I’m not sure if these little yellow blocks will look familiar or not but I had posted a photo of three of them just shortly after returning home from my trip last month. I wasn’t even too sure what I had intended to do with them but since they were gathered into a small pile, with fabrics all grouped together, my memory began to slowly come back.
In each Hope’s Journey chapter there are some very sweet mini quilts that are totally irresistible, including the the one in chapter three named “Chick, Chick, Chick, Hen”. It was love at first sight for me but I knew that one of the difficulties would be coming up with the correct reproduction yellows, as they are just not something I can find easily in the fabric collections offered here in Canada. Well, I think I did not too badly and I’m pleased with the little top I managed to pull together from my limited stash. I think that my version is quite close in feel to the original, perhaps just a wee bit softer, and that was important to me as I wanted to achieve an almost “Jane Austen” look with this particular piece.
Although the top is complete, I still have the quilting to do and, of course, there is still my earlier ‘Flamboyant Spinster’ mini to quilt as well. I think they will make sweet additions to my ever growing collection of mini quilts.
Until next time, as the journey continues,
love, carol xox
Yellow is definitely hard to come by, but you did a great job! Very nice mini. xoxo
Thanks, Tammy! I’m not even sure if it’s because the reproduction yellows are so rare here or if I just don’t buy much of it, but I am pleased I had enough variety for this little beauty :o)