I live in Ontario, Canada, and have been blogging about my quilting
I had great fun dreaming up creative versions of possible bowl quilts to create, but went with my first thought:
"If life is a BOWL of cherries, what am I doing in the pits?" (which is a book written by Erma Bombeck)
Here's are my cherry bowls...
Paper piecing is one of my favorite block sewing techniques, but I must admit that I always make a big mess. I do try to contain the bits of fabric and paper but find it impossible to be neat and tidy when paper piecing. Do you have the same problem?In my attempt to be a little more organized,
I like to precut as many of the pieces as I can to the approximate sizes. I picked out my bowl fabrics and cut a piece from each fabric 5" x 2.5". Then I subcut that into 5" x 1.5" and 5" x 1" for each bowl. I also precut the red strips that go across each bowl at .75"...these pieces are small! Then I was organized and ready to start sewing.
I had a great time piecing the bowls (that was my favorite part) and stacked them 7 high. Then I appliqued the cherries which I fussy cut from "Oh Cherry" fabric and embroidered the stems (no, that was my favorite part).
Then onto the border...
I sewed together small scraps from the flower fabrics in the "Oh Cherry" line, and attached a tiny red rickrack at the beginning of the border.
I hand quilted around the bowls and in each border square (really, that was my favorite part).
Then I hand beaded the bowl bands in beads to match each bowl (okay, for real, that was my most favorite part).
Can you tell that I enjoyed each step of making my cherry bowls?!? LOL
What I enjoyed, aside from seeing all the great quilts, was the number of brave quilters who signed up for the blog hop and were beginner paper piecers, but were willing to try something new...bravo!
Thanks for visiting my blog and enjoy the rest of the today's bowl blogs:
I so love your bowls. Me and My Sister make the prettiest fabrics. I love the ric rac and the beading. And I love that you make a mess because I do too! Thank you for such an enjoyable project.
ReplyDeleteEstou gostando muito de todo esse movimento,pois adoro tudo que é papel,não tentei fazer mas, está na lista.Achei o seu muito criativo.Parabéns.
ReplyDeleteVery cute, Kathy. I haven't been doing the blog hop, but I really like your quilt. Yes, I've read that book by Erma. : )
ReplyDeleteI miss Erma Bombeck and her little pieces of funny wisdom; your bowls are a sweet reminder of how much she made me laugh. I don't embroidery (I've been told I should learn it) so I really appreciate the work you put into those beautiful bowls. Hand beading? Oh my goodness--I love it! Thanks for hopping with us and I hope you come back to play with us again. :O)
ReplyDeleteYour bowls are beautiful !
ReplyDeleteWOW, you did a fantastic job embellishing your bowls! I love seeing all the different ways a block can be done. Thank you for sharing and the great giveaway.
ReplyDeletehi there, thanks for the giveaway. I have to say I have really enjoyed the blog hop..all the different quilts were just so cute! I love them all!
ReplyDeletelol @ your first thought. That is a really cheerful bowl quilt. It is really lovely with all the little details.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your first blog Hop. Very Cute Bowls. I used to wake up in time to listen to Erma on GMA every Morning way back when I lived on the farm. I have several of her books. Great idea for a fun quilt. Love the fabric line. Thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteSuch a "cheerry" little quilt! :) Love your choice in fabrics!
ReplyDeleteOh your stack turned out so lovely and I love those cherries. Great. What impresses me is that every bowlsquilt is showing something personal from the creator. This is so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteBe blessed
Was für tolle Schüsseln, ich liebe sie. Die Kirschen sind zum hereinbeißen.
ReplyDeleteReally love your version, thanks for the chance to win, XXX
ReplyDeleteLove your bowls and the cherries!!! Hope you are never in the pits!!! I am now following you!
ReplyDeleteThose are true summer bowls. Love the cherries!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful bowl of cherries, and i like the pictures you took.
ReplyDeleteKATRIN W.
Your bowls are absolutely gorgeous! I love the colors and the fabric you chose. I think my favorite part of the hop is seeing where everyone is from and how each made the bowls their own.
ReplyDeleteI love your bowls! and the cherries are such fun!
ReplyDeleteThis blog hop has been such fun - I've enjoyed the wide variety of projects stemming from the same pattern! and you're all so clever!!
Thanks for sharing!
I love your fabric choice! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely quilt you´ve done! I love the different ideas to go with the same pattern. Each of us took different fabric and had another idea to bring them into a result. And I was really surprised to see the way which we can go for crazy ideas with best results. I do love colors in different mixtures... to have more ideas on my own. Its inspiring me!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for those beautifull results!
