I should really keep better track of how much time I really put into a quilt. I think one of the best things about quilting is the fact that you can share them. Even with the smallest of family members.
Now that I have officially completed my third quilt, I wanted to do a little review. I really think with each quilt I have improved and learned so much!
Here is my first quilt:
(notice my crinkled edges) I also didn’t use the highest quality batting.
My second quilt:
(This quilt was given as a gift to my folks for Christmas)
And now my completed third quilt:
This is how it all started:
I was inspired by Tacha Bruecher’s Book, Hexa go-go.
I sliced up many “strings” of oranges, reds, pinks and yellows. Amazingly, these fabrics were all found in my sewing room.
I “string pieced” 8.5″ x 8″ squares: (80 of those)
……sewed those together to create blocks. (20 of those)
I crafted a bunch of “fussy cut” hexagons, mostly using Heather Ross prints.
Those were then sewn into rosettes and sewn onto the white “negative” spaces on the quilt.
The quilt top was finished.
The quilt “sandwich” came together, and the binding was added.
She came together and I finished her!
(My 6’3″ husband is holding the quilt from behind to give you an idea of how big it is)
The back is pretty also. I did some “free-motion quilting”, which is going to be an ongoing learning process.
A couple more things before I say bye for today…. This made me happy beyond belief….. I spotted a photo on the Creativebug instagram feed of Heather Ross at Quiltcon donning the blouse I gave her at the Asilomar workshop!!!! You will also see, my friend, Ava Herceg hanging with Heather at one of her Quiltcon workshops.
Yes, I saw this blouse in Anthropologie, and it said “Heather Ross” to me! So I bought it and gave it to Heather, because she has given me sooooooo much!
Let me just say one more thing about Creativebug, if you haven’t joined yet do so! It is a wonderful community of creative people, famous crafters that teach you their craft, through tutorials, you can watch over and over! It’s really awesome!
My last thought for today is to remind you to enter my Give-Away! There is still time!
Have a great day!
