Fliegenpilz

Fliegenpilz is the German name for Toadstools. Despite their poisonous nature, they are good luck symbols and populate many gardens and greeting cards. Anyone who's visited my home or blog has probably noticed that I like these pretty little mushrooms and their lore. Hence a Fliegenpilz quilt.

I had originally thought I'd do a big quilt-as-you-go thing sewing green strips directly to my batting/backing and then adding a strip of free pieced mushrooms. But then I woke up this morning with the realization that it needed to be a fairy ring! It will be harder to piece the ring, but I like the design better. I tried out a simple mushroom which i think is on the right track. My daughter saw my sketch and did one of her own. I like the prairie point border she added. I might have to steal that idea! I'm open to any other piecing ideas too.

Mushrooms

This is my very sketchy sketch for my mushroom quilt. I know I won't get to it right away, but I've been stashing green scraps and, of course, I have a good collection of red and white polka dotted fabrics for the 'shrooms themselves!

Hi from Kristin L

Not that I need any new projects, but I've had an idea with free-pieced mushrooms bouncing around in my head for a while now and this seems like the perfect way to actually get motivated to work on it. Imagine a row of little dancing 'shrooms in a strippy green meadow. That's what I hope to make...