Turn The Beat Around quilt finish - it was very windy!
Here is my finish of the Cross My Heart pattern by Wendy Sheppard. While I was putting my completed blocks on the design wall, I forgot to turn a couple of the heart blocks upside down, and a song lyric came to me -"Turn it upside down" from the Gloria Estefan song Turn The Beat Around and suddenly I had the perfect name for this quilt!
Inside shot - no wind here!
My dear quilt holder's arms were beginning to ache!
Wendy's pattern version
I first saw this quilt mentioned on Wendy's Instagram feed, and the pattern was in the February 2023 edition of American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. Wendy and APQ hosted a sew-along, and I was in! I had been looking for a pattern to make for my daughter-in-law and loved this one, especially with those little 9-patch units and the upside down hearts.
Fabric pull: with my DIL's love of eggplant-y purples and soft tones,
I decided on a rich dark purple background with light prints for the hearts.
Flimsy
Backing and front
For the binding, the same dark background and a small zig-zag with variegated thread to stitch it
Close up of Ginger Heart panto
After laundering, the dark purple had a slight fade into a denim-like look, and Rosie approved!
On Saturday, our grandson and his girlfriend participated in a race and finished the half marathon! Afterward we met them, along with Susan and our son and granddaughters at an Icehouse near downtown Dallas. It was a beautiful 72 degrees, no wind, and we sat outside shaded by live oaks.
Susan loved her quilt and called it a "blanket" - lol! She was very happy with the colors.
This is the text she sent me after she got home, and her cat Cali has already claimed it!
Quilt Details
Pattern: Cross My Heart by Wendy Sheppard of Ivory Spring and Instagram @ivory_spring
Finished Size: 69" by 69"
Laundered Size: 66" by 66"
Fabrics:
Eggplant background and binding: Joann's Fabrics
Hearts and 9-patches: from my stash
Superior Threads:
Piecing and quilt front/back: So Fine 50wt - Genoa Gray #503
Binding: Rainbows 40wt - Desert Rose #80
Quilt Pantograph:
Ginger Hearts from Urban Elementz
I am linking up with Melva's Sew and Tell and Brenda's Monday Musings.