Beate from Gabrielles Atelier
I love the summer bowls with cherries.
ReplyDeleteMany greetings from Germany
I love the fabrics you have used in your bowl quilt. the colours are lovely and bright and the designs really beautiful. It is great seeing all the different ways the same bowl pattern has been used to make very different quilts.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful quilt, the pastel colors, the beads, the cherries of course, the quilting and last but not least the photo setting among the pink flowers - perfect!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you participated!
Regina in Germany
I have enjoyed all the beautiful colors. I love how different each stack of bowls is, and now I want to get the pattern and try it for myself.
ReplyDeleteLove your bowls, especially the cherries and rick rack. So colorful! Thanks for being part of the hop.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning...ahhhh cherries in a bowl and Erma Bombeck mention..what's not to love...in fact love sew much..well I just can't say another word..lol
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bowls. It has been a great hop. Nice give away,
ReplyDeleteThis blog hop is right up your alley...a mini quilt with paper piecing, embroidery, appliqué embellishment and a bit of whimsy thrown in for good measure! Your quilt makes me crave a bowl of cherries! Too bad they are not in season!
ReplyDeleteI agree, PaperPiecing is great.
ReplyDeleteAnd your bowls are lovely!
I love your display....very pretty colours and the cherries are a great addition.. Wonderful giveaway too. This blog has been a learning experience; paper piecing, the time involved, and the commitment of everyone involved.
ReplyDeleteI have been looking at these bowl blogs for sometime now, and I think they are great. Yours is especially nice.
ReplyDeleteShelia
Love your blog and love your bowls. Keep your quilting adventures coming.
ReplyDeleteYour hanging is fresh and sweet! I thought that the bowl pattern would be limited.....but every day I see so many creative interpretations. Love them all!
ReplyDeleteWow...you really did a nice tutorial. Bright, happy bowls. I've have so enjoyed seeing all the creativity and imagination in this blog hop.
ReplyDeleteVery nice bowls, the cherries look good.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this hop. It is always so much fun to see all the different creations that come from the same basic pattern-- LOVE it! And, it is an inspiration for ME to give paper piecing another try-- my past experiences have been not so great! ;-) Thank you for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed seeing such wonderful quilts and the fabric you have used is just great
ReplyDeleteKathy - I love your little quilt & thanks for introducing me to these fabrics-they're so sweet, especially the flowerly border. The rick rack really stands out and frames the bowls. I also have a tendency to be not so neat when I sew & I think it's because I'm really concentrating on the process. Then when I'm finished I see what a great product I've made and the mess is anticlimatic, a necessary evil! Thanks for sharing and the opportunity to win some new fabric as I am trying to use my "vintage" collection which is a nice way of saying stuff I've collected for years, but haven't yet done anything with! LOL
ReplyDeleteYou continually amaze me with the beautiful quilts you make. I think that no matter the difficulty you jump right in and create something wonderful. Your Cherry Bowls is amazing and I well remember Erma Bombecks book.
ReplyDeleteYou did a very fine job on your project. I love the touch of ric rac as well. I am amazed at all the different uses quilters have come up with for their bowls. So many wonderful ideas.
ReplyDeleteI love your bright cheerful bowls, especially the embellishment you put around them to show them off. Yes, this was my first time doing paper piecing. It sure was different but I think I got the knack of it now. I am ready to tackle some more. Thanks for sharing your bowls with us.
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ReplyDeleteLove your bowl of cherries. I have enjoyed seeing blogs of quilters that I didn't know existed.
ReplyDeleteYour bowls look so fun! I've never done any paper piecing so I've really enjoyed seeing the "finished product" on these posts. I might just get brave enough to try it!
ReplyDeleteooopsie I just commented on the entry below by accident :-P
ReplyDeletehere is my comment again :oD
Rosemary B here:
Dear Kathy, I adore your project.
That is really all I have to say, but I will go on :-)
I love the fabric choices you made for the bowls,, and binding, all of the photos of this hilarious process... you did, however, forget to photograph your trashcan with all of that thread! haha
I love Erma Bombeck, she was such a sweetheart of a lady!
Again, the fabrics and the colors are just fantastic together. You are an inspiration
Thank you so much for sharing! and for a contest too, niiiice
I loved seeeing all the different fabrics used and the different designs using the same basic pattern. Fun! Especially love your 'bowl of cherries'.
