fall colors for a fall finish
It's fall and it's finished!
The Summer Sampler 2016 was a perfect quilt along for me. I first blogged about it here.
I actually finished this quilt about a month ago. My plan was to have it ready for a photo shoot on the perfect fall day during the peak color season. Turns out my #fallcolorsforafallfinish tag was accurate as my quilt became camouflage in sunny scenery.
I sashed my blocks using directions given in Vintage Quilt Revival. (The authors of the book were the hosts of the quilt along.) I added an outside row to make this quilt just a little bit bigger. My quilt finished about 68"x85"
I got a little overwhelmed thinking about how to quilt this. I would have been fun to play with each block individually, but I ultimately decided to meander all over. I really wanted to have a timely finish to share.
I used Quilter's Dream Select cotton batting. This is a winter quilt for sure. It's heavy! I'm not sure if that's because of the shot cotton I used for the background or just that this is a bigger quilt than I usually make. Either way it will be perfect for our camp. I'm keeping this one!
No piecing on the back - I used this 108" wide print by Elizabeth Hartman. There is plenty of piecing on the front!
Happy fall!
Linking up with:
Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday
Sew Fresh Quilts Let's Bee Social
I love how this turned out. The grey is beautiful with the other colors.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jan. I was inspired by a quilt Amy Smart made. https://www.instagram.com/p/BE7YH5KI22d/?taken-by=diaryofaquilter It knocked my socks off and since I had the bundle of prints I only needed the peppered cotton to copy her.
DeleteI wouldn't think to put these colors together, but they look amazing! The quilt is so pretty, I love how the blocks are outlined, wonderful finish!
ReplyDeleteThanks Judy. In the unedited photos (not included here) the quilt was lost in the scenery. Elizabeth Hartman definitely has a good eye for color!
DeleteThis is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Tammy! One block a week made this do-able!
DeleteWonderful colours, I love.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Fall is my favorite season and this is definitely a warm fall quilt!
DeleteThis is such a lovely quilt Karen. Love everything about it. No wonder it's a keeper!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny. I love the inspiration of an online quilt-along. It was fun to participate and share each week.
DeleteThis stunning, love how the gray sets of the fabrics. Super work! TFS.
ReplyDeleteThanks Heide! I'm loving dark backgrounds lately. What is TFS?
DeleteTFS.. Thanks for sharing.
DeleteWhat a beauty! I don't blame you one bit for intending to keep this one. The colours are perfect and what a great setting for all those lovely blocks. The meandering kept the focus on the piecing and made for a gorgeous finish!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lorna. I kind of thought I was taking the easy route to just meander, but this is a big quilt (for me) so it still took awhile. Also I agree, the piecing is already the focus! Defining it further wasn't necessary.
DeletePS: I'm watching your schedule in hopes of attending one of your trunk shows that's not too far from me!
That last photo is gorgeous. The quilt looks happy in all that fall glory! Your family will love snuggling under this one. Definitely a good one to keep. Lorna's right the meandering was a good choice....the blocks really shine!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary. This is the longest quilt I've made and my husband is actually using it! Also, my granddaughter, who has a few(!) quilts of her own, LOVES the block designs on this one. It's fun to see her focusing in on them. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteLove the dark background. It's the perfect way to set the tone for an autumnal quilt!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michelle. I'm noticing lots more quilts with dark backgrounds on Instagram lately. I like them all!
DeleteLove the colors in your Summer Sampler--great finish!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Karen. It was fun to play with the bundle each week to decide on which fabrics to use in each block.
DeleteWhat a beautiful quilt! Love the background color! The quilting looks perfect for a warm, cuddly quilt. We all apologize for falling back to a meandering stitch instead of custom quilting but I'm not afraid to say that I love the texture that it gives a quilt and allows the beautiful fabric and piecing to shine!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy. I love the texture that meandering gives as well.
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