Hillside Charm becomes Springtime Charm
I trimmed the panel to size and got to sewing. Everything goes together so smoothly with Villa Rosa patterns! The only warning I will give you for this pattern is to make sure you check your 1/4" so that the pieces all come together as you have a lot of seams happening in those borders!
Next up was mounting the quilt on the frame and quilting it. Since the center of the quilt has swirls and butterflies and flowers, I wanted a whimsical, but more geometric design for the quilting, so I chose to use Lazy Logs from Intelligent Quilting. It quilts out beautifully and adds great texture to the quilt.
I chose to use the stripe for binding - who doesn't like a striped binding? I even cut the binding on the bias so it had even more movement (I seldom do that, but it needed to be bias, don't you think?). Using my walking foot helps to keep the binding from stretching when I sew it to the quilt.
So - here is Springtime Charm - doesn't it brighten your winter day?
Check out the other blogs for more chances to win (some of them have their own giveaways):
Michelle Cain at http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com
Kathleen McCormick at https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com
Wendy Tuma at https://www.piecefulthoughts.com
Diann Bottrell at https://littlepenguinquilts.blogspot.com
https://www.keepsakequilting.com/blogs/keepsake-quilting-blog
Tricia Maloney at https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com
Sandra Walker at https://www.mmmquilts.com
Cheryl Parker at https://cherylsteapots2quilting.blogspot.com
Leanne Parsons at https://www.devotedquilter.com
Bernie Kringel at https://needleandfoot.com
Joy Lamphere at https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com
Julie Cefalu at https://thecraftyquilter.com
Jo Kramer at http://www.joscountryjunction.com
Cindy Pieters at https://www.stitchinathome.com
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For your chance to win, comment on this post by midnight (US EST), January 29 with your favorite springtime flower (I'm craving spring and flowers about now!).
NOTE: only USA commenters are eligible for the panel giveway.
181 comments:
I'm with you. I need warm weather, sunshine, and flowers. Can't come soon enough.
Daffodils are my all time favorite! They have already made a few appearances throughout the neighborhood! It makes my heart sing to see the first signs of Spring! Hillside Charm adds to joy of Spring with your quilt and fabric selections!
I love tulips in the spring! So many wonderful colors!
gold at kpunet dot net
I'm ready for some bright spring colors too! Thanks for the tip on buyin 1/6 yd cuts.
Our camellias are blooming now here in south Louisiana. Spring is on the horizon.
Definitely sunflowers with daisies being a runner up!
Jo sent me!
Jo Sent Me. Daffodils and tuplips are some of my favorite spring flowers. Love your quilt, this just makes me smile. Thanks for sharing.
I love looking at the peonies in May.
Jo sent me
I like the Spring colors!
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Jo sent me. Wow, your Springtime(Hillside) Charm quilt is so different from the other colorways that have been shown during this blog hop. Nice. I always love those cheery daffodils in the spring.
My favorite springtime flower is the daffodils. Now that I live in FL, I don't have them and really miss seeing them come up.
This pattern is great for the large prints to instead of a panel. My favorite springtime flower would be daffodils.
I love daffodils!
My favorite flower is the daffodil. I love your quilt. It is so cheerful with all those beautiful colors.
Jo sent me. Your quilt is so happy! I am a fan of spring tulips.
elcarman@att.net
Jo sent me! Love, Love, Love your quilt. So happy & summery!!! Just what I needed after 3 new inches of snow yesterday! Thank you for that!
Love this quilt. I would make it for a donation to our cancer center.
I love daffodils! The colors you used are so cheerful that they make me happy even in winter! My email is droseman58@yahoo.com
Jo sent me! Beautiful quilt, We just had a dumping of snow yesterday and one coming tomorrow so it'll be awhile before spring flowers but i do love Lilies of the Valley and love my lilac bushes!
I love that my yellow winter jasmine bushes are in full bloom in January. That's the promise of spring.
I was so excited when I opened your blog & saw you were local to me! I live in Shelby.
I have many flower gardens so I don’t have a favorite. I’m ready for some sunshine. I
think this has been the gloomiest Winter on record!
maymewyns@yahoo.com
My favorite flowers are peonies.
Your quilt is making me crave Spring Time. I love all the flowers of Spring but would have to say lilacs are my favorite. Thanks for the chance to win your generous giveaway. ryarolim@gmail.com
Pretty quilt!
Jo sent me.
I love seeing Tulips blooming in the spring!!
