As usual, Melissa's pattern is beautiful and her instructions are very detailed and clearly written. I love her quilt-a-longs and was so excited to have a chance to join another one of her quilt-a-longs. I decided to make the wall size version (about 30" x 30") as decoration for my sewing room. My 5 year old daughter had other ideas and claimed the quilt as soon as saw it; so the quilt is going to go live on the wall in her room :)
For fabrics, I used a whole bunch of Bonnie and Camille fabrics on a Kona Navy background. I think most of their past 5-6 collections are represented.
I made a couple of changes to the pattern mostly due to the fact that I was making the small wall quilt instead of one of the larger versions.
1. I made the X blocks straight instead of wonky. If this was a larger version and there were more X blocks, the wonkiness would have looked more intentional, but I was afraid that having only 4 X blocks in my version the wonkiness would look more like messiness.
2. I eliminated the pieced blocks and replaced them with the appliqued petal blocks. I really was excited for this quilt along to try some applique because I have only really tried it once before so I decided to use 5 petal blocks instead of the 1 petal block and 4 pieced blocks.
For the quilting, in the background I used a dark blue Aurifil thread to outline the petals and fill in the areas with some tiny stippling. I used a light cream Aurifil thread for the Bonnie and Camille fabrics using a wishbone pattern on the petals and a back and forth squiggle in the X blocks.
I finished the quilt off with a scrappy binding. Thanks for looking!
Here are my work-in-progress posts for the quilt:
X blocks - February 17, 2015
Petal blocks - March 25, 2015
I am linking up the Irish Twist Quilt-a-Long finish post:
I am linking up to Link a Finish Friday, Whoop Whoop Friday, Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday, Finish It Up Friday, Fabric Frenzy Friday, and Show Off Saturday @ Sew She Can.
I love the changes you made! I can see why your daughter nabbed it! It would be great for a tea party in the living room on a rainy day!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the way you quilted this!!! So fun that you made the little outline around all of the piecing. It looks like faux piping!! Just awesome ;) Your quilt turned out just gorgeous and so fun that your daughter now has it in her room ;) Just fantastic!! So glad you enjoyed the QAL ;)
ReplyDeleteIt looks awesome Cheryl! I love the bold colors you used. It is going to be great on your daughter's wall.
ReplyDeleteYour wall hanging turned out great, Cheryl! You would never know that you were new to applique. Impressive work! The navy background really works well, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful quilt; no wonder your daughter wants it. Your meander is very tight--a nice effect, but very time consuming. Well worth it. Claire aka Knitnkwilt
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done, Cheryl! The dark blue background really makes those prints pop right off the quilt! Your applique is awesome!! It certainly doesn't look like you are a novice. Makes me want to give it a try :) What stitch did you use for the applique? It looks fabulous!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely quilt! The use of navy as a background makes the petals and lattice really stand out.
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed at home you changed the pattern. Very nice work.
ReplyDeleteLovely wall hanging, the navy background really makes the petals pop!
ReplyDeleteReally like this. I love Melissa's QALs too. The changes you've made are perfect!
ReplyDeleteLove the colour palette and your quilting is spectacular. I once heard a FMQ quilt snob say how boring she thought the meander pattern was. Silly quilt snob. Yours looks fab!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great, Cheryl. I really like your choices for quilting, and I think your decision to make straight and not wonky X's was a great decision.
ReplyDeleteAw, what a lovely quilty mom you are. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern, great color choice for a very successful wall hanging!
ReplyDeleteIt's no surprise your daughter claimed this - its adorable! I really like the blue for the background; it makes those prints just pop!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I am not surprised that your daughter claimed it for her room. It will look great with the new quilt on her bed :)
ReplyDelete-Soma
I love the colors and design of this quilt. Looks great!
ReplyDeleteLove how the stippling makes the petals stand out. You did a terrific job.
ReplyDeleteThis turned out beautiful! I love it!
ReplyDeleteA beauty. I love your quilting.
ReplyDeleteLove from Amsterdam
That is neat! Great quilting and texture!
ReplyDeleteI can see why your daughter was quick to claim this! It's gorgeous! Such happy fabrics - they are beautiful against the dark blue background. You did an amazing job of the applique and the quilting is perfect. Nicely done, Cheryl!
ReplyDeleteLove your stitching - what size stitch do you use! It looks perfect!!
ReplyDeleteI love that you used navy for the background>it sets off the colors so nicely! :-) hugs, H in Healdsburg
ReplyDeleteI love your navy blue background and the way that your quilting makes the pattern really pop out!
ReplyDeleteLove the Navy background. Navy looks great with everything. Daughter has good taste.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, love the dark background!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, love the dark background!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt. You are a very talented artist. We, at the guild, admire your work, and are always happy when you share your creations. I, too, enjoy Melissa Corry's website. Deb P.
ReplyDeleteI just found you and am looking around. I gasped when I saw this; it is just stunningly beautiful.
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