Despite my love of loads of color, I wanted to try making a quilt that was mostly neutrals. So I shopped for interesting prints in greys, ivories, light taupes and then decided to interject small spots of color in a controlled manner.
However, I wasn’t super excited about the result, so I hung it in the closet and moved on to the next quilt. But when I bought my HandiQuilter Simply 16 quilting machine a couple weeks ago, I needed a small quilt to practice on. So I pulled it out of the closet and went shopping for backing fabric. When I saw the colorful insects on a cream background in the 50% Off section at a local shop, and having recently heard about and read reports of the dwindling insect populations around the world, I pulled the fabric off the shelf figuring it would be perfect for the back of my mostly neutrals quilt. And what better name for the quilt than, “In Praise of Insects!”
I worked for a day basting the quilt first, then loaded it onto the HQ Simply 16 machine and went to town, using one of my favorite quilting patterns: water. It’s a nice all-over design that pulls everything together, including, to my pleasure, the various greys, taupes, ivories and creams, which I sometimes wondered if I had made the right decision in putting them together the way I did.
But I’m happy to say that I’m pleased with the result. And last night, after finishing up the hand-sewn binding, I slept under the quilt just to try it out. Ahhh!
Cost: $155 (includes US domestic shipping)
In Praise of Bugs quilt
$155.00
Sings the Raven 
Very nice Bec. Love the connection to the horrific demise of insects! And I learned I have no idea about quilting!
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Thanks, Nate.
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I love all of your quilts!
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Thank you!
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I love the bugs quilt! Let’s keep God’s creatures happy!
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Indeed!
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I love Quilts!
I love YOUR quilts!
What a great write up on this one ❤️
Can’t wait for more!
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Thanks so much, Margie!
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I look forward to reading your blog. I know that what you choose to use in fabric, color, quilt design lines all have a reason or feeling. I think others benefit from the story even if they do not know it directly. I really like your quilts that you have shared via pictures on your Facebook posts. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you, Karla. I appreciate your response.
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Hey-fantastic!!!! This blog and THAT quilt! Way to go!
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Many thanks!
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Beautiful, Beckie. Even though we’ve inherited many quilts from Gary’s grandmother that I am passing on to the next generations, I’d love to have one of yours one day. I’ll keep checking 🙂
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Thanks, Kathy.
I didn’t know Gary’s grandmother was a quilter! Would love to see some photos of her quilts.
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