Evie's Retirement Quilt

Evie's Quilt Challenge Journey

Evie's style is elegant, color preference: red, gold and cream colors, she's fond of Asian design, and she's not into traditional quilting.

I found some elegant fabrics and this Robert Kaufman's Imperial Collection, 24 inch Red Wisteria Mum Flower Garden panel which I purchased from from Hancock's of Paducah.  It's lovely with suttle gold accents

I saw some panels that were cut and sewn back together with borders and opted for that, going for asymmetry.  Now what borders and should I incorporate any actual quilt blocks?

I found this elegant Cleopatra's fan block and wanted to use them in the quilt.  One in each corner?

I preferred 3 but only on two diagonal corners.

With black borders?

Or without black borders?

I printed it out a Cleopatra's fan block pattern from here and cut each piece out and added 1/4" seam allowance.

 I just found a free Cleopatra's fan block quilt here at Robert Kaufman's website.

Test fan blocks in the backing

All Finished!

Quilting details:  Dragonfly in the corner

Evie loves her quilt!

Donna's Quilted Birthday Gifts

Donna likes Marvel Comics so I picked up a fat quarter pack of Marvel comic fabric at Walmart and made a little basket using Ayumi's fabric basket tutorial. 

A few scrapbooking items.

Her cat is named Buddy, so I made a little coin purse with "Buddy" (a gray tabby) sitting on a red cushion.  Opens with a zipper across his back