Your Hillside Charm quilt turned out great! Nice to see a bit of Spring in the middle of winter (with more snow on the way). Yes, I like the striped binding, too.
That is such a fun way to finish a center panel! I love your creative ideas!
Jo from Jo's Country Junction sent me to your blog!
I love to see Spring Flowers. They make you smile.
I love lilacs. They don’t bloom until June - so a late spring flower!
I love how you did the Hillside Charm. I too am ready for spring. We will get it soon, as we live in Florida. We have had a really cold winter this year, but it's about to turn around.
IRIS!
Good morning from snowy Oil City this week!! Love your materials and colors. I love tulips and daffodils and seeing forsythia bushes in so many yards. Love seeing your posts since we can't see you in person anymore!
I like peonies because they actually bloom for me!
Phyllis
Pcline33@att.net
That will be tulips .. my husband planted tulips around a tree when we moved into this home 6 years ago. He's been gone for two years now and I love those tulips popping up every spring .. a touch of his undying love.
Simmons _ t2m at Hotmail dot com
I love your version of S'Witched!! Daffodils and tulips! Thanks for the give away!
While I really like all flowers, I have to agree with many of the other commenters. I love the sight of daffodils in the spring. The color yellow just makes me smile!
Hi. I love your panel and the colors around it. It does bring Sprig to mind. Jo sent me.
Your project is definitely a burst of spring!
My favorite Spring flowers are purple and pink tulips and hyacinth. when Crocus start blooming in patches of grass surrounded by snow, I know Spring is just around the corner.
Love the bright Springy quilt! My favorite Spring flower is crocus!
What a cheerful fun panel. My favorite spring flower is tulips.
Jo sent me. I love this quilt. And it is a panel. A plus. Need it for spring.
Such a fun twist on the Hillside Charm pattern. What a fun blog hop - so much inspiration!
I love peonies! Love the bright panel. Shell688 at aol dot com
Jo sent me!
I love tulips.
pjsdcrum@gmail.com
What a cheerful panel quilt! I love to see the dogwood trees bloom in the spring. Will be a while yet.
I didn't realize that you used a panel in your quilt for Hillside Charm until I reached the end of your post. I thought it was just yardage! It has given me some ideas on how to use the fabric I cannot bear to cut up by pretending it is a panel.
Mary Lee
Jo sent me. I love lilacs, and tulips and crocus and hyacinth. Hello fellow Michigander! I have visited Abby Mays shop last year. suequilts7@gmail.com
I love all spring bulbs, but unfortunately, they won't all grow in So. California. Locally, I'm partial to paperwhites. But I do love seeing large areas of daffodils when I'm in areas where they grow easily.
Beautiful quilt and I truly love the cheerful panel you are giving away.
Personally I like many kinds of flowers- hard to pick one, but maybe tulips and hydrangea. Ialso like your quilt- a very happy one!
Love the bright colors of your quilt. I love all flowers, but I do have a yard full of many varieties iris.
I have to say the California poppy. Though I love all spring flowers and have had success with growing some daffodils and tulips there is something about looking at the fields of orange poppies covering the landscape when the rain and winter conditions have been just right. I am optimistic with all the rain we had in SoCal this year we will be treated to a good bloom.
Love your quilt with the wonderful cheerful fabric.
Hi Joy! I am so excited to be part of my first blog hop. Your work is beautiful. I love your choice of colors and the panel is so airy and light. Thank you for being an outstanding teacher and mentor.
Cheryl
My daffodils will be blooming soon here in East Tennessee.
Good Morning! Where in Michigan are you? We lived in Hastings and loved it, even the winters. Your cheerful fabrics will brighten any cloudy day!
Here in Texas the bluebonnet is the state flower and much beloved. But I also have snowdrops that were from my grandmother’s garden and they are a sure sign of spring.
rjoehnk5@aol.com
I love daffodils in the early spring! Love your flower panel.
Love your version of Hillside Charm! It looks so different with only 2 borders! My favorite springtime flowers are tulips....can't get enough of them.
Jo sent me.
Daisy #1 but love all of them.
My favorite Springtime flower is the Daffodil. Tulips are not far behind.
Your quilt is so cheery. Thanks from another Michigander.
I love peonies!
I believe my favorite springtime flower is hyacinth. Their scent is to-die-for. Thank you.
