My newest finish.
And first, the backstory.
I had won some fabric from Mary at Quilting In The Sunshine State, bless her. Black, white and yellow - gorgeous! An idea popped into my head and I started designing. Does anyone remember the song, Lemon Tree? I believe it came out in 1962, sung by Peter, Paul and Mary. My mother played it incessantly. Or maybe it just seemed that way....anyway, I wanted to include some lyrics and make a lemon tree quilt.
I also wanted it to look like some of the artwork from the 60's - colorful and kind of sketchy. One of the fabrics reminded me of pop art, and that's the one I chose for the tree and leaves. I'm very happy with the way this mini-quilt came out, it looks just like it did in my head. How often does THAT happen!
I stitched around the applique pieces with one line of straight stitching, in black. That gave me the sketchy look I was going for. This is a small quilt, won't be washed in the machine, so that is sufficient to hold the pieces.
If you'd like to make a Lemon Tree of your own, I've uploaded a pdf file so you can. I put a warning on it - you have to print with NONE checked next to Page Scaling, or it won't come out proper size. It's a wonder I have any hair left, it took me awhile to figure that out.
I hope you like my Lemon Tree - if you do make one, I would love to see!
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75 comments:
Oh my goodness! Allie that is so such a piece of art! You did a fabulous job of coming up with the idean and then executing it beautifully (and, yes, I do remember that song - lol)
Oh my goodness! Allie that is so such a piece of art! You did a fabulous job of coming up with the idea and then executing it beautifully (and, yes, I do remember that song - lol)
I had that first PP&M album and I loved that song. Your little quilt is so perfect -- the design and the prints remind me of the 1960s (I had a mini tent dress with a very similar print). It is great when the idea in your head turns out just the way you envisioned it, and it look wonderful!
What a refreshing looking piece!
Wow! That is so cool. Great design and very pretty!
What a wonderful quilt to commemorate a great song. You did a superb job. Is the quilt for you or your mom????
Wow Allie your so talented. Beautiful Lemon tree,
Allie, you clever and talented girl!!! How gorgeous is this design?!!! I love it!!!
Now to go tell everyone about it...and I cannot wait to make my own version!
Thank you for being so generous, sweetheart. :-)
Hugs
Jenny
That is a really cute tree. Thanks for sharing the pattern with us Allie.
Allie, I love this - I love trees, leaves and lemons! I remember Trini Lopez singing the song. Thank you so much for the beautiful design.
Absolutely gorgeous! You outdid yourself AGAIN!!!
I love that song! Thanks for sharing :)
Came from Jenny of Elefantz
What a lovely fresh design and fabrics.... I definitely remember that song... still sing to it if I hear it..
hugz
Fiona
Oh Allie this is absolutely GAWJUS!!! I just love that song, I used to sing it to the kids when we planted our lemon tree in the backyard ;o). What a beautiful pattern ... thank you SO much :o)!!!
Hugs,
Joy :o)
Oh, my, Allie; this is beautiful. Yes, I remember the song. How generous you are to share this with us. Thank you. Hugs, NancyB in AZ
Oh you so rock Allie...I can't wait to try this one out! Thank you girl, so exquisite. You're very talented, thank you, Elaine
It is just lovely Allie - Thankyou
Hugs - Fee XX
So sweet.....love that song.
Thank you for sharing.
I love it Allie :) thank you and I remember that song too....But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat hehehehe :) Thanks heaps for the memory too :) I like the fabrics you used also. Hugs Vicki xoxox
That is so lovely - I think those black white & yellow fbrics are a real challenge - a perfect solution. All the music from the 60s was good - giving my age away eh?? and I do remember "Lemon Tree". Thanks for being so generous with your idea.
This is such a lovely design. I'm going to make it up very soon. Thank you so much for sharing your pattern.
I love Peter Paul and Mary and this is one of my all-time favourite songs (along with Puff the Magic Dragon and Blowing in the Wind)... love your quilt - a perfect interpretation of the song!
Allie.....I just love it...thanks so much for the pattern....Peg xx
Very, very cute! And now I'm singing away...LOL!
Great job, Allie. And you're right...it is very 60's looking.
PP & M were one of my favorite folk groups of that era. I even learned to play a four string guitar because that's one of the instruments that Paul played.
Congratulations Allie, super pattern. Of course I remember song. Thank you for sharing pattern. Jenny told me about you.
Hugs,Faye
Where to begin - this is so wonderful! I love the design, the colors, everything! I haven't looked at the PDF yet, but does it say how you did the lettering? The font is perfect for this.
Really appealing. Makes me want to find some black, white and lemon fabric myself, to use the same colours, you did. It would be the only way the whole effect would work.
