Friday, March 2, 2012

Solid Swoon Mini Quilt


 I finished up my solid Swoon mini quilt this week,
and thought it would look pretty outside in the new snow.
(The blurry white smudges on the photo are snowflakes falling!)
This is my neighbor's clothesline,
my favorite spot to photograph my quilts.
This is the first time it's been quite so snowy this winter!
Close-up of the quilting --
pebble quilting in the background,
and hand-quilting outlining the star points.
I wasn't sure that this
combination of machine FMQ & hand-quilting
would "work" -- but now that it's done,
I love it! 
And the back looks so cool!

This quilt will soon be headed to my secret partner in the
For the Love of Solids Swap.
 I'm also linking up to Ellison Lane Quilts'
Mini Quilt Contest --
be sure to check out all of the amazing entries!

Modern Mini Challenge

27 comments:

  1. Oooh, very pretty, and love the quilting

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  2. The quilting looks very cool, Michelle....love the quilt

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  3. You absolutely kicked swoon making up a few notches. This is one of the best swoon creations I've seen. It is totally original including the quilting which is dynamite. Wowzer!

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  4. It turned out just wonderful. Love the snow shots too!

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  5. Perfect. Not much point in me entering now is there ;)

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  6. This is fantastic! The quilting is really cool.

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  7. So beautiful! I haven't seen many (if any?) swoons in solids. It really works!

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  8. While I love prints, solids make me swoon!!! For me, it's all about the pieced blocks. I love it! Thanks for sharing!!!

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  9. Great quilt! I love a combo of hand and machine quilting! And the back DOES look cool!

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  10. Yes, the combo of hand quilting and FMQ definitely works! I love the solids - what an impact!

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  11. This is SOOO awesome! Love your combo quilting!!

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  12. It is indeed cool - LOVE this project!

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  13. I love the mix of hand and machine quilting - so cool!

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  14. Beautiful mini swoon! Love the colours and the quilting is amazing.

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  15. I love this! The mix of hand and machine quilting is just beautiful!

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  16. Wow Michelle, this is gorgeous. Love the quilting detail. Your partner will be thrilled!

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  17. Love it! Nice job on the color selection and the quilting.

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  18. Beautiful!! The quilting just sets it off to perfection.

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  19. Wow! This is a beautiful piece, Michelle! The quilting is gorgeous!

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  20. That is a stunning simple quilt. Love it! Your photos with the snowy backdrop is just spectacular. I've only seen snow a couple of times in my life so it looks beautiful to me. I know living with snow can be a real pain and it makes lots of mess but when it's pristine and coating everything it looks fabulous.

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  21. Beautiful- this looks so good in the solids and I love the pebbly quilting!

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  22. Looks great! Perfect against the snowy backdrop. Love the quilting too. The combo is great. Thanks so much for entering the Modern Mini Challenge! Good luck!

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  23. Wow Michelle, this more than works, its fantastic! I also wouldn't have thought to pair hand quilting with machine FMQ, but your right, its stunning! Love it from the back as well. Great mini!

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  24. love the quilt and the background snow michelle!

    zoe and ella were very excited to tell me they created their 'papa get the moon for me' art in K this past week and saw some blankets/quilts (?) you had made ..... : )

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  25. This is absolutely amazing. LOVE your version of Swoon.

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  26. LOVE this!! And I am so lucky that I get to hang it in my sewing studio! You rock, thank you so much!! =)

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