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Friday, October 26, 2012

Time for the Quilt Blogger's Festival

It's time again for the  Quilt blogger's Festival.  I love all the inspiration that comes from the participants of this festival.  I have gotten some seriously great ideas from looking at some of the entries.  So for this go round, here is my submission:


 I started this quilt last summer as part of Amanda Jean's 36 Patch QAL.  No this was long before Sunday Morning Quilts came out.  I had been reading her blog for about 6 months or so and just loved her style.  I had never don a QAL, so I was anxious to try one and see what it was like.
 I started pulling out scraps an small bits to find pairs for each block.  Now I am a sort of matchy matchy girl when it comes to fabric for my quilts, but with this, I kinda let go a bit.  I selected to fabrics for each 36 patch square, without regard for how it would look with the other squares.  I worked hard to stay caught up, but still fell behind.
 I finally finished the squares last fall I think.  Then I finally came up with the layout and sewed them all together.  I was surprised to find out how much I liked it.  Then, another stumble...how to back it?  By now it was spring.  I wanted to keep the scrappy theme, so I took all the leftover strips from the front and started piecing the back.  About half way through, I realized the "huge pile" was smaller than I thought.  So I stopped again.
 Then one day, I just grabbed the half done back and added a few larger pieces of fabric that had been sitting in my stash, some for years.  The back was done.  Then I folded it all up and it sat some more.
 This summer, I finally bought some batting.  I had been on a "sew only from the stash" diet almost all summer, and that included batting for awhile as well.  I didn't have nearly enough scraps of batting for this baby.
 It took me several sessions at my machine to get it done.  I love each block for itself and I even love the whole thing together now.  It took some getting used to, I must admit.
                 She looks good in the autumn sunshine, doesn't she?

With all that color, I decided to use black and white for the binding.  I had a jelly roll of Summersville and I pulled all the black and white out.  I love the way it finished off this beauty.

Now the stats:
Quilt measurement is 70" x 70"
Quilted by me on my Bernina
Category-Favorite Scrap Quilt or Favorite Throw Quilt
Number 38
Now off to see everyone else's quilts!!

37 comments:

Carla said...

Oh, so pretty! I will add this design to my "To Do" list!!

Milly said...

I think its gorgeous. Now I am going ot have to browse the rest of your blog to check out your 'normal' style!

Jolene said...

I love this quilt! I've always wanted to make one in this design, and the colors in yours are just lovely!

Jo said...

I had wanted to do that quilt along but then time ran away from me. Yours has me thinking all over again that I should have done it!!

Denise in PA said...

I do love this quilt - the colors are fabulous! I will make this one day! o:)

CitricSugar said...

Very fun and bright! I love the back....!

Lara said...

I do love scrappy quilts :) this one is fabulous.

audrey said...

Love your scrappy quilt! Great colors! I need to make one of these with my scraps.:)

Jennifer said...

This quilt I would say for as simple as it is do pat yourself on the back of getting through a fabric diet! I do love this quilt and the photography!

LethargicLass said...

love this quilt! Now I am tempted to try one lol... pinning to my quilts to make board!

Unknown said...

What a fun quilt I really like this. Great job on finishing this quilt each time you put it away. It's too neat to go into a UFO pile. Great job using what you had to make this :)

Sunshine Girl said...

Its lovely. Thanks for sharing.

Adrianne @ On the Windy Side said...

What a fun and cheerful quilt. I love the use of colours.

Calicojoan said...

What a fun quilt.

Marie said...

How great is that?! The colours work so well together, and the back is as intersting as the front. Lovely!

Quilting In The Cold said...

what a lovely, colorful and fun quilt.

Anonymous said...

Love that quilt. All of the blocks look great individually and together.

Carolyn said...

Great quilt. I am such a fan of the scrappy look.

Rachaeldaisy said...

I love all the colours in this quilt!! Its really beautiful!!

Lisa said...

Great Quilt! Love the colors and the back is wonderful too.

Karen said...

The colours are great. This is a wonderful quilt.

Mom said...

Fun quilt!

Margaret
www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com

Η Πευκοβελόνα said...

This is absolutely amazing!

Rene' said...

Awesome quilt! Congratulations on finishing the quilt a long.....still need to get my blocks done.

Jenelle said...

This is so cheerful and lively! The backing is also as fun as the front. :)

beth said...

What a beauty!!! Love all those happy scraps!

Jean Cheszek said...

I love the richness of the colors! Great quilt.

Marit said...

Lovely!

em's scrapbag said...

Beautiful! Love the pieced back!

Frances Leate said...

Great quilt and I just love how the blocks look together. Take care.

Sharon said...

What a fun, happy quilt! I love the bright colors, and how they all work together. Looks like a fun, easy pattern - I need to add this to my bucket list. :) Love the back too!

Anonymous said...

What a happy quilt!

linda said...

Love this quilt Grammie!! I'm thinking of doing something like this in blues and whites!!

M-R Charbonneau said...

Great quilt! So fun and scrappy!

lindaroo said...

Fabulous quilt, inspiring me to give it a try!
Love the way you told the story, too, with lots of lovely pictures.

Lorraine said...

Love this scrap quilt !!

Eileen said...

Great way to use your scraps. Fun and vibrant quilt. Love the back. I like making fabric that way! Thanks for sharing and have a great day