Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Fraternal twins

I have twin girl cousins that are fraternal twins, not identical. My 2 quilts are like they are. They came from similar blocks but their personalities and coloring are different. I didn't accomplish anything new yesterday so I hope you will enjoy the picture of the 2 of them together.


I liked Wilkal's comment yesterday, that my journey through this second quilt on my blog was like taking a walk with a trail guide.

19 comments:

Laura Wasilowski said...

What a great photo to compare the quilts You can tell the 2 quilts are related but each has it's own personality. One quiet and the other bold.

Diane said...

Wanda, I thought I would prefer the "softer" quilt. I love the way you varied the color of the inner border. But I am absolutely MAD about the "busier" beachball quilt!

Vicky F said...

Yes, fraternal twins. One is introverted, one extroverted. But both charming.
Vicky F

Unknown said...

It is truly amazing, starting with the same idea and fabrics and watching how different they can actually be. Beautiful!

Kay Koeper Sorensen said...

Those 2 quilts are amazing.
What a great example to how you can take 2 sets of very similar blocks and make two totally different quilts.
K

Karen said...

I love them...the same (sort of) but very different...I love that! Fraternal twins is a very good analagy. The seeds came yesterday. Thanks so much! It looks like there's enough to plant a whole grove;)

jovaliquilts said...

My goodness but there's no perspetive on the internet! I would have thought they were the same size!

Barbara Strobel Lardon said...

Twins for sure but oh I love the beach ball one! Fabulous!

Anonymous said...

I voted for quilt # 1 ~ But then Beach Ball ~ just pushed no #1 to the side for me.

To me the beach balls are not beach balls but those cellophane wrapped hard candies. (peppermint, spearmint, blueberry etc.) And the fabric in the squares are those cylinder hard cut candies we have in our candy dishes at Christmas. 'SWEET AS SUGAR' this one is to me.

J~MT

hetty said...

I love this photo of your two quilts! The same, yet different! Comparing them to fraternal twins is a good analogy. I love both of them! They each have their own personality.

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

they are both great and so colorful - love them
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/

Unknown said...

Love seeing them together. Both are so beautiful. similar in block and so very different in pattern/color. You did a fantastic job!

TB said...

The quiet twin and the outgoing twin! Both beautiful in their own way.

Joyce said...

Beautiful but my heart belongs to the wild one on the right!

Jean said...

I agree with several others. I didn't think I would like the beach balls with these, but it is gorgeous. Makes me rethink some of my busy fabrics.
I like them both. The smaller one has sort of a wonky look because of the different size of the blocks.I love that about it. Blocks don't always have to be the same.

Anonymous said...

Wanda, the quilts are wonderful! You know, I think that's the very best use of the Kaffe beachball fabric I've ever seen. I really enjoyed your quiltmaking process!

meggie said...

They certainly look quite differnt together!

Rebel said...

I like them both, but I think the one on the left is my favorite.... not that you asked. ;)

jacquie said...

i like both, but i'm really taken with the beachball one. it looks to me like those blocks are swimming in a churning ocean of color. fantastic!