(10 months late)
I forgot to measure it before I gave it to Kim it's big...about queen sized.
Blogging is great because you can keep track of your projects. Blogging is not so great because it keeps tracks of your projects and is there to confirm how long it has taken you to finish a project. In this case, it was 5 years in the making. Kim asked for this quilt when she first saw the fabrics and it was her wedding that finally motivated me to finish it.
I delivered it to her last week and she says that she loves it! I meant to get a photo of it on her bed but forgot to take my camera with me. Fortunately she posted photos on her blog!
I cut the blocks from 4 layers of fat quarters and designed the blocks to take the most advantage of the size of the fat quarter. Each block has 2 brown fabrics and 2 pink fabrics so I just stacked the parts and shuffled them.
But this quilt is all about the quilting. When I started to think about quilting I was going to just do ann all-over feather meander and that would have been very pretty on this quilt. But I wanted to do more because I knew that Kim would appreciate it.
I loaded the quilt without a plan and I decided, for the first time, to ignore the piecing lines. Instead of quilting the sashing I created the cross-hatched diamond shapes. I started by doing the outline of the big diamonds first to stabilize the whole quilt and then went back to do all of the cross-hatching in an off-white thread.
The blocks are a feathered circle withing a feathered circle. If the center of the block was pink then the smaller feathered circle is quilted in pink and the outer circle is quilted in brown (the chrun dash color). So the blocks alternate the color placement of the feathered circles. Honestly, it was a waste of effort. The pink and brown threads are so close in value that you really can't tell a difference. Live (or quilt) and learn....
I was going to make a hand dyed back but I think this print fabric is a much better fit for the quilt and quilting. This shot shows how I quilted the pink stop border and the wide print outer border.
One more photo of the back just because I want to memorialize the 25+ hours that I spent quilting this one!
I'm proud of this quilt. It marks a major improvement in my quilting and it could not have gone to a better home.
Wow, Vicki, your quilting is absolutely gorgeous! I love the movement on the back. Great choices on quilting and backing!
Posted by: Bari | December 04, 2012 at 02:25 PM
Everything about this quilt is great, but your quilting is a standout. Kim's blog post proves it will be loved!
Posted by: Cheryl K. | December 04, 2012 at 02:37 PM
better late than never! quilting looks great with that pattern
Posted by: Karen | December 04, 2012 at 02:40 PM
ooh! It looks lovely. Worth the time an effort definitely.
Posted by: elle | December 04, 2012 at 03:19 PM
Gorgeous quilting! Somehow I'm sure this beauty is loved and appreciated regardless how "late" it was received.
Posted by: Stephanie | December 04, 2012 at 03:29 PM
Beautifully quilted Vicki!
Posted by: Deb Levy | December 04, 2012 at 03:54 PM
Kim's quilt turned out so beautiful - you KNEW it was what she wanted and your gorgeous quilting makes it really special.
Posted by: Becky in VA | December 04, 2012 at 05:13 PM
Such a beautiful quilt, all those browns and pinks! You did a great job. :)
Posted by: Jane S. | December 04, 2012 at 09:08 PM
Gorgeous quilting!!
Posted by: Jody | December 05, 2012 at 03:36 AM
Spectacular! The quilting is fantastic. :-)
Posted by: Peg S. | December 05, 2012 at 10:52 AM
I've always liked the cinnamon and pink palette; your choice of quilting design is wonderful as is the execution. A very lovely gift.
Posted by: Laceflower | December 05, 2012 at 12:08 PM
What a beautiful quilt! Colors and quilting! Just read your newsletter, and am looking forward to 2013 with you and Judy!
Posted by: Sharon MLS | December 05, 2012 at 02:00 PM
Lovely!
Posted by: Kathy | December 05, 2012 at 07:39 PM
Vicki,
It is a stunning quilt- I really like the churndash or out the barn door block- It really is such a pretty block. Your quilting is gorgeous with such lovely details. I am sure your friends will treasure it always. It is always so satisfying to give a quilt to someone who will appreciate its value. Thanks for sharing your beautiful gift.
Regards from Western Canada,
Anna
Posted by: quiltmom anna | December 05, 2012 at 08:28 PM
That is one great quilt! The quilting is absolutely gorgeous and really suits the piecing. I think she could use this quilt either front or back and show off either the piecing or the quilted whole cloth look of the back.
Posted by: Summerset | December 07, 2012 at 09:01 AM
Such a beautiful wedding gift, and the quilting you've done is gorgeous
Posted by: Angela | December 11, 2012 at 11:56 AM