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Sunday, May 17, 2015

Blogger's Quilt Festival ~ Meet Opal

I cannot believe Bloggers Quilt Festival is here already.  But it is!  Amy at Amy's Creative Side always puts on a good event!  Packed full of fun, prizes and of course lots of gorgeous quilts in all shapes and sizes.  

AmysCreativeSide.com

I figured I may as well enter a quilt of two, just for fun!  Opal is entered in the MODERN Quilt Category.

Opal
50" x 64"
This quilt is named after my Grama Opal.  Which is also a big part of 'Twiggy & Opal' the name of my Etsy Shop and my blog.  She always said to me 'Jayne, your thin as a twig'! And viola!  A name is born including a loving tribute to my Grama! 


This quilt shows the varying colors against a light background...just like the semi-precious Opal stone.

I used a beautiful bundle of Shot Cottons for the blocks.  The colors are amazing!  From the lightest of pink to a dark plum and everything in between.  The background is Kona Shadow ~ the perfect shade and lightness to bring out the delicate 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. There are about six different thread colors in there.


This is the back.  I couldn't let those test blocks go to waste, so I incorporated them in the back using Kona Pewter and Iron


If you would like to read more about this quilt here are a couple links:

Quilt Size:  50" x 64"
Fabrics:  Shot Cottons, Kona Shadow, Kona Iron, Kona Pewter
Machine Quilted
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13 comments:

  1. LeanneMay 17, 2015 at 10:06 AM

    Beautiful, the colours in this quilt look so great in the improv blocks you have created.

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    1. JayneMay 17, 2015 at 2:17 PM

      I love looking at the colors in this quilt! These improv blocks are certainly a favorite of mine!!

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  2. purduepamMay 18, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    Love the shot cottons. Great design.

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    1. JayneMay 19, 2015 at 9:02 AM

      Shot cottons are some of my favorites to work with!

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  3. CarlaMay 18, 2015 at 10:48 PM

    This is fantastic. Plum is my new favourite colour this year. I like the framed blocks. Very modern and fabulous quilting. Well done!

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    1. JayneMay 19, 2015 at 9:01 AM

      Plum is a fantastic color! I think this color combination is one of my favorites!

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  4. audreyMay 18, 2015 at 11:42 PM

    Love how graphic your quilt is! Really fabulous quilt.:)

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    1. JayneMay 19, 2015 at 9:08 AM

      This color combination turned out to be amazing to me! I love the variation and each block was a pleasure to put together!

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  5. WendyMay 19, 2015 at 4:27 AM

    what a lovely quilt. I love your improv blocks, and the colours. The back could be a quilt in its own right!

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    1. JayneMay 19, 2015 at 9:10 AM

      Improv is one of my favorite processes. There is just so much you can do with it!

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  6. Anne / Springleaf StudiosMay 19, 2015 at 9:11 PM

    Lovely quilt and wonderful story behind the your blog name and the colors in your Opal quilt.

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    1. JayneMay 20, 2015 at 8:18 AM

      I'm very happy with how this turned out from front to back and I'm sure my Grama would be proud!
      Jayne

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  7. GazyniaMay 28, 2015 at 9:56 AM

    It's a simply beautiful

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