This quilt is 60" square, entirely paper pieced and caused me to question my sanity numerous times during it's construction. It is made using the gorgeous Schoenrock Cross block, which I fell in love with after making my cushion for the the tenth round of the pillow talk swap last year. And (hold onto your chairs) I simply quilted in the ditch for this one, no FMQ in sight! Having said that, I did free motion quilt in the ditch and there are a loooot of seams because of all the teeny piecing ;o)
I used a heap of favorite fabrics in this quilt - lots of Denyse Schmidt (mainly Chicopee and Shelburne Falls), Architextures and a few other coordinating prints from other collections. It is by far the most traditional and complex quilt I have made, and was gifted to my Mum last month for her 60th birthday. Happily, she loves it as much as I do.
I'm linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts since it is kind of a Friday finish, and with Kristy's paper piecing party ;o)
xx Jess
32 comments:
Amazing quilt! I am in AWE!!!
One of these days I will do a quilt like this. I have been collecting red and blue fabrics. I love the idea of paper piecing, but might go insane while doing it, just like you LOL! I have done a lot of pp lately, and I need a little break from it.... Let's see how long I will last staying away from " the paper" ! :-)
Esther
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Wow it just stunning, utterly gorgeous!! I love the colors, the pattern, everything!!
Oh
My
Gosh!
It's gorgeous Jess!!!! Happy belated birthday to a lucky mum!!!!
wow - you are amazing. I don't know how you had the patience to do all that paper piecing. It is gorgeous :-)
it's SO lovely! Glad to see it finished :-D
what a lot of work, and a truly lovely result! wow, the talk of the town.
Congrats Jess! It is beautiful! I was trying to see how it was quilted lol I was squinting at the pictures trying to see your fancy work!
Wowza! It's absolutely beautiful ~ and I'm amazed that you paper-pieced the whole thing. Gorgeous!
It's just beautiful! Definitely seems like a lot of paper piecing haha but it's so pretty it's worth it! Congrats on having it published, too!
Wow this is absolutely wonderful.
that's an amazing quilt and I'm not surprised it cost you some nerves ;)! I'm also not surprised that you mum loves it too. Happy Birthday!
Really what a gorgeous quilt! I love the block you used! I can't believe you quilted in the ditch- that is a lot of seams!
Yay, congrats :o)
Absolutely gorgeous. I'm so in awe!
Wow! That's a stunner! So happy I get to be fan; your work continues to make me smile (and aspire to be a quilter of your ilk when I "grow up")!
I have yet to use it, but it' s one of my all time favourite blocks! I just love the colour play in your blocks, Jess! Absolutely gorgeous. Congrats!
This is absolutely beautiful. I was amazed when I saw the photos.
Fabulous!!! You did an awesome job with this quilt all the way around!!!
That is such a cool quilt! Looks like it took forever. Congrats on that beauty.
That is such a cool quilt! Looks like it took forever. Congrats on that beauty.
Oh Jess, it's just stunning! I love the colours you chose, and the placement, and ohhhh!
Jess, this quilt is such a stunner!! I LOVE the color palette you chose. Beautiful finish :-)
Amanda
Thanks Esther! It took me 6 months to paper piece again after this, lol.
Its stunning... it really is. It is tradtional but yet have a very contemporary feeling to it. Great quilt.
that is fabulous! it is so intricate, no wonder you questioned your sanity, but well done for persevering, all worth it in the end!
it's gorgeous (obvs.!)
So beautiful, you did an amazing job!
It is lovely. Well done!
This is stunning, what a great birthday present for your mom. And how wonderful to have it in the magazine too.
This is so so beautiful!!
This is a beautiful quilt! I loved this block when you first posted your cushion, it's on the list (just maybe not this many).
It was worth it because that is one beautiful quilt.
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