ReplyDeleteI love your bowls! But then, I love the fabrics by Me & My Sister. I've enjoyed seeing all of the different ways that people have used their bowls. Thank you for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteGreat fabrics and I love the ric rac with it. I did a pinwheel quilt in the Oh Cherry fabrics and just love it. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteI really love your bowls, as I love many others too. The use of bright colours do me good, and I've got many new ideas for sewing and joining them. Thanks for the giveaway! tubakk@online.no
ReplyDeleteWhat a very pretty bowl quilt! Love the colors and all the added elements to make this such a 'sweet as cherries' piece. Thank you for sharing with us today.
ReplyDeleteYour bowl of cherries is adorable! What I've enjoyed about his hop is the variety. It's neat to see how one pattern can be interpreted so many ways.
ReplyDeleteThanks for being a part of it.
Hi Kathy,
ReplyDeleteLove your bowls quilt with the cherries.
I too loved Erma.
Have a great weekend
Dianne
This is so cute! You've done a great job as always!
ReplyDeleteI love your fabric and color choices. And I especially love the cherries in the bowl! So fun and colorful. The blog hop has brought me to alot of great blogs I would have never found on my own. Now my morning coffee time is getting longer and longer. It's been very inspiring. Thanks for sharing with us and for the chance to win.
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I love your cherry bowls, they turned out great!
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This has been a wonderful blog hop. Your addition is wonderful. I love the cherries. Thanks for the chance on your great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYour bowls are so pretty! I like the addition of ric-rac, it adds a lot...wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI love the variety of bowls in the hop. There are so many creative people out there, it really boggles the mind. Thanks for the inspiration and the opportunity
ReplyDeleteI love to paper piece and remember how I first started and how hard it seemed to me. It was great to see so many people trying something new. I love how cheerful your bowls are and what I like most about the hop (well, like you, there were a lot of things I liked about it) was all the different things that people put in their bowls. So creative.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful wallhanging and I really love the way you have the cherries falling from the bowl! I love fabrics by Me and My Sister and would love to win this jelly roll! The blog hop has really been fun and it has been neat to see all the different ways people have used the pattern!
ReplyDeleteWonderful bowls and fabrics choice!!
ReplyDeleteI like seeing the different fabrics used for the same pattern and the different versions that have been made with the same pattern and the touch that has made each one.
Thanks for the opportunity on your great giveaway!!
I have really enjoyed the blog hop because I have seen so many different ways to do these bowls! they have all been great and some really good ideas were gathered here.
ReplyDeleteI love the ric rac you used on your borders. Really makes the cherries pop! Thanks for the giveaway too.
It amazes me that so many people can come up with so many different ways to interpret one pattern! Your cherry bowls are simply adorable - makes me want to pluck one out and eat it up :*) You did a wonderful job!!!
ReplyDeleteKathy, your bowls are adorable. Looks like you managed to include all your favorite quilty parts into this one little quilt. great job.
ReplyDeleteI love your bowls and the red rickrack really serf them off well.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of the blog hp is all the nice people I've met, along with seeing each person individual creativity. Thank you for the giveaway - more fun!
Sew awesome. Love the saying, the fabrics, the cherries, the beading, the rickrack.....can you tell I liked every part? Thanks for sharing and the opportunity to win.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being one of the chosen.
I have to agree with you about all the new paper piecer's who signed up. I just can't seem to master this type of sewing. There is so much talent out there, and I'm amazed at everyone using the same pattern who different each one is. Thanks for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI've liked all of the different interpretations of the same pattern to create so many different projects!
ReplyDeleteGREAT bowls full of cherries! VERY cute! If you use the freezer paper-piece method - you won't have any mess with scraps of paper. Go to Stash Manicure and then to the tutorial of candy corn - it's by "yours truly"! I hope you'll try it - you just might love it! Thanks for sharing and I'm x'ing my fingers that I win your giveaway! LOVE the fabric!
ReplyDeleteHELLO! I'VE REALLY ENJOYED THE TOUR! YOUR BOWL PROJECT IS MY FAVORITE>SO ATTRACTIVE>HOW ABOUT THAT IN ONE'S KITCHEN! THANK YOU!
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Love your wallhanging it is beautiful, fun, great idea/addition with the rick rack. This blog hop has sent me to so many fellow quilters, I'm having a great time. Glad you found Bonnie Hunter, her evening cam posts have been what I needed to start again...sewing in the evenings! Thank you for a great stack!
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west coast gal
What I have loved about the hop is seeing all the wonderful creativity when each person started out with the same pattern. I especiallly loved your patchwork border and the added ric rac.
