Blogger’s Quilt Festival.
Posted on | October 26, 2012 | 57 Comments
Time for another wonderful Blogger’s Quilt Festival. Lots of quilts to see and so much inspiration!
Thank you to Amy and all her wonderful sponsors . Visit Amy’s Creative Side to see the details of all the exciting things that are happening.
I am delighted to have finished my 4 Patch Kaleidoscope just in time.
I think the only category it fits into for the festival is Throw Quilts as it is 53 X 69 inches in size.
All blocks in this quilt are made from the one fabric. The fabric in the quilt border is the one I used. The way the fabric is cut and the orientation of the pieces determines how each block looks.
Some ended up with red flowers in the middle.
And others have arrangements of flower sprigs.
The quilt blocks are made from only one fabric. The blocks were made by cutting four widths of fabric at identical repeat points, then pinning them together very precisely so that they were in identical positions. I cut 3 1/2 inch strips WOF which were then cross cut into 3 1/2 inch blocks. Each pile of cuts held 4 identical blocks.
After playing around with the position of the pieces I had to decide which layout I liked and sew them together. Each of the 4 pieces had to have the same corner facing into the centre.
I always love seeing how each one comes together. Never get tired of it.
Here’s a few of the blocks as they were being made.
Once all the blocks were made, they were arranged, then sashing, corner stones and borders were added to complete the quilt. Then it was off to my LAQ. (Sorry, no web site.) I am very pleased with the result.
All the blocks were quilted in the same pattern that really highlighted the design. Then each block was framed with gorgeous swirls.
And then there are delightful feathers in the border.
I used the red of the corner stones in the binding. I found a print with cardinals that was just right for the backing. (How did my shoe end up in the picture?)
Now to point you in the right direction if you are interested in this design. The pattern I used is called 4 – Patch Stacked Posies and is by H D Designs.
I am heading off to have a good look around all the quilts in the festival. Hope you enjoy it, too.
Once again , a big thank you to Amy!
Here’s one last picture to finish off. Loving the sunshine and blue sky.
Blogger’s Quilt Festival Stats.
Quilt size – 53 X 69 inches.
Techniques – kaleidoscope.
Best category – Throw Quilts.
Category: Quilts
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I think it is incredibly clever that you made this beautiful quilt using only one fabric. Genius!
What a great idea to use for large print fabrics. It is almost unbelievable how many block varieties you can get from just one fabric. Also, your sashing and binding tied the quilt together very well (pun not intended, – I was thinking visually :-) )
Hm… must go and examine my stash ;-)
Wonderful quilt. Love the fabric.
Wow – what an amazing technique and beautiful quilt.
Very classy quilt ! And what a clever idea using just one fabric. Love the quilting, too.
Beautiful Karen! I’ve made a few of these too and they are so fun to put together.
Gorgeous quilting!!
I love how you have pieced this. Very pretty
Wow…This quilt is beautiful. The colors are great and your piecing eas brilliant.
Stunning quilt which uses the fabric squares very effectively. Take care.
How cool that by cutting the fabric differently you can get such a variety of looks! Awesome quilt — and I enjoy your blog as well. =)
I think it is brilliant how you worked the fabric! Beautifully done!
I love the variety of blocks you got from this one fabric. Lovely quilt.
This is one of my favorite of all the lovely quilts you have made. I love it that each variation of the block makes it look like a totally different fabric.
Awesome – I’m sending this to my sis, who did one as well. I love hers and yours too!
That is so clever! I love how that turned out.
Lovely!
Your quilt is amazing!! I knew the One Block Wonder technique (I did two of them) but never had seen the 4 patch caleidoscope. Lovely. In the future I will try it out too.
Beautiful quilt!
aren’t 4patch posie quilts fun? yours turned out nicely!
This is a gorgeous romantic quilt. I didn’t at first realize it was a quilt using a kaleidoscope technique. It turned out so well. The quilting is simply stunning and highlights your piecing nicely. Great job!
Lovely-
Margaret
http://www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com
What a beautiful quilt. Love your approach. Inspirational.
SewCalGal
http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
Your quilt is stunning! I am amazed that you got all those different blocks from the same fabric. Love the quilting too.
That is so pretty, I wouldn’t have known it was a kaleidoscope, you lined everything up perfectly. Thanks.
It’s amazing to see your blocks come together. All so pretty and different!
I love this. And your quilting is gorgeous. I’ve only done one kaleidoscope quilt and I intend to do another one of these days. They are truly fun to do. Thanks for sharing.
I love this quilt… I’m such a fan of “shabby” romantic florals. Thanks for showing the details of the blocks – I’ve heard of this technique but never understood it until now!
So pretty…I keep saying I need to get my pattern our and do something with it. Again another fabulous reminder to get my butt in gear!!! Thanks for the inspiration. And by the way, I am so jealous of the green grass you have right now! :-)
Your four patches are so clever. This is a beautiful quilt.
Wow this is fabulous – so precise! Thanks for sharing.
This is a gorgeous quilt! I really like the colors and the way the blocks go together. The backing fabric is beautiful as well and compliments the quilt so nicely :)
So lovely and bright! Thanks for sharing it!
It’s lovely!
Lovely Quilt! It’s amazing all the different blocks from one fabric.
very clever and beautiful quilting
Ann
It’s beautiful! And thank you so much for explaining how it’s done. I’d always wondered how they came out so perfectly. Great job.
What a neat thing to see how different the blocks can look with one fabric. A beautiful quilt!
How clever! It’s like designing your own fabric! Lovely job! The quilting really finishes it off nicely!
Wow what a beautiful quilt! And the quilting is amazing. Very stunning.
This quilt is so lovely – great choice to feature in the Festival! The quilting is fabulous!
I really enjoy seeing how one fabric can become so many versions of itself!
Amazing that there is only one fabric, Karen! Absolutely gorgeous, and the quilting is perfect!
Ah, the power of fussy cutting! I love the way you’ve played with the fabric here… Just gorgeous.
I love stack and whacks! This really turned out nicely!
Neat! And I love the backing fabric.
Beautiful quilt!
What an amazing quilt! I love the technique you used.
Very cool technique; I like that it uses squares instead of the usual wedges, makes