MIDNIGHT GARDEN

2016
Size: 47″ Wide x 64″ High
Pattern by: Block of the Month
Quilted by: Janice Almli Newman

1st Place – 2018 Las Colcheras Quilt Show, Las Cruces, New Mexico
2nd Place – 2017 Annual Quilt Show of the Lake of the Woods Quilters Guild, Kenora Ontario, Canada


































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Again the Bernina Shop in Las Cruces, Be Sew Creative, offered a block of the month class that was taught by Marsha Trueax, and advanced my machine embroidery skills.
Just the year prior I received the Bernina 780 from my husband Dave, and this quilt took its embroidery features to the test. I enjoyed the class, making all the blocks, and trying out the embroidery stitches.
This quilt is the second Block of the Month embroidery quilt and I can see the progress I have made since my first one in 2014, Orange Sherbert with Other Flavors.
The blocks are set on an indigo colored batik fabric, which gives the quilt a denim-casual feel. All the fabric scraps were used in the back and created a complementary modern design.


































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