Regards,
Susan
W.Australia
I used to sing that song when I was young!! Guess that's showing my age! LOL I just LOVE this quilt Allie! It's so fresh and creative! Well done! :0)
Allie, I LOVE your lemon tree!!!! It is absolutely gorgeous!!! You are so generous to share your design with us! I love the composition, and the sketchy look - superb! Or should I say sub-LIME?!!!! he he he... It's spesh darling - just like you!!!
Hugs!!! Vikki xoxox
Hi Allie, I love your Lemon Tree Quilt, its gorgeous! Thank you for sharing the pattern :o)
I do remember that song. You made such a lovely quilt. A great way to use the fabric. So fun.
Allie I just love it. You are an artist! I'm going to blog about you and link to you on Sunday. Great job and thanks for sharing.
LOVE IT!!!
Oh this is so beautiful my friend! I can tell from what you have written that you are very proud of how it came out...and so you should be, its awesome :)
*hugs* Heather x
Very clever! And it does look 60's-ish.
Love the tree, it is brilliant and the song immediately popped into my head as I read the words.
Thank you for the pattern, I have added it to my gotta-do's.
Thanks a lot for the lovely tree!
Gunilla in Sweden
What a sweet lemon tree. :) Really cute.
Love your lemon tree design---you are very talented!! It turned out just great!!!
I love the colors of your Lemon Tree quilt. It looks really great and does remind you of pop art. I do not remember the Lemon Tree song, I am going to see if I can find it on youtube.
ALLIE!!!! I love it and I'm making one :) Just have to get the right fabric! It's FAB!!! LOVE IT!!!
So sunny and bright, put an instant smile on my face! (And now I will have that song in my head all day!)
Oh my goodness Allie--it is beautiful!
Oh Allie it's beautiful. I'm going to sing the rest of the day. :-)
Since I saw this lovely little quilt I couldn't stop singing "Lemon tree"
This is gorgeous! Growing up there was a lemon tree in the backyard, I love this!
Allie I love this quilt, its gorgeous and I remember the song by Trini Lopez.Such a beautiful design!
Allie, that is just sooooo cool! I love the quilt, and I always liked that song, too. (I remember it sung by Trini Lopez.) You are so good at designing...you should sell your patterns! :o)
XOXO,
Cyndi
Wow, Allie! That is just fabulous, and to have it come out the way you envisioned it? I'm not sure that's ever happened at my house.
I have such fond memories of that song. Thanks for the reminder. And keep creating! You're unbelievable.
Thanks so much, Allie!! Very generous of you!! LOVE this tree and the fabric is perfect for it!! Well done!!
Paulette
Oh my! You are an artist! This is beautiful. I wonder if I could do this. Is it hard? Of course I have to get to the sewing machine first, right???
Great job Allie, love your lemon tree!! I've been so busy this past week, I didn't get a chance to stop in before now.
this is gorgeous! I love the black, white and yellow together
Wow girl...54 comments???!!! I had to scroll a loooong time to leave this comment!! :D Serves me right for not getting here sooner! HA! LOVE THIS!! Very inspiring and good story...perfect! Hope you are doing better, sorry I've been amiss, who'd thought having FIVE kids in the house would be sooo tiring!! UGH!!! Have a good Sunday! xo
I love your lemon tree...fantastic. I am going to blog about it on my Freebies blog if thats okay...thanks for sharing..hugs Khris
Congratulations on a gorgeous blog and a stunning Lemon Tree quilt. What a great treat to see your work and talent. Thankyou. Alison
lallalliving.blogspot.com
Hermoso....!!!, me encanta, gracias por compartirlo. Felicidades
Thanks so much for this delightful pattern. It will be a perfect gift for my DS, who uses these colors in her family room!!
I love these colors and I'm working on a quilt with them. I love your project and thank you so much for sharing.
This quilt is totally and utterly amazing and I will bookmark it and come back to it again - really really wonderful.
Very unique, and I love the colors together. I do remember that song...I hope those lyrics won't be going thru my mind all day over and over! LOL!
Just beautiful! A lovely quilt and I love the inspiration.
Well, this quilt strikes a cord with this child from of the 60's. It's just beautiful. We lived in southern California and my grandma had lemon trees in her backyard. Sweet memories! Very nice job on your quilt and thanks for sharing! I'm becoming a follower!
Karen
what a wonderful pattern! I just love black and white!
Love this!
Thanks for sharing this one again. I love it.
Such a cool quilt!
Your quilt is beautiful. You are very talented. Thank you for sharing your design.
I love it! What a fun and whimsical quilt. The sketched effect is perfect. And yes, I do remember the song. :-)
Lemon tree---it couldn't get any more unique and cute at best!!!!
Great quilt! We eat lots of lemons in our house. We have a very small lemon tree in a pot but it doesn't produce enough to keep up with us.
WONDERFUL!!!
So pretty and creative! You did a great job. It has the exact sketchy look you were going for!
Fantastic! Love this one.
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