Tuesday 4 September 2012

A Totally Groovy Quilt Top

When you have a million projects on the go, should you work on the highest priority first? Well, yes. Did I? Ah, no. I finished making my Groove quilt top instead :o)


I'm making the lap sized version - this measures about 60" x 72". Because I knew I'd be working with some pretty long seams I starched the crap out of these fabrics - more akin to sewing paper than fabric!

I love this quilt already. And for once, I'm ahead of schedule (I nearly fainted when I realised the link up for this QAL isn't until the middle of October. October, people! I have six weeks to get it quilted!)

So once I've finished sweary Tula and caught up on our QAL as well as bee blocks, I'll be all set to quilt this baby. From the very beginning this quilt has always been about the quilting for me, and I'm SO pumped to get started :oD

xx Jess

25 comments:

KellyS said...

Love your top! I haven't even cut my fabrics yet. I will be lucky to have my top done by the middle of October! But I am going to try and still do it... I do wish I would have realized that the entire pattern wasn't made into 4 different sizes. I love what she posted on the pattern front (I think it was a twin or queen size) and the lap size (the only size I could afford to make) is missing some awesome curves/colors. Oh well.

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

It's fabulous Jess!

Heather D. said...

Groovy indeed, it looks fantastic Jess. So many curves though!

MC said...

Looking great, very smooth curves! Aack only six weeks - I'm barely 1/4 of the way through piecing mine.

~Kelie~ said...

I absolutely L-O-V-E your color choices!!!! You've done a great job! Can't wait to see the finished quilt!

Jennifer said...

dont wait, keep going, quilt now! haha Otherwise you'll forget and it will sit in the basket of doom!!! its gorgeous, love teh colors

Charlotte said...

so effing cool!!!!! I love the colour scheme :-D

Unknown said...

WOW !!! love the colours... groovy baby

Gill said...

Fabulous! I love it!
I'm still waiting for my fabric to arrive! and like KellyS I didn't realise the size I'm making (lap) wouldn't have all the curves!

Kelly said...

Love this and the colours you chose! I am not QAl but have the pattern that I need to make sooner rather than later!

moira said...

Jess, you have to stop making such fabby things - my must do list keeps growing!

Anonymous said...

That's something I was thinking about the other day. Do you work on what needs to be done first or on what will be done the fastest ?
If you have a long list of things to do, it can be nice to cross things off fast because you do the things that don't take long. Or you can do the things that needs to be done first but that take longer...

And that quilt top is soo pretty ! I love the colors you chose :)

Jess @ Scrappy n Happy said...

It looks fantastic, I LOVE the colours! Can't wait to see how you quilt it!

Beth said...

Hm, maybe I'll make it by the middle of October. Yours looks fantastic - I love it in those colors.

Lucy | Charm About You said...

So groovy!!

Katy Cameron said...

Groovy, way to crank out that quilt top!

MaterialGirlQuilts said...

Love the colors in your Groove quilt! I'm still working on my top.
Amanda

Di said...

Definitely a groovy cool groovy quilt top!

Cherie said...

Wow you definitely got your sew on when making that! I love the colours you used very groovy indeed...think you have time to whip me one up too...I'll post out the fabric =D

Anonymous said...

It is so amazing, I am speechless.

blessings, jill

Janine @ Rainbow Hare said...

Wow! This is soooo groovy! Fab colours for this design :)

Jenelle said...

The colors in this are so fantastic together! Beautiful quilt top!

Lisa C said...

I haven't even cut my fabric! Yours looks really nice. I joined the QAL thinking it would help me get over my allergy to solids but I can't bring myself to even cut into them! I enjoy looking at everyone's finishes though. Can't wait to see how you quilt it.

Jessica Kelly said...

Love this Jess! You have me wanting to make my own now!

Pile O Fabric said...

This looks fantastic! You totally beat me and I am the host lol! Gotta love starch!