Saturday, June 18, 2016

Resurrection of Day at Loon Lake Quilt


I took this old project out of hibernation this weekend.  I only need to applique one more block (the blank space in the upper right corner) before I start stitching things down, and thread-painting.  I've taken a long enough break from it (8-10 years) that it's interesting again. 


The pattern is from Bee Creative.  




So this is what I'll be working on until I get tired of it again ...


5 comments:

The Idaho Beauty said...

That will be quite lovely when done. Spying some great fabric choices in there. Is it wall quilt or lap quilt size?

Michele Matucheski said...

I bought it as a kit many years ago. I think there was a few things that bothered me about it -- The baby chick loons (which I've recently removed and feel much better about. They really didn't add anything but grey lumps.

And what do you think of that green-blue block in the middle? I don't think that really goes with the rest ... I think I'll be looking for a new blue to replace it -- one that will be more in harmony with the gray and blue to either side of it.

Anonymous said...

I would agree. I kept going back & forth between the picture on the pattern & and the actual top. I wondered if it was a kit because so many of the fabrics looked identical. But that one block did seem out of whack, not blending as well as in the pattern photo. You're a big girl now quilting wise - get in there and change what needs changing to please your eye! on Wedding Ring Quilt is Complete! --Idaho Beauty

LizzieAlone said...

I have been trying to find this pattern! Do you have any idea where I might find it? I have searched and searched. And I think your loon looks perfect - great fabrics.

Michele Matucheski said...

Dear Lizzie,

Thanks for your interest. I bought this as a kit from a quilt shop in Texas (mail order) 12-15 years ago--somewhere along the coast : Quilts by the Bay (409-740-9296. Not at all sure if they are still in business or not. I remember they had just lived through a pretty bad hurricane when I ordered it. Officially, the pattern is called "Day at the Lake" by bee creative. www.beecreativestudio.com I think the owner was Nancy Davis Murty. They copyright is from way back in 2001, so I suspect this pattern is out of print now. Though you might be able to find it on eBay.


Good luck with your quest!