Familiars are the greatest power on this earth

Pendant

19th century

Germany

Maker: Cecile Choi

Inspiration: Matisse’s Goldfish

I’m gonna do nine patches and bordered squares and put them on point.

I saw a photo of something similar in creams and reds a long time ago and took a screen shot of it, and saw it while I was scrolling through my ‘Quilts to Make’ file. Decided to pull these out and give it a go.

No idea what size it’ll end up, but if I stick to 6x7 blocks with a border it should end up about 64”x72” I think. Which is a nice throw size to cuddle on the couch with.

Of course…

Not enough to make bigger, I think more contrast between the two fabrics would look even better, but this will make a lovely couch quilt!

She ended up 70”x85”, which is a pretty nice twin if a bit short, but it would also layout on a queen with little overhang if someone was looking for a display kind of quilt.

I have a dark teal cotton in mind for backing and Robin’s Egg blue for the quilting thread, which is basically the same colour as the light blue fabric.

Last week at the local thrift store I found a set of 4 Hilda glasses! ($10 for all 4)

There's a slight chip on the rim of the water pump one but these are gonna be displayed, not actually used.

I figured the goldfish deserved their own post! I love having a big everyday bag but it is nice to have the option of something smaller when the occasion calls for it.

The top two of these are still available in my shop in case you too need a fish bag in your life!