i have TWO finishes to share today! the first is a flimsy, so maybe technically not a finish? but it's high on my list to get done, once i make some final decisions about where it's going to live, and with who. (whom?)
Angela designed this quilt #fullstop as part of RSC21. i chose to do my punctuation marks in a consistent Moda grey, instead varying the colors of each of my rows. ( i used more stash that way!) to round out the rainbow, i added a few filler rows: the lime green, aqua and the medium blue. i forgot to measure the quilt's final size, but it's somewhere around 64" X 70". it's more squarish than rectangley...
another change i made was to omit the row of colins ::: (maybe that was the aqua row?) i felt they were too close to the quotation marks """, periods ... and semi-colins ;;;. unfortunately, the row of semi-colins is nearly lost in the purple row.
i had in mind all along to either gift it to a History teacher friend (who seems more like an English teacher type) or a shirttail relative that is an actual English teacher. but: both my girls seem to really like this quilt, and i'm contemplating giving it to one of them...
actually, in processing and typing out the above, i think i'll go with my original plan. both girls, A & B have heaps and hoards of quilts. i should spread the love a bit, i think. i plan to quilt it in straight lines through the rows, and maybe even do some big stitch quilting with pearle cotton. we'll see... i 'll keep you posted!
this quilt was made all from scraps/stash, and we used my studio2cutter and the 3" X 6" (finished) rectangle multiple die. *the above links are not affiliate links; i just really love my S2C! even though the cutter can be quite spendy, i've been careful to choose practical and versatile dies, and i get alot of use and enjoyment out of my cutter.*
if you're on the fence about getting a cutter for yourself, i'd HIGHLY ENCOURAGE you to take the plunge. (but wait for a sale, is also my two cents worth...)
BJ laid out the rainbow rows top to bottom along her quilt to get the maximum impact of the rainbow asn the quilt is on the bed... the above and below pictures are a bit closer up, so you can see the wide variety of fabrics included in her quilt.
it's SO COLD here this weekend: supposed to go down to 0° the next few nights. YIKES! so i'm sure i'll be spending some time in the swewing room, or maybe also huddled under quilts!
linking up all over the place this weekend! grab a cup of coffee, settle in and see what everyone else is working on!
13 comments:
Both quilts are lovely. I like your "flip" of the punctuation mark quilt. It works well. (Actually, I think she did do a turquoise/aqua month....) But your daughter did a fabulous job on her colors. I really like the finished look. The colors flow from one to another very well. My daughter started making quilts her junior year of high school when she made quilts for her friends as they graduated. She didn't have time to do much quilting in the many years she was at college as she went on for a couple of higher degrees. She started back to quilting when her girls were born. Now she makes Elizabeth Hartman patterns for friends. That long story is to say as she grows older she might want to continue her quilting -- she has a real eye for color.
I love your daughter's rainbow rectangle quilt! She did such a nice job. And what an interesting take you have on the punctuation quilt, so colorful! It's fun to make a pattern and make it your own. Good luck!
Both quilts are gorgeous! I totally agree that my Accuqult products (along with my sewing machine) are the best investment I have made to move my quilting projects along. I particularly like them because I am a scrappy quilter.
I couldn't get your HST 3, 6, 9 quilt out of my head this week. I don't have any 3.5" projects happening right now -- well, up until this week. I'll be quilting along with you on that project. I'm making my quilt a little big bigger. We just don't use many twin sized quilts here. Thank you for posting about it last week! I haven't used that die for a while.
Pretty finishes! Well done.
Your Full Stop flimsy is just great, Jennifer! You're inspiring me to get back to mine. I love the reverse idea for the punctuation marks and background - it's really pretty!
I like you full stop quilt - great design- I think the scrappy quilt is just wonderful too - congratulate your daughter - well done
I like the way you use the Rainbow colors for your Full Stop quilt, Jennifer.
Congrats to BJ, she made a pretty rainbow quilt.♥
You must be so proud of your daughter, she did a wonderful job. The rectangle pattern is great for a multitude of prints and colours.
Congrats to BJ on your gorgeous Rainbow Rectangles quilt finish!!!
Great finish for both of you. A cutter to be a sidekick is a great tool to use and is an act of kindness to you the quilter. Cutting down on time spent cutting fabric, gifting you more time to sew and quilt. Your daughter did an amazing job with her selection of fabrics and colours. Have a warm and wonderful day.
Congrats on TWO finishes!! and heck ya - getting one to the flimsy stage is still a finish!!! Full Stop is really cool!
and you rainbow rectangles - that is just awesome!!!
I'm partial to the full stop quilt - loving the punctuation marks!
I love BJ’s rainbow quilt! It’s just delightful and happy!
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