ReplyDeleteVery cute. I enjoyed seeing so many beautiful bowls :)
ReplyDeleteLove your bowls! Very pretty! The fabrics are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteErma Bombeck was a very funny lady. Your bowls of cherries mini quilt looks nice and summery. I like your fabric choices and the additions of rick rack, beading and of course the cherries. Very well done! What I like most about this blog hop is the variety of ideas all starting with the same pattern. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteErma would have loved this colorful bowls , well done and thanks for the chance at your giveaway :-)
ReplyDeleteLove your bowls quilt. I've really enjoyed seeing all the different bowl variations & especially the added embellishments. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm a novice to bloghopping and participating aswell, and being new to it I hop from one astonishment to another. First it starts with wondering what other people do with the pattern, (will they like mine?), when it started I was overwhelmed with the colors and ideas of others, all the kind reactions and on my own day I was pampered and cheered on, I could not believe my eyes, what a treat!
ReplyDeleteBut most of all I like looking at the pictures of all the variations made with this one pattern, I never thought this would be possible. ( I sometimes think:"what would Regina think?")
I love your cherry filled bowls, they are great! I hope you enjoy the bloghop just as much as me. Love from Holland!
I love your bowls and have enjoyed all the different fabrics used.
ReplyDeleteThe one thing that I really really like about this blog hop is the wide interpretation of the same pattern - it's inspirational. I appreciate the thought, time and effort that each participant spent in creating their bowls with borders. Finally, it is fun visiting and learning about bloggers all over the world and in the US/Canada. Thanks for your contribution to the hop.
ReplyDeleteKathy, your bowls are so great. Love the added trim and cherries. Great idea.
ReplyDeleteI think what I have enjoyed the most about the hop is seeing all the different fabrics each person uses and then how they set the bowls. It has been fun.
Love your bowls! So bright and cheery. :-) I have truly enjoyed watching everyone interpret the pattern and add the little accents. Its been great fun!
ReplyDeleteI love your cherry theme and the finished project...such fun fabrics!
ReplyDeleteG R E A T !!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little quilt! Like the cherries. What I liked about the blog hop was that being one of those who signed up, I finished a little quilt top. It was fun to see the creativity of some of the women and how each quilt turned out so differently...lots of different personalities out there. I would love to be entered to win some beautiful fabric! Make sure you enter my giveaway at www.neverenoughstash.blogspot.com for a pincushion.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing the wide variety of projects people came up with based on one simple, but clearly versatile, pattern.
ReplyDeleteI have simply enjoyed seeing everyones twist on it all. So much fun. This fabric is gorgeous as are your bowls. Love the little cherries.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway
Oh I love your fabrics. The rick-rack matching the colour stripe on the bowls and the cherries. Well put together. This blog hop has inspired me to try paper piecing,knowing that a mini quilt is a good challenge and I don't have to do a large bed size quilt to try out a new technique.
ReplyDeleteI really thought bowls would be boring, but I have been amazed at the creativity of all the quilters and the way they took the pattern and made it their own.
ReplyDeleteLove all the color in your bowls!!
ReplyDeleteI love the idividuality of each post on bowls. It has been fun to follow.
ReplyDeleteprycek@mymts.net
such a fun project. This is my first stop on the tour, so my favourite thing so far are your cherries, no wait, the rick rack.
ReplyDeleteYour bowls are so sweet looking, I love the cherries on top. I love meeting new bloggers.
ReplyDeleteI love your wall hanging quilt! The fabrics and colors you chose are just wonderful!! I've loved seeing all the different items made from the same pattern. It's amazing the creativity of quilter's and how they can really make a project their own.
ReplyDeletei have enjoyed seeing all the many bowls
ReplyDeleteWow! So so cute! What I enjoyed most is the fact that ll these bowl quilts are so cute! I did not join because I could not imagine a stack of bowls looking cute...I sure was wrong! They have all been darling! Thanks for the chance to win and thanks for showing us your cute quilt!!
ReplyDeleteI have loved all the creativity in the quilts. No two are the same. Just like us. Thanks foe the giveaway!,
ReplyDeleteOh baby! I LOVE your version. My day is tomorrow (or really in an hour) and mine seem so plain to all the ones I"ve seen. The thing I have loved the most about this hop is all the variation and unexpected surprises that everyone has taken with the same pattern! It blows my mind!
ReplyDeleteI love the individual expression in each quilters attempt! Your bowls of cherries are super sweet!
ReplyDeleteI love love your stacks and bowls, the fabric, the cherries , yes everything
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing
Your bowls are so cute! I love how everyone took the same simple(yet awesome) pattern and twisted it to their own ideas. So many very different looks that i never would have thought of! What inspiration!
