Here's a quilt! A fun quilt! A quilt I made back in November.
I did this one for the Fall Festival at my daughter's school. They were having a bunch of bucket raffles...and what's a good raffle without at least one quilt, right? Seriously, sometimes I just need any excuse to make a quilt! And since I took a 3 month break from quilting over the summer I was a little behind on my quota for the yearly calendar. So I thought it would be funny if I tried to finish 5 quilts in less than 2 months...starting with this one. Hahaha. (I almost made it!)
When I decided to make this quilt, I was thinking I would just grab a jelly roll and whip something out. I had seen Simply Style by V and Co. for Moda and thought it was so cute. I almost bought the jelly roll, but then decided to just get 1/4 yard cuts of my favorite fabrics in the line...I knew I would have leftovers--so I thought it would be wise to have leftovers I might actually use.
For the pattern... I just got it from one of my favorite prints in the line...
I love it! I just pasted a picture of a swatch into Inkscape, made the rectangles, messed with different color layouts and figured out the measurements. The size of this quilt is 80" x 82" but it was really fast to piece since the blocks were simple and huge.
For the quilting, I decided to do a pantograph because they're so fast! I wanted one that was interesting since there was so much white space and I thought something angular would look best. I found this panto...it's called Sparkler. I think it's perfect!
For the back, I found this sweet chevron print at Hobby Lobby. The gray matched the gray on the front perfectly! And I love Hobby Lobby cause this stuff was less than five bucks per yard! Awesome! And I bound it in white.
So the best part was that the principal of the school ended up winning the raffle for this quilt and she was really excited. :)
It's beautiful. I love how you have some half rectangles and the binding is light/white also. Most of all I love the quilting!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful gift for your daughter's school. I'm sure the principal will enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteIt's perfect!! Love, love, love it!
ReplyDeleteIt's really a beauty! I'm liking Modern quilts more and more.
ReplyDeleteHow brilliant!
ReplyDeleteSo many times the simplest design turns into the best quilt. Love this simple one and the colors. So generous of you to donate it for the raffle.
ReplyDeleteI love it. This would be a great quilt for a man. Thanks for sharing! Mary
ReplyDeleteLove this! Any chance you can share a pattern or the dimensions of the box/rectangle? :)
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful. Love the simplicity of it and the fabric that makes it sing. Great panto pattern too.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I love iit!
ReplyDeleteLove the simplicity of the quilt. Are you planning on putting the directions under your "free patterns"?
ReplyDeleteAdorable! Love reading the stories behind all your quilts!
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