Tuesday, June 17, 2014

aMAIZEing


I made this quilt for one of this year's amazing graduates.  She's pretty much one of my favorite people on the planet and she's off to U of M in the fall.  I wanted to make something original for her so I created my own pattern for the (almost) accurate Michigan Block M.  For the background I chose a fabric from the Glimma line that I think looks like the net found in almost every sport the Wolverines play.


Here's a close up of my maize and blue "Block M" block.  This was my first attempt at creating my own pattern. (The color in the photo is off here.  I have so much to learn regarding picture taking and editing.)


The back is mostly fleece with a stripe of maize and another M.  I think I like it better than the front.  The quilting is a pretty close meandering loop.  I can't believe I missed taking a picture of the binding.  It's also from the Glimma line.



Congratulations to all this year's amazing graduates!


5 comments:

  1. A Quilt for all "Go Blue" lovers across the globe!! You did a great job, always with so much thought and heart put into all of your quilts. Good job on your first original pattern.....and a great school to represent!! Your special graduate is a lucky one!! J

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    1. Thanks for mentioning "Go Blue"! I can't believe I didn't. I was going to try and add a few "Go Blue"s into the quilting but in the end I changed my mind. I wanted the quilt to be reversible.

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  2. No "Go Blue" necessary. Quilt was perfect!! Good Job

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  3. Great quilt! I made the U of M pattern that's made out of log cabin blocks (I'm sure you've seen it around) for my daughter, who was a freshman at UM this year too. She just came home today.

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    1. Thanks Lisa. I have not seen the pattern you're referring to but will look it up. I hope your daughter had a good year.

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