Here’s my second entry for the 2016 Blogger’s Quilt Festival in the Modern Quilt category over at Amy’s Creative Side.
It’s a modern plus quilt I made this summer and gifted to a very special young woman. I’ll be posting more about it and the story behind it soon. In the meantime, here’s a couple of pics so I can participate in the festival.
You can see my first entry, the Little House Quilt, here.
I encourage you to stop over at Amy’s blog next week to vote for your favorites. You can get there by clicking here and scrolling down past the list of prizes to see the boxes with the entry categories to click on. This quilt can be directly seen here on the modern category page.
There are 924 three-inch (completed) squares in this quilt.
Most of the fabric for the top comes from one designer’s collection. The greens and purples were added to give it that pop of color that was needed.
I rented time on a computerized longarm machine and quilted it with various sizes of circles. I sewed the blue ruler fabric (Measure Up in Splash) to the front and hand stitched it to the back.
Although I had enough fabric for the back, I used leftover squares from the front to add more interest. The back is a text fabric from Odds and Ends by Julie Comstock for Moda.
Quilt Stats:
Made by me (Karen) and quilted on a computerized longarm with some help from the shop’s staff.
Date finished: August 2016
Size : 84″ x 99″
Top Fabric: 100% cotton from Elementary by Sweetwater for Moda, “Bazaar Style Collection” from Art Gallery, Burlap by Dover Hill for Benartex, Prints Charming by for Moda
Backing: 100% cotton Odds and Ends by Julie Comstock for Moda and leftover blocks from the front
Batting: Quilter’s Dream
Thread: Pieced with Aurifil 50wt. Quilted with Superior
Pattern: Modern Plus Quilt
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Are you ready?
I’ve barely uncovered this pile of loot for you to see. More revealing coming soon.
I’ll be posting the rest of the loot from my MN Shop Hop later this week so be prepared; it is not for the faint of wallet. You’ll all be in for a treat too when Tu-Na Helper (my husband) guest writes a post on Sunday about his impressions regarding the MN Quilt Shop Hop trip. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then you have some catching up to do. Catch the links on this post and then here, here and here and you’ll be all set for later this week.
What I Learned Today:
- Write down fabric names/manufacturers so I don’t have to look for them.
- Keep track of all quilt information in one place.
Do you keep track of your quilt information in a notebook or on the computer?
Linking to:
Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts for Let’s Bee Social (Button on the side bar)
Finished or Not Friday (Button on the side bar)
Can I Get A Whoop Whoop (Button on the side bar)
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What a special quilt this is! I can’t wait to read your blog entry for this quilt!
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Yes, that is a special quilt for a very special gal.
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WOW! What a beautiful quilt!!! I love them!
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What a great quilt! So…many little squares on this big quilt! Wow!! Congrats on another beautiful entry! I’m sure the recipient loves it! Best of luck with this one too!
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Thank you. You haven’t seen nothing yet!!! I’m working on a 1.5” postage stamp quilt that will use about 5, 680 pieces by the time it’s done.
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What a lovely quilt! The colours are subtle, yet arresting. Thanks for sharing your hard work.
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Thanks. It was the perfect fabric for the recipient.
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Karen, love this! The fabric combination and placement are outstanding. Perfect quilting too!
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Thanks for the compliments. I had some help with the color placement.
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I love the quilt – very pretty! I’m also learning from you as I read these posts. I need to keep better documentation on quilts as I finish them. I’d definitely have to do some digging to come up with information on my past quilts!
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Thanks. I think the trick to documenting is to document as we cut out the pieces. I know, easier said than done.
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Yes, easier said than done, but if we keep working on it, pretty soon it will be more like a habit, right? I just get so wrapped up in the project, I forget all of the peripheral details!
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This is beautiful. I love the way you arranged the colors.
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Thank you. It was a lot of fun to make and actually went together quickly
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I’m terrible about keeping track of anything. I rely very heavily on my memory….wrong idea. I also take lots of pics and post on Instagram, but have absolutely no record of colors, dimensions, pattern names of any of my quilts…nor do I ever put labels on anything unless specifically requested to do so!
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I know what you mean about the memory. I always figure I can remember something and don’t. Some days I have trouble remembering where my shoes are.
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What fun. I love how you quilted it.
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Thanks. It was a lot of fun to make. I’ll be writing a post soon about why I made it and who I made it for soon.
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This is lovely, a great combination of fabrics and colours which work very well. The quilting really compliments it too.
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Thanks for the compliments. I agree about the quilting; circular was the way to go.
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Very pretty! I like your colors and the circle quilting pattern is awesome!
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Thanks. It was a fun quilt to make. It was not quick to sew because I matched every seam!
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Wonderful entry in the BQF. 🙂
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Thanks. It was fun to make!
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I nominated your quilt for the Viewer’s Choice Award! It’s lovely!
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Thanks. I am honored.
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I love plus quilts and this one is pretty awesome. The added green and purple were a great idea.
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Thanks for the compliments! I like a quilt that has some pops of color and that fabric collection needed something. I’m planning to write a post about the sewing/quilting and the recipient soon.
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Amazing scrappy colors. Record keeping is important-keeping track of fabrics would be very helpful.
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Thanks for the compliment. When I get involved in a project, I just don’t think to record. Knowing the fabrics I use could be helpful if I need to purchase more or if there’s an issue with one and I want to avoid it in the future. Are there other reasons?
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Your quilt is beautiful! This is a great color mix, the green but especially the purple, unexpected, makes a clever addition. Well done!
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Thank you for the compliments! I have to give my daughter and daughters-in-law credit for insisting on adding the purple although they considered orange instead. In the end we are pleased we went with the purple.
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I like the + idea… and colours are well blended too.
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Thanks for the compliments. I had to do a lot of arranging and rearranging to get it just right.
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