It took me about two seconds to decide what to enter this time. I apologise to all my loyal followers who have seen this one WAY too often over the last couple of months, but I really do love it, and I'm very proud of what I achieved so you'll have to bear with seeing it one more time ;o)
I made this quilt very recently as part of the Totally Groovy QAL, using Emily Cier's excellent Groove pattern. I worked a bit back-to-front with my colour scheme for this quilt - I'd had the piece of fabric I used for the back in my stash for a long time and I thought the colours would suit Groove really well. So I matched the colours using my Kona Colour card, and then matched 50wt Aurifil threads to each of those for the quilting.
From the very beginning, this quilt has been all about the quilting for me. I wanted to use solids (as Emily did in the original) and then add bucket loads of texture through the quilting - which is incredibly daunting as I found out. Nothing is hidden when you quilt on solids!
I chose a different quilting motif for each colour and went for it - some of the motifs I'd done before (echo shells, pebbles) but the others were new to me (and one I kind of ended up making up). There is a bit of a difference if you look at where I started the azure section compared to what it looked like later in the quilting - but I'm too impatient to practice, so I'm okay with it :o)
It took around 5 weeks or so to quilt it (a few hours at a time) and I enjoyed every second (not something I can always say about quilting). I learnt so, so much while quilting this quilt - and it's given me loads of ideas for how to quilt some of my WIPs.
On to the photos (lots of them!)
These next ones are at our local botanical gardens.
Finished quilt measures: 60" x 72"
Pieced and Quilted by myself on my home machine.
Best category: Home machine quilted quilt, quilt photographer, Throw Quilt
Thanks so much for stopping by my corner of blogland, I'd love it if you visit again :o)
Enjoy the rest of the Festival!
xx Jess
44 comments:
I could have guessed that this would be your festival quilt, and rightly so, it is fantabulous!!
I admire this quilt pattern when it first came out and this is the second version thats popped up in the Festival (so far). I am really being tempted to ad it to my do to list. Yours is gorgeous and your quilting is wonderful. I think its perfectly logical to work backwards from the backing fabric. :P
great color choices and beautiful wuilting
I'm so glad you entered this quilt. It seems the perfect choice as it is so absolutely stunning! You have my vote!
I love everything about this quilt. The backing is lovely and the quilting is amazing!
This is so fabulous and the backing!
I love your choice of colours and backing fabric. Your quilting is excellent. This isn't normally my style of quilt, but is really draws me in. Thanks for sharing.
This is a stunner! I love both the quilt design and the incredible quilting you have done- a real labour of love, by the sounds of it!
Why you would think any of us would get tired of seeing this stunning beauty is beyond me. If I were you I would fly it from the tallest flag pole I could find and then hire a sky writer to announce that it was my creation!! :) Job well done!
Love seeing this stunning quilt again - the colours and quilting are gorgeous!
Love,Love ,Love. You have done a fantastic job of the quilting and I don't htink we would ever tire of seeing it.
Very beautiful! I love this pattern, you've done a great job. I really like the colors you chose.
I just love this quilt. I love the colours and the quilting and the pattern, it is just so fun and so inspiring.
I don't mind how many times you show me this quilt! A worthy entry to the competition, and good luck!
Truly gorgeous - I love your quilt and all your quilting - amazing!!!
Love, love, love it - well done.
Lovely to see this gain, it really is a stunning quilt! X
Wow! I was really drawn to your quilt from the thumbnail.
I just love it!! Your colors are great and the quilting is stunning.
Thanks for sharing it, I can see why it is your favorite
I've loved watching this quilt evolve on your blog, it's just beautiful! Well done!
Definitely don't mind seeing this beauty over and over and over. Is truly wonderful. Love it all!
This is such a fabulous quilt!!
Great color blocking in a quilt!
Woo hoo you entered my favourite quilt ever, I am not sure I mentioned before how much I LOVE this!!!
Wonderful quilt and so nice to hear you enjoyed the quilting part so much.
aah, jess, I will never tire of marvelling at this beauty
It is beautiful, love the colors, and the quilting-awesome job! Love Emily's pattern design too!
Awesome quilt. Beautiful use of colour... it really makes the design go "wow". How sore were your shoulders from doing all that beautiful quilting? Wonderful! Thank you!!!
I wasn't able to do the Groove-along (I so wanted too).
This is absolutely gorgeous - your quilting is jaw-dropping.
Wonderful quilt. I love the colors and the quilting is amazing.
Your quilting is amazing. I adore this quilt.
Oh I love your Groove Quilt and your Quilting is totally great! Well done!
Stunning! Simply Stunning! :)
This quilt is a stunner for sure! From a distance it is so striking, and then to see all of the glorious texture up close? Fabulous! You make me want to do something like this too. Truly inspiring. :)
That backing fabric is groovy! What a striking quilt. And all that quilting, wow!
Its a great pattern and you chose gorgeous colours for it - but that quilting! Its incredible!
So gorgeous! Thank you for sharing it!
Very interesting quilt. I love the colors.
Amazing quilting. You did a brilliant job . I really like that there are all sorts of different styles of quilting in there . It somehow seems to make each of the solids stand out so much more!
Im a huge fan of this quilt. Thanks for choosing this one for BQF.
I love the colour combination and the quilting. Lovely photos, too, especially with your little helper ;)
This color combo is just stunning - I'm so glad you said what they were, I would love to make a quilt with those colors
I love everything about this quilt - your colours, the quilting, and the backing. I may have to go an buy the pattern - I'm regretting not joining the QAL!
2nd in the Totally Groovy QAL, now a finalist in the Blogger's Quilt Festival! I can't think of a person or quilt more deserving! Congratulations!
You have quilted this beautifully! I was really tempted to join this QAL but didn't make it in the end-yet- inspirational!
wow-- what a striking graphic quilt and fabulous quilting. great back too.
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