This will also be my first entry for the Blogger's Quilt Festival hosted by Amy at Amy's Creative Side. If your looking for inspiration or new blogs to follow, you will certainly find it here!
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| BRIDGES 35" x 45" |
For the time being I'm calling it 'Bridges'. During the piecing process I kept getting a vibe of building a bridge. Steel, beams, rivets...all part of a structure that is vital in the building of bridges. My mind kept wandering to my days in Portland Oregon where steel bridges are part of the landscape, part of the history of the city. Sturdy, functional and amazingly beautiful these bridges are a mind boggling jungle of angles.
I designed this quilt with the sole purpose of making it a two color color quilt. It wasn't easy! After playing with many different combinations, I settled on this combination of Kona Deep Blue and Kona Toasted Pecan. The warm pecan is the perfect companion to the rich blue, and a little unexpected!
The design might look a bit familiar to some of you, as it's the same block design that I used in my 'It's a Gem' mini quilt. Except this time I took my time and made sure each and every seam and angle was lined up perfectly.
By using larger blocks (in this case 7") and paper piecing, it was much easier to achieve the accuracy I lacked with the mini quilt. It also helped that I took my time with this one instead of rushing through.
Quilting happened. It was another instance where I had a vague idea what I wanted to do and hoped it would come together in the end. And it did.
By using larger blocks (in this case 7") and paper piecing, it was much easier to achieve the accuracy I lacked with the mini quilt. It also helped that I took my time with this one instead of rushing through.
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| 'It's a Gem' |
It seemed appropriate to continue with the building of my bridge by adding 1/2" lines representing steel, and circles representing the rivets that hold it all together. I'll tell you what...making perfect circles is hard to do! I had to remind myself that even rivets aren't perfectly round!
I love the angles in this quilt as much as I love the colors! That Toasted Pecan...it makes my mouth water!
There are so many design possibilities with this one block, and you can bet I'll be playing with it in the future! For now, it's back to quilting!
There are so many design possibilities with this one block, and you can bet I'll be playing with it in the future! For now, it's back to quilting!
Please head over to the Blogger's Quilt Festival and get your socks knocked off! It's a quilt show you don't want to miss!
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I love it Jayne! The palette and design are very cool. Will you submit it to the Two Color Challenge at next Quiltcon? I think you should anyway.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to pick a unique color combination, something a little unexpected for this one. I designed it specifically for the two color challenge and hope to submit it with my fingers crossed!
Deletethe colors are perfect! I do love this block and all of the things you're doing with it. so good
ReplyDeleteI really like this quilt, especially in the two colors, and with the quilting. Such a great vision you had and great execution!
ReplyDeleteThis is really lovely! Your quilting just makes it and the blue and pecan really are an unexpectedly pleasing pair!
ReplyDeleteOn first glance,it did not look like your work. Just two colors - not like Jayne. Seemingly simple design - oh so not Jayne. But on closer inspection, yes it has Jayne written all over it. The attention to detail is so you!!! Kudos on a fabulous finish. I am going to put on my socks first cause you just knocked them off :-p
ReplyDeleteI love the unexpected color combination and I definitely get the feeling of bridges from the piecing as well. Will you be entering this in the two color challenge for QuiltCon?
ReplyDeleteThe colors were unexpected and when I first received the fabric…I honestly was not thrilled. After a day or so of looking at it I began to warm up to the combination! I designed it specifically for the 2-color challenge…so, fingers crossed it makes it in!
DeleteGreat pattern! Interesting colors, they work well together
ReplyDeleteI love it!
ReplyDeleteIt looks simple, but on closer look, it is fascinating
Very nice! The colors are very striking together. Is this a pattern that is available somewhere or is this one of your originals? Nadine W. N. Cali rnwillis@velotech.net
ReplyDeleteSuch a great color combination. I love the angles and construction and the circles in the quilting are a pleasant surprise.
ReplyDeleteWonderful work!
ReplyDeleteThis is so dang cool! You've captured the feel of rust so well!
ReplyDeleteI really like your pattern just done in two colors. You really see the design more. And your color choices are perfect. Great choice for the Bloggers Quilt Festival.
ReplyDeleteBridges is a great name, the blue pieces quilted with parallel lines remind me of water flowing (or waterfalls) and it all has a feel of some grandiose industrial structure. The contrasting colours add to the dynamic impression. Great job!
ReplyDeleteYour quilting is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely, Jayne. I love the colors, and the quilting, too. Rivets get deformed when they're driven in, so it has an extra touch of reality! Perfect name, too.
ReplyDeleteHi Jayne! WOW. Your quilting, your piecing, your color and fabric choices - all are amazing. I can absolutely see your inspiration in this piece. The whole time I was reading your post and drooling over the pictures I kept thinking how does she do that so perfectly. Really, really nice job - and of course you should enter this into the two-color challenge. It's a winner! ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteCertainly a statement quilt & I can't believe that as I opened your blog & read the name of the quilt, that on TV was a documentary that was just showing the Humber Bridge in UK. I love your colours, the block & the quilting. Think I'd like to play with that block too. Take care.
ReplyDeleteWow I wouldn't have guessed it was the same block as your other quilt-just goes to show one how colors can change it all up!
ReplyDeleteI have full confidence that I'll be seeing this beauty in person in Nashville next year! : )
ReplyDeleteReally great design and color choices. Congrats on the finish.
ReplyDeleteTruly stunning. Colors are great and I love your choice for quilting.
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are always amazing and an inspiration and always make me ask "how does Jayne keep doing this".
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