Twiggy and Opal: bloggers quilt festival 2015

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Blogger's Quilt Festival ~ Encapsulated

For my second entry in The Blogger's Quilt Festival ~ Spring 2015...

I'm going with my most recent finish, still hot off the machine actually! I thought it would make for a good entry in the ORIGINAL Design Category.

It has gone through many months of change. It started as a tiny thought that went through many different phases of design. Just when I thought I was dead in the water, another idea would pop in to my head!

ENCAPSULATED
48" x 65"

There were so many twists and turns along the way, but so worth it! I'm in love with the Art Deco vibe.

The center was a thread nightmare! There were so many threads to bury in the end. I wanted to keep the center clean, meaning I used white thread!

You really get a sense of the quilting detail through the back. Except for the black thread on black...hard to get a good picture of that!

I blogged regularly about this quilt. If you are interested in reading more here are all the links:

Captured ~ Encapsulated ~ The Finish, It's About Time!, Revisited With A Plan and A Seed Taking Root

Quilt Size: 48" x 65"

Fabric: Kona White, Kona Black, Various Solids

Machine Quilted

Category: Original Design Quilts

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.

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.