Having somewhere to post my entry for the Pantone quilt challenge was one of my motivations to finally start a blog. You can go have a look at all the fabulous entries over at Play Crafts.
I have to confess that I've never quilted a quilt before and have been procrastinating over taking the plunge. Therefore I have made an entry for the Just The Top category.
I came up with the design myself with inspiration from Pinterest and it consists of 12 blocks which are 12" square and a 6" wide border.
I tweaked my original concept slightly but the basic plan I made is shown above. I used 1 mostly black fat quarter (Minimalista by AGF studio) and two mostly black half yards (Summersville Spring by Lucie Summers) to form the border. The centre background consists of 6 white/black/grey fat quarters (Also Minimalista). My 3 radiant orchid inspired fabrics came in fat quarters and I used Kona cotton solids in Plum, Spraytime in Aubergine from Makower and a print from Bungalow by Joel Dewberry. I bought the fabric from Plush Addict and Knotted Threads and John Lewis!
My colour choices were intended to highlight the radiant orchid fabrics and my radiant orchid palette
was intended to tone in with my Mum's Living Room as that is where the quilt will eventually go.
This is by far the most complicated sewing project I have ever attempted and I'm very happy with how it's turned out, even though its not perfect! My theoretical dimensions were 48" by 68" and my finished top is 46.5" by 58". I'll leave you with a couple more photos!
It is beautiful, you should be super proud, it turned out awesome and so close to your original drawing! I love Radiant Orchid with the blacks! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! I can't believe you designed it yourself and have never quilted before!!!
ReplyDeleteWell done! It's lovely. Your fabric and design choices are quite bold for a beginner but they look great. You've got a great future ahead of you in quilting.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! The flying geese set in the minimalista Optical print is my fave. Very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! I love the bold color choices and your design is wonderful. I love that you rotated the blocks to give it a more dynamic feel. I love love love your fabric choices. They're beautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteAs for quilting, I suggest starting out with straight line quilting. You use the same foot and method as sewing a seam, just you're sewing through the top/batting/bottom instead of sewing two things together. It's much less intimidating than free motion quilting!
This is really lovely - the design is wonderfully dynamic and the radiant orchid looks fab with all those black and white fabrics.
ReplyDeleteThis is so impressive! I love that you designed it yourself. You did a fabulous job with the design and the execution. I love the fabric choices, they play so well off each other. I'm so impressed with the points of your flying geese not being cut off. I'm enjoying your blog. I'm glad you began it.
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