My favorite spring flower is the daffodil. We have a patch that we planted near our house. I just love how your quilt turned out, it's so colorful. rem9640@aol.com
Pussy willow, because it is the first to bloom and says SPRING IS HERE. Daffodils and tulips are nice but so much later in the year, I enjoy them at their time. 24Tangent@gmail.com
I sure want to do some springtime sewing. I have about 8 feet of snow in my yard in the Sierra mountains. My favorite spring flower which does well here is the daffodil. Thanks for participating in the blog hop.
Using a flowered panel to make your quilt interest me. I had stopped using panels and now this gives me an exciting new idea. Thanks.
A lovely, spring time quilt. Those colors make me smile. My favorite spring time flower is the tulip with all the different colors that bring hope when I am so tired of winter.
Love all your bright colors. Jo Kramer sent me
I live in California and Love it when the poppies come to play! I love their bright orange against the green hillsides in the Spring. Thanks for sharing your great giveaway!
What a fun quilt to brighten a winter day/season!!! Great quilting, too!!!
Jo sent me. I'm with you on improving weather!! Love you quilt!! We are expecting another major snowstorm this week in Ontario Canada. bagpipers159@gmail.com
I love the colorful spring panel, Joy. We are certainly having a dreary, gray winter so far. Some sunshine through a beautiful spring themed quilt is just what we need. I look forward to seeing Tulips every spring.
I enjoyed reading your blog and in depth instruction including how you quilted the Hillside charm quilt. I love the panel. There's alot of beautiful spring flowers. I love red tulips!
Very pretty and bright quilt! I do love that striped binding! I am a tulip girl myself and I see I am in good company :)
I am really loving the hillside charm. So nice to see spring flowers. Can’t wait to see crocus and tulips.
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I love all flowers but will pick crocus because they are usually the first things up in the spring, sometimes even before all the snow has melted.
I love how your Hillside charm quilt came out, nice and spring time happy. I love seeing all the flowers popping there blooms open it’s hard to pick 1
molly@villarosadesigns.com
My favorite spring flowers are daffodils.
such a beautiful quilt! i love daisies.
Trilliums for the win here in Ontario!
basaran.family (at) rogers (dot) com
Springtime charm is very springy and brings a smile to my face. My favourite springtime flower is daffodils ... yes, I know that they usually bloom in Feb or March, but to me it's a sign that winter is almost over and spring is just around the corner! :-)
Love this project! I like Charm Packs + use a lot of them in my Quilting!
My Favorite Flower is the Daisy! Thanks for sharing!
I love buttercups. They are like little pockets of sunshine. You made such a cheerful quilt.
About late March I get really anxious for the bearded Irises in our front yard to show signs of growth. They were a gift from my late mother-in-law and we transplanted them from our home in Michigan to our new home in Central New York. Although we all miss our beloved Michigan, we and the Irises like it here too.
Just one? Dogwood, Azella's, Pansies.. and I love my Winter Rose (Hellebore).
I like the crocus as it is one of the earliest to appear!
Love your flowery panel. I can't wait for the azaleas and rhododendrons to bloom. Thanks for doing the Blog hop. Jagratrix@wavecable.com
Oh gosh, I love daffodils!! They are so cheerful and bright, makes me happy! smb4inc@aol.com
Hi Joy! What a lovely finish. It's such a happy-looking piece that screams sunshine to me. This has been a fun blog hop. {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
You and me both and winter isn't even half over here in northern Wisconsin!
Every Spring i keep a close look-out for the first crocus to pop it's head out through the snow. Crocus are my favorite; a sure sign that Spring is on the way!
Hillside Charms works great for a pretty focal fabric, no panel needed. I made a QoV with the pattern using a panel.
Love your quilt. My favorite springtime flower is the peony. I love the smell of them. By the way “Jo sent me”.
I love the crocuses peeking through the snow! (Although here in SE Michigan we don't get as much as you!)
I love the panel it's so bright and colorful. I like all the spring flowers.
Very pretty quilt Jo sent me!
Love that bright cheerful quilt and do like that pattern. Jo sent me and so glad she did. Favorite spring flower . I'm getting a golden flame honeysuckle established the fragrance is wonderful.
Jsyoungsurgery@gmail.com
Thank you
Janice
I love daylillies!
Virginiaracefan@verizon.net
Your quilt is absolutely beautiful! I love the spring colors. My favorite flower in spring in tulips (I'm Dutch!) and I also love wildflowers and daisies.
I want to use this idea for a Christmas panel I have. Jo sent me!
My favorite spring flower is the daffodil. Nothing beats a garden full of sunshine!
I live in the Pacific Northwest and lilacs are a sure sign Spring is here! I love the fragrance in the air when they're in full bloom!