ReplyDeleteyour bowls are very nice, i like it
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greetings from cologne
gabi
First of all I just love your stack of bowls. The colors, the fabrics, the cherries....all so wonderful. The hop has been great and it really is getting me very much interested in trying paper piecing myself. Perhaps for one of the other upcoming hops. If you know of a great online place for free patterns I'd love to hear about it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! I like your bowls. Great job!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Germany
Nicole
I like seeing all the ways paper piecing can be used
ReplyDeleteI love the bowls coming together and making me smile.
ReplyDeleteThe creativity has been amazing! Quilters have such imagination! Thank you fo the peek into your life on your blog. I read it each day.
ReplyDeleteWow I this is one of my favorites! Love all the details to your stack of bowls! It has been great fun following all the quilters participating in the hop (sadly I missed this one due to being out of the country) and seeing all the embellishments. I don't often embellish on my quilts but now have so many ideas! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYour bowls of cherry's are so pretty! I love the addition of the rick rack!
ReplyDeleteLots of wonderful touches to your pretty bowls...the cherries toppling out, the ric rac, the cheery flower border! I have so enjoyed this blog hop, very encouraged by all those who happily tried paper piecing for the first time! I most liked seeing such individual creativity in each new set of bowls!
ReplyDeleteI have loved all the bowls but most of all the different things that have been put in the bowls! So fun and creative. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove your mini! Such fun and happy fabric. The ric-rac is the perfect touch. This hop has been so inspiring, so many different ideas and all inspired by one pattern. I also love that I'm introduced to new blogs of creative and talented people.
ReplyDeleteThank you for a great giveaway and a chance to win.
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Love your bowl of cherries Kathy. My favourite thing about the blog hop was visiting the blogs from different countries. Lisa
ReplyDeleteI liked seeing all the different fabrics to make the bowls and how each quilter peronalized it for themselves. Thank you for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteYour bowls are adorable with the broderie perse style appliqued cherries! Pass the bowl, please!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, I said before, it takes courage to step up and put your art out there with others who have great ideas. Cheers for all of you ~
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Love seeing the many different ideas. I don't know what I will do when I get the pattern, but I am thinking a mug rug or pot holder. I love rick rack, so I will use some. Great job.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors and of course the cherries!
ReplyDeletethis has been such a great hop~
Hi!!! This is very bright and cheerful!!! Love it!!!! Thanks
ReplyDeleteI love all the pretty fabrics going into the bowls.
ReplyDeleteI really like your colorful bowls. I didn't get a chance to keep up with the blog hop this weekend but I came back and I must admit, wow! I saw your 5 yrs in the making quilt and I am in awe!
ReplyDeleteI guess what I like best about the bowls blog hop is that you get to see how each blogger owns/interprets the design. I love the fabric choices and creativity!
I think what I have enjoyed the most is the individual interpretation - sorta like the differences in every person's selection in china. I have 3 different patterns in my cabinet - one very "elegant" W-on-W with silver band, a blue onion style earthenware, and a bold earth-town pottery... And I absolutely love the fabrics you used in your stack!
ReplyDeleteThe cherries are a wonderful addition! Love your hand beading dressing them up further. Isn't it amazing how many different varieties of bowls were created? So fun to see. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI have so enjoyed seeing all the different ways each stitcher has made the bowls her own. There are SEW MANY great and creative ladies out there willing to share. Hops are so much fun!
ReplyDeleteLovely bowls quilt. I've loved seeing how everyone made the bowls their own. Thanks for the giveaway. It's very generous.
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I love your bowls. The ric rac is a great touch! It's been so fun to see different fabrics and extra touches used in everyones bowls.
ReplyDeleteKathy, your stack of bowls is so bright and cheery. Love the beads and ric rac. The cherries look good enough to eat. Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing in the hop!! There are many thing I have enjoyed about this blog hop. When Bowls with Borders started I said I am going to comment on every blog, so far so good, most days I am behind but I'm bound and determined I will read and comment on all of them before the 28th, that's today. I have found so many great blogs that I am now following. Pretty soon I won't have time to clean or cook, just sew and blog. I noticed you are from Ontario...for the past 9 years I have been living in Canton Michigan but I was born and raised in the Kitchener/Waterloo area...my next move will be back to Ontario when DH retires... and that is just around the corner! I am a new follower, and have spent the last hour going backwards in your blog. I look forward to visiting often. I always get excited when I find a quilt blogger that is close to 'home'. Would love it if you came by for a visit. Pauline
ReplyDeleteLove your bowls. One of my favoriates. Would love to win.
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((can you tell I'm catching up on missed posts this past week??)) :-)
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE this lil' finish!!!!!!! Bright - cheery - summery!!! Me and My Sister fabrics are top-notch :)
The addition of the ric-rac frames and finishes off your bowls amazingly. A+ girl :)
lovely work!!
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