This journey started on New Year's Eve. I was going to make it 6x6...
I had "all" of the blocks finished on New Year's day when I decided it needed to be BIGGER!
I now needed to make 28 more blocks so I dug into my stash yet again. With wedding plans all around, I didn't get many chances to work on it :(
Finally on Friday I was able to finish up the 28 blocks (which actually ended up being only 27, go figure...some day I will find the missing block). Friday I laid out and sewed up 4 and 1/2 rows and then went to see Breaking Dawn with my hubby.
Saturday morning I decided to try out one of the 4 sewn rows to see if the size would be ok. It was PERFECT for the length, but it was a bit short across the top. :( I would need to make 8 more blocks to fit our California King size bed :p Fortunately, I had only sewn up 4 and a half of the original rows. I relaid out the rest of the un-sewn rows and mixed in the new 8 blocks.
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| My 7 year old calls this the "heart" quilt :) |
I REALLY love this quilt top :)
I am thinking about using my grandmothers old sheets for the backing. I am also pretty sure I am going to try an orange peel fmq. Now I need to get it in gear and get my daughters wedding quilt finished :)
This quilt is made using the tutorial over at QuiltVille HERE.
The one modification I made was to make sure that there was a black strip in each strip set. Then when clipping the little loops, just make sure the black squares form the center diagonal :)
Oh my goodness, that's so pretty! Do you have any scraps left in your house? The wedding quilt is going to look gorgeous, too.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing, Marion. Super amazing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I saw the chatter about this on twitter and want to make one too but I promised myself to finish up a few things. Love it!!
ReplyDeleteLooking at the quilts pictured on Quiltville, I wouldn't have really been inspired to make one of these. I'm not usually drawn to quilts that are too scrappy. But, I LOVE what you did with the black! It feels a LOT more "organized" to me...prettier to look at.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to be such a pea-brain, but, I'm confused at exactly how you made sure the black was placed appropriately? Would you consider, maybe later when you have more time?...to show a visual (with pictures)? =)
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annie
This is simply beautiful. I'm sensing my weeklong project will be convincing my wife to create a similar one :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE that you have the cohesive strain of black through the whole thing, it really pulls it all together. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful!! I started on one this week. Got most of the strips cut and a few sewn. Great idea on how you used the black.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love your quilt!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely! I love what you did with the dark fabrics - it makes it feel much more orderly.
ReplyDeleteThe colors are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI really like how the black gives the eye a place to rest and adds some needed symmetry. Well done!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I love how the black in the center makes it all look so nice. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVery VERY nice. I love this scrappy Trip quilts.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! :o)
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