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!
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
ReplyDeleteThanks 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.
DeleteNo "Go Blue" necessary. Quilt was perfect!! Good Job
ReplyDeleteGreat 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.
ReplyDeleteThanks 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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