Monday, November 3, 2014

Fantastic Finish

Oh how I love when I love something!  Especially when its a project that literally takes me to a meditative, zen happy place!  Having a vision (usually not completely thought out) and having it come together is such an amazing feeling to me.

Quilting is so creative.  How many times have you seen a quilt and thought...I so want to do that?  Every other quilt I look at inspires me!  Makes me think in different ways, pushes me to do more, try more.  I love quilters!  You guys may or may not know how much you inspire others.  

Okay...the finish!


50" x 64"

A beautiful array of shot cottons and just a touch of hand dyed.  The gray is Kona Shadow.
It is a beautiful light gray that really enhanced these colors.


I went CRAZY with the quilting!  After dividing the quilt in 4 sections, I machine quilted super dense organic lines in a Log Cabin type design.  I used 6 different thread colors alternating colors in a random sort of way.

I have never quilted a quilt in such a dense way before.  It was a lot of work, lots of thread changes, lots of turns.  However, so worth it in the end!  I was hoping after washing it that it would look amazing!



This is the back.  I couldn't let those test blocks go to waste, so I incorporated them in the back.  The grays are Kona Pewter and Kona Iron. I love this back and plan on making a quilt front with the design!

Thank you for stopping by and letting me over indulge with this quilt! 

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17 comments :

  1. This is absolutely amazing! What a beauty.

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  2. I love it!!! Such fabulous balance of all the piecing.

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  3. You did a great job, you should be happy!!

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  4. Well, This is one inspiring quilt! I love it! From the colors to the pattern down to the quilting.I feel the zen just looking at it! Well done :-) I want to Thank You for stopping by and linking up with “Anything Goes Monday”. I so have enjoyed being a guest host and meeting so many new quilty friends. I just started following you through GFC and via Email (so I don’t miss out on your posts) and look forward to more of your creations. Your site is interesting--Love It!

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  5. YES YES YES! This is it. The one that makes me want to quit my job and stay home and sew.
    It is fabulous and yes inspirational : )

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  6. Looks so good! I find the irregularly placed small squares an especially appealing part of the design. Someday I may do that kind of close quilting...I like it; don't know if I'd like doing it. It works well with your design.

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  7. Congrats on a fabulous finish! Love the quilting, your color choices are awesome! I agree, seeing all of the great quilting out there is totally inspiring and pushes me to move outside of my comfort zone :)

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  8. Wow. What a fab finish! I love the quilting especially different colored threads!

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  9. This is stunning- and the work of the dense quilting totally paid off!

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  10. Your work is exceptionally inspiring, too, Jayne! So glad I found your blog and have become quilty friends with you! This is another lovely finish. I like the different greys used for the backgrounds. Really makes those colours pop! My, my... that quilting is intense! And sew worth it!

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  11. This is just spectacular, Jayne! I particularly love the contrast between the busyness of the blocks on the front and the simplicity of the blocks on the back. And that dense quilting, I can't imagine how long that took you! Amazing work, as always.

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  12. What a wonderful and eye-catching design. The dense quilting really adds to it.

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  13. Wow, a gorgeous quilt. IThe blocks and colors are so beautiful! Great design!!!!
    Congrats with this finish.
    Love from Amsterdam

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  14. I love this quilt! I love the quirky blocks and the quilting works brilliantly with the pattern.

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  15. Great quilt, Jayne! I love the improv and the amazing quilting! Thanks so much for linking up with Sew Solid Sunday!

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  16. Front and back, that is a fab quilt! The dense quilting is just the right finish and is in perfect harmony with the colors you selected. Well done!

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  17. This quilt makes me laugh, it is so beautiful!

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