The story of this quilt really begins with a pair of quilts named Something Old, Something New and Something Borrowed, Something (Aqua) Blue that I made as a wedding gift (you can read about them here). When I finished them, I still had a lot of the donated dress material left over. I created this quilt for the bride's mother. I saw a tile pattern (which I would reference if I could ever find it again!) on the internet. The blocks were simply pieced from squares and rectangles, which I thought would work well with the scrap material I had left.
I had done a bit of stipple quilting on some mug rugs and a few items for myself, with limited success (the bobbin side was a mess). The Somethings were my first foray into freemotion quilting on a real (OMG, I'm going to gift this to someone) project. Hand Me Downs, was my first real quilt that I did nothing but freemotion, with patterns I had only practiced once or twice. Oh, I was nervous when I took the plunge.
The quilt was primarily pieced from five different fabrics (and accented with few pieces of velvet). I assigned a quilting pattern to each fabric; then quilted from piece to piece, according to its pattern. I nearly cornered myself once or twice, but managed to quilt the whole thing as one continuous line. Fun! I had a hard time photographing the front of the quilt (the colors aren't right and I couldn't capture the texture). The back was much easier to photograph. I almost hated to put on the hanging sleeve - I liked the back as much as the front!
Some sunshine really brings out the quilting |
It was a surprise gift for my aunt and I managed to keep it a secret until it arrived at her house. She was thrilled to receive it! I hope to see it on display the next time I visit her.
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Quilt Measurement: 24" x 24"
Technique: machine pieced and quilted
Category: Home Machine Quilted
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Really like the different quilting patterns. I would never have thought to do this. Good luck. L
ReplyDeleteYou did a FABULOUS job on this!!! I love the colours, the quilting and the meaning behind the quilt...and btw that biscotti looks fabulous too..I started salivating when I saw it lol. Had to tear my eyes away to look for your quilt post! :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's really pretty! reminds me of a puzzle!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt. I love how you quilted the tiles differently. A really great combination.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun gift! Love the pops of colour on the front! I agree that the back shows the FMQ beautifully!
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