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    What a cute finish! Nice changes!
    And thanks for the link.

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  17. CarolMarch 20, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    What a wonderful contribution to Lisa's memorial quilt, Annie. I love this piece (both with and without the changes). And thanks so much for the link to that blog--I've never seen it before and it really does have some nice designs.

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  18. barbaraMarch 20, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    What a great idea - and I love your contribution.

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  19. MyleneMarch 20, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    It turned out a beautiful piece, Annie. Thanks for sharing the link.

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  20. Vonna PfeifferMarch 20, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    A lovely square for a lovely tribute to Lisa. You are an angel to do it for the quilt :)

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  21. LoisMarch 21, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    What a nice square and such a nice idea for a quilt to be made.

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  22. SandraMarch 22, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    Wonderful square! You did a great job with the add lib, seems they all belong together.

    Lovely tribute to her memory.

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  23. AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    How creative and special. You always do such wonderful things. And what a treasure for the family. Lovely.

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  24. MaajoApril 9, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    This is fun, I like the result :)

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