Very happy ‘springy’ quilt!
My favorite springtime flowers are tulips and lilacs.
I've planted daffodils all over the yard, to me, the happy yellow flowers are a happy sign that we've made it thru another winter!
Feeling like this could be good for my new granddaughter!
SEW super cute!!!
Super springy! I love it!!
This is Lorna, btw!!!
Daffodils are my favorite.
I love pansy's, probably because they pretty much always have some purple shades. With purple being my favorite color, I can't go wrong with pansy's. Thanks so much for the chance to win some great prizes on this blog hop, and your tips! Blessings! wvoaks at comcast dot net
It's a tie between crocus and daffodils. My absolute favorite is lilacs.
Jo sent me. My favorite springtime flower is the crocus. Barb Hayden - rickhayden@comcast.net
Jo sent me. I love crocuses because they are early. We moved to Daffodil drive so I planted lots of lovely daffodils. Lou Ann louannj48@gmail.com
Daffodils are my favorite springtime flower!
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I also live in Michigan, so like you, I look forward to all blooming things in the spring. I think my favorite - probably because it’s one of the few flowers deer won’t eat - are daffodils. Having said that, tho, I recall a small spring garden a friend used to have. It in, she had red tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, windflowers and probably one or 2 other flowers. It was absolutely beautiful.
Hi! Hope you’re getting to build a lot of snowmen!! Your quilt made me smile & dream of Spring👏🤩👍
I like the Hillside Charm pattern too. My favorite spring flower is the wild flower, Dutchman's Britches or also known as Little Boy's Britches. Jo sent me.
I love seeing the wild Daffodils on the mountainsides and the tame ones in my yard.
Jo sent me. Thank you. I'll have to try this with some of the panels I have.
My favorite Spring flower is the primrose. They can tolerate snow and cold.
The lovely panel and fabrics made me dream about iris and peonies. they look so awesome together in a spring boquet.
Love the fabrics you used in Hillside Charm quilt.
Daffodils are my favourite spring flower, but we still have a while to wait for them to appear in our yard.
Omygoodness! This is so cute! The panel really pops with this pattern!
My favorite spring time flower would be the wild violets that keep showing up in my lawn each spring. meladycat2000@yahoo.com
Love the quilt. Good reminder tips.
Charlenem622@yahoo.com-Charlene Morris
My favorite springtime flowers are tulips. So many beautiful varieties!
It’s already mostly spring here in Florida. I love my irises! Jo sent me!
I'm so tired if winter. Your lovely flowery quilt has helped to brighten up my day. Daffodils are my favorite spring flower, with primroses are a close second.
My favorite springtime flower are irises! Love the Hillside Charm pattern, too.
Love the quilt...
My favorite spring flower is the Tulip and especially since my heritage is Dutch! Beautiful panel quilt using the Hillside Pattern. VRDs are GREAT for panels as they are clever but easy to stitch patterns!
I love your flowery version. It is lovely. Thanks for sharing
Daffodils are so pretty; I like any spring flower here in MN because it means the snow will be soon melted!
Tulips are my favorite spring flower
Daffodils are my fave springtime flower! They are so bright and cheerful.
Tulips are my absolute favorite flower any time of the year! Such variety! Your quilt is lovely, and I can't wait to develop the skills you have in fmq. Jo sent me.
I love most any kind of flower! I really enjoy seeing my primroses popping up in the Spring.
Love many spring flowers, but pansies are my very favorite.
I like to do different panels for my door; this is a great idea for a way to use them.
I love hydrangeas I know they aren't known as a spring flower, but here is SE Texas Spring is much earlier than most parts of the country. As far as spring flowers go our Azalea bushes are the first to get color So their beautiful bright pink flowers are always a welcomed sight.
My favorite spring time flowers are tulips and the little grape hyacinths that pop up out of the snow on the south side of a building. Love your spring time quilt.
Your Springtime Charm quilt is perfect for a little girl!
My favorite spring flower is the lily of the valley.
My favorite springtime flower is iris! So many colors and shapes...from bearded iris to miniature blooms. Love your quilt as I look out on snow-covered ground!
I love daisies!!! Your adaptation of Hillside Charm (my fav) would be an excellent choice for young girls. Love your colors!! I have 2 granddaughters and can’t wait to sew this pattern using the bright colors.
Stitchinbabe@gmail.com
Love Villa Rosa cards. They are my mainstay for quick and fun charity quilts
Your quilt is beautiful! I love those colors. My favorite spring flower is the daffodil.
I love your bright cheery quilt. I am so looking forward to Spring on this snowy day in PA.
In Spring I'm so excited to see the daffodils pushing trough our late snowstorms. That's a really cute quilt. thanks.
I love purple clematis!!!!! Love your quilt!
Teri Morgan
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Peonies 🥰 Shell688 at aol dot com
I love your bright, sunny quilt;) When I was a young mother I used to announce to my children "Look, the forsythias are blooming!" Of course they had a difficult time pronouncing forsythia so it was out springtime giggle!
I like that center panel. It’s bright and cheerful. quiltjane@aol.com
Seeing you use the Stripology Ruler reminds me that I need to get mine out of the drawer and make good use of it too! It's such a timesaver! I'm longing for flowers, but we have lots of snow that needs to disappear before that time comes. Bring me a daffodil and I'll be a happy lady for days!
Picking one spring flower is difficult for me; I plant crocus, tulips, daffodils and love them all. But I have my mother's Iris's and they are very special so that is my favorite. I love your spring quilt.
Love the bright sunny flowers you used in the Hillside Charm pattern. Thanks for the sunshine today!
Your Springtime Charm quilt is beautiful! Daffodils are my favorite spring flowers...so cheerful!
Tulips, daffodils and Hiacynth are my favorites
I think my favorite springtime flower may be a crocus, because whenever I see them popping up, I hear my mom's voice saying, "A crocus! The first sign of spring!" and my heart is warmed.
I love daisies. They are my favorite.
Tulips are my favorite speing flower.
What a small world! I came here via Jo's blog. She's in Iowa. You're in my hometown! And we homeschooled as well haha. Every Friday I drove from Holland to Norton Shores to participate in a great co-op. I'll have to stop in at that quilt shop the next time I'm headed North.I love your finished quilt. It's so bright! We've had so many gray days lately, haven't we? Blessings
Wait....Joy?!!! Is that you?!!! I just made the connection. I'm rolling on the floor over here bwahaha! I scrolled down to your photo. Too funny!
I love daffodils because they seem to be one of the earliest flowers and just keep returning year after year. I have even seen them appear in a wooded area, completely wild.
I love your Springtime Charm quilt.
Hello! I like your choice of colors for the Hillside Charm quilt - it does scream Spring.
Hello! I like your choice of colors for the Hillside Charm - it does scream Spring.
I love tulips. My favorite flower of all. :) Love your Hillside Charm! It's bright and beautiful.
I am a daffodil gal!
Love your quilt!
I, too, homeschooled my 3 for a dozen years.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I choose the Crocus as it is one of the earliest to appear!
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Picking a favorite flower is like picking a favorite child! Yellow Crocus are first, sweet violets, violas, tulips, daffodils and all of the cherry tree blossoms! I am new to your blog, I added you to feedly.
I do like crocus because they are the first sign of spring! Although sometimes they show up a bit early. Still it makes me feel like spring is not far off.
I love the fabrics you used for the Hillside Charm Quilt. They are outstanding and made such a pretty quilt.
Thank you for your blog.
Jo sent me. Love daffodils in the spring. They are so tenacious, pushing up through ice and snow
I love your Springtime Charm quilt. My favorite spring flower is the daffodil Not only does it brighten our days in early spring, but it can hold up to the windy weather here in Oklahoma!
Spring is my favorite season. My birthday is in April and can vary from spring flowers to blizzards here in Iowa. Thank you, Jo, for sending us to the blogs. Jmrwdm(@) gmail.com
I love the vibrant colors of the panel and the accent fabrics. Beautiful work
I love your take on this pattern….a new idea. I love tulips!
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I have been having so much fun going to so many new to me blogs. Thanks for being part of the Hop. My favorite card was Nantucket. I enjoyed your take on the Hillside Charm. My favorite springtime flower is the tulip, but I love all flowers of course.
How cheery your springtime panel quilt is! Winter has not been bad enough that I am rushing into Spring, but I will be glad to see all the weeds replaced with flowers. My favorite flower is the iris.
I'm a sucker for daffodils and sadly, I have none in my garden. I spend too much time quilting to want to go dig in the soil. Your quilt is really cheerful. It really says spring is coming soon.
Jo sent me! I love tulips, and I have the most beautiful, delicate white one in my front yard. It's fabulous.
I am new to VR and love the concept of the tiny cards with big ideas. The blog group is so much fun to everyone’s versions. Kim Pemberton bassyarddog@gmail.com
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