When The Last Piece Of Confetti Falls...

Does that mean the party is over?!  Somehow, I don't think so.  This design has bounced around my brain for far too long.  It was time to try it again and hopefully make it better. 

Enter...Confetti.  The long awaited premier of a design that I have played with, swooned over and yes...finally completed!

Confetti
42" x 54"

It wasn't an easy under taking piecing each little 1/2" (or damn close) square.  It was more like a labor of love.  One that needed to be done on a large scale.  

I was inspired to try again when I saw 'Artifact' by Alison Glass.  It seemed like a perfect compliment to Confetti.  So I set out to incorporate her design into mine.  Personally, I felt it was a perfect fit.

There are bits and pieces of Artifact throughout this quilt.  Why go to all that trouble?  Good question!  I like to improve on a design, try and make it better.  Perfection is always a goal. Something we all strive for.  

This quilt isn't perfect, but it's better than the last time I tried!  It has it's wonky moments, that's for sure.  I even tried taking extra time to mark, measure and stitch.  I learned early on that it wasn't going to happen.  

And I learned that it wasn't going to matter.  Perfectly imperfect.  There is something beautiful about imperfection.    

The backing is all Allison Glass Artifact.  Now that's perfect!  I tried really hard to line up the front of the quilt with the backing when I basted it.  With a little extra time and a hell of a lotta luck...it lined up!  

I knew early on that I would straight line quilt it.  I like the grid design and think it works well with the design.  And really...Alison Glass said so too!

I couldn't resist a few 'cheese cake' shots, you know... centerfold worthy shots!  How about that little rainbow star?!

Playing with shadows.  When you can't get out and find a location to shoot your photos,  the next best thing is playing shadows.  You can get some interesting shots! 

If you would like to read more about this quilt, click on these links for a little more insight and detail:  It's A Party! and Pillow Talk!  

Background Fabric:  Kona Snow
Binding:  Kona Pepper
Star:  Kona Pepper
Backing:  Alison Glass ~ Artifact

There are a total of 608 ~ 1/2" squares in a zillion colors!  

To me...totally worth every single second!  

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