Friday, May 17, 2013

Blogger's Quilt Festival, Spring 2013

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For the Blogger's Quilt Festival this spring I am entering "Rainbow Squares" -- my re-interpretation of Tula Pink's pattern "Fade to Pink."  This has been the favorite quilt in our house during the past year!
And it was such a fun quilt to make!  The pattern is found in Tula's book Quilts from the House of Tula Pink, and would be an easy one for beginners.  The cutting is easy, sewing the rectangles together was easy, and there are no corners or blocks to match up.  It is constructed in rows, separated by long strips of background fabric.  

And it was quick to put together!
I finished the quilt top in two days,
and then spent 2-3 days quilting it.  (long days!)

This quilt is huge!
In this photo my husband is standing on our front steps, trying to hold up the quilt -- and his arms aren't quite long enough!  
The quilt measures 80 x 80,
a great size for my daughter's bed.
I quilted this myself on my Juki, which was exhausting!

I fell in love with Denyse Schmidt's signature figure-eight long-arm machine quilting pattern when I first saw her book Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration.
I wasn't sure if I'd be able to replicate this by free motion quilting on my home machine, but I think it works!
My quilting is definitely more "organic" than hers,
but I love the overall effect.  

For the back I used fabric from Ikea --
aren't the houses fun?!


Thanks so much for visiting my blog today!
I hope you enjoy the rest of the the Blogger's Quilt Festival!
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24 comments:

  1. KD-QuiltsMay 17, 2013 at 6:18 AM

    Beautiful job with this pattern! I love the quilting you did too, it really gives dimension to all of the white.

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  2. KarenMay 17, 2013 at 6:32 AM

    Great quilt. Gorgeous fabrics. The quilting is wonderful - so much work!!
    Love the backing, too.

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  3. Heather D.May 17, 2013 at 9:20 AM

    Really really nice Michelle. Love those houses on the back too!

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  4. CitricSugarMay 17, 2013 at 10:07 AM

    Beautiful! And well worth the quilting time for that result... :-)

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  5. Jessica KellyMay 17, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    This looks great! Love the colors, and the quilting is awesome!

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  6. Katy CameronMay 17, 2013 at 1:45 PM

    Love the colour layout, and I do love a good Ikea backing fabric :o)

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  7. SusanMay 17, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    This is a fabulous quilt! The colour play is perfect!

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  8. ✾Jamie Lee Cooley✾May 17, 2013 at 8:09 PM

    What a beautiful quilt for your daughter's bed. I don't think I've ever seen any quilts from this book. If they are all like this it must be good!

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  9. Alyce @ Blossom Heart QuiltsMay 17, 2013 at 11:47 PM

    Oh fabulous!! And gotta love Ikea for cheap, effective backing fabrics! I have stashed the numbers and a music print for backings one day!

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  10. Gemma@prettybobbinsMay 18, 2013 at 1:21 AM

    What a fun, cheerful quilt! Fabulous :) the back is great, I love the pieced strip and how it contrasts and complements the b/w houses print. Well done! I bet your daughter loves it :)

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  12. LynneMay 18, 2013 at 3:26 AM

    Love it -- stunning yet simple. well done you!

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  13. LornaMay 18, 2013 at 5:16 PM

    Well done!! I love the color transition pattern. Now I have to investigate your figure 8 quilting pattern... it looks really nice on this quilt.

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  16. LilyMay 19, 2013 at 5:12 PM

    Beautiful variation of color and great job laying it all out! : ) I entered this category too!

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  17. AmandaMay 21, 2013 at 5:38 PM

    It looks really cool! Nice work!

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  18. UnknownMay 21, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    I really love this quilt. :) And the summerville print on the back is just pefect with the rainbow colors. :)

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  19. JeanMay 23, 2013 at 2:57 PM

    I love this quilt. Love the color layout and the quilting too.

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  20. SelMay 24, 2013 at 1:55 AM

    Tula Pink! I thought about making this with a fabric line or two but haven't yet.

    Beautiful work!

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  21. GinnyMay 26, 2013 at 7:12 AM

    Love this quilt! Your layout and the colors - perfect!

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  22. quirky granola girlMay 26, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    i love the back on this quilt!

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  23. straythreadsMay 27, 2013 at 11:48 AM

    great progression of color Beautiful!!

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  24. DeborahGunMay 30, 2013 at 3:43 AM

    wonderful quilt - and the houses on the back really make it :-)

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