Thursday, January 30, 2014

City Sampler Quilt

My City Sampler quilt top is finally finished, and I'm so happy with it!  This quilt is going to be a gift for my husband's mom for her 70th Birthday, and so it is constructed of 70 blocks, 7 rows of 10.  It's a bit of an odd size -- long enough for a double bed, but not quite wide enough -- but I think it will be a lovely "cuddle quilt" for her living room.
The fabrics are Sugar Pop by Moda, the same fabrics I used for my Farmer's Wife Quilt.  In fact, most of the squares were made from leftovers and scraps!  I threw in a few pink, brown and turquoise solids, too, and the background is Kona Snow.  I used an alternating square/diamond setting again, just like for my Farmer's Wife and Granny Square quilts.  I just love this setting!

I love how this quilt looks out in the snow!


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9 comments:

  1. Beautiful! I love your setting - what a great gift this will be!

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  2. Oh yes, so beautiful and your layout is so pretty! Love it and I know your MIL will love it too!

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  3. It's beautiful Michelle, and yay for using leftovers and scraps!

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  4. It's beautiful! I can't believe it's made from scraps!

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  5. Nancy of Grace and Peace QuiltingJanuary 30, 2014 at 1:58 PM

    Love the colors, love the setting, love the gift! 70 blocks for 70 years--brilliant!

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  6. Love this Michelle! Inspiration to dig out my blocks and get stitching again!!

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  7. what a great way to put the bocks together alternating square/diamond, works beautifully

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  8. So pretty and striking. What a lovely gift!

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