Friday, October 9, 2009

here is my quilt submission. i meant to submit it last spring, but then missed the date, and felt silly about it! so i'm starting early this time around.





this quilt is more or less a denyse schmidt quilt, and it was a gift for one of my bestest girls. it was also one of my first forays into lovely designer fabric--amy butler in pinks and oranges. the orange especially is out of my comfort zone, but it was SUPER easy to choose because the colours were all in the one fabric range, and i just love how the colours come together here.





i had the quilt professionally quilted by one of the women in my guild almost right after i decided to join the guild, so that was a good way to meet people. and she was even extra nice to me as a new quilter when she had to call me to tell me i'd measured the backing wrong and would need to bring her an extra 10" strip of fabric (the pink fabric that isn't striped), which was actually pretty hilarious because now the back has this stupid stripe at one end, because i can't count, and i certainly cannot add. but i think (and my friend whose quilt it is also thinks) that this just adds to the charm of the quilt. and, i guess, it was a good learning lesson...

20 comments:

  1. You did a great job with this quilt! I also used fabrics from Amy Butler's Midwest Modern line in one of the quilts I showed in my Festival post.

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  2. Wild-looking backs are the best surprise. Pretend you meant to do that and call it a design feature. No one will know the difference.

    Fun quilt!

    --ELIZABETH E, #115

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  3. Never feel bad about being bad at math--quilting is a lot about improv anyway! Besides--I think it's FABULOUS!

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  4. I love pieced backs. I did the same thing not too long ago and I've been quilting for 8 years! They're not problems, they're challenges. And it all works out in the end. Beautiful quilt. I love oranges.

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  5. Love your wonderful quilt!
    Thank you for sharing.

    geni
    @ Loose Ends

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  6. Beautiful quilt! It's bright and cheerful.

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  7. So pretty and colorful. Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing.

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  8. I always am amazed at how much math is really involved in quilting. One of my most used quilting tools is a pocket calculator! Love the colors in this quilt. Thanks for sharing your quilt's story.

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  9. I love the colors / fabrics you used! I recently completely a quilt of the same pattern (all red and white w/ 1 lone blue stip). Anyway, I had yet to decide how to quilt it - I really like the way yours was quilted!
    Well done!!!

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  10. Very pretty. I love the colors you chose.

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  11. Cheerful quilt. Love your fabrics, colors & design. You did a great job.

    Thanks for sharing and for participating in the Bloggers Quilt Festival.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  12. I love the colors. I am just starting to get into "designer" fabric too. Isn't it beautiful?

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  13. this is really beautiful. i love the colors

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  14. I really like your quilt and the fabrics you used.

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  15. A great quilt, lovely and bright and fresh-looking somehow.

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  16. Love this one! The colors are so happy and I love the pattern! Thanks for sharing.

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