Friday, October 29, 2010

Diving Right In

I started the blog for the sole purpose of sharing my creative pursuits.  I've been thinking about Amy's Quilt Festival all day and decided to throw my hat in the ring.

Amy's Creative Side - Blogger's Quilt Festival

I started quilting again about 6 months ago after a 5 year hiatus.   I have so many unfinished projects from 5 years ago, but I absolutely fell in love with this fabric after seeing it in blog land and also seeing it at my local quilt shop.  I came home with the fabric hoping that my husband wouldn't mind the purchase.  I was shocked when he loved it even more than I did and suggested I go back for more so I could make a quilt for our bed.
The quilt pattern is On The Run by Mary's Cottage Quilts and the fabric line is called Eclipse by Exclusively Quilters.  






It was quilted by Natalia of Piece N Quilt.  She did a fabulous job.  

Once I cut out all the fabric, the quilt was finished within a week.  The cutting took me a few nights after working full-time at my day job.  I took the quilt with me on a road trip to Minnesota to visit family.  I bound 2 of the 4 sides and finished up the last two sides a few weeks later. (These pictures were taken before the binding was done).  Now, it sits proudly on our bed.  I have leftover fabric and I'm hoping to make some pillowcases to go with the quilt. 

I've found that quilting brings me a sense of peace in my life.  Any time I can get in with my sewing machine leaves me feeling relaxed and happy.  This quilt is the first of many to come.  Two more are already with Natalia.

15 comments:

  1. EZ pattern and good combinations of colors.

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  2. Totally love how bold and graphic all the yellows are!

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  3. Great job! I love the bold the fabrics. Natalia's quilting is lovely too. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Wonderful quilt. I love the colors.

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  5. I LOVE your quilt and the fabrics! I too just started quilting again this year after a 6 yr (or so) hiatus. I am so glad to be back. So many new things, techniques, fabrics, methods etc ... like blogland. So nice to meet you. Hugs, Joanne

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  6. Thanks everyone! I love this quilt! And I look forward to many, many more.

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  7. I love the fabric you chose and the quilting looks great with it.

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  8. I really like the black strips - they really make the quilt.

    Angie - www.craftedAngles.com

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  9. I love the fabric, so bright and cheerful and the black contrast is fabulous. A gorgeous quilt, and how cool that your husband really loved the fabric as well.

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  10. Your quilt looks great!. I love the colourings and the design you used. Bright and vibrant!

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  11. Good on your husband for suggesting you make this into a bed size quilt. It looks great. I love the pattern and colour combo you've used. The black is so graphic!! Don't wait another 5 years to make another quilt!

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  12. Hey! Of course I remember you! How is life?

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  13. I love the combination of yellow, white and black. Looks fabulous. Welcome back to the world of quilting :-)

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  14. I totally get the quilting giving you peace thing. Quilting keeps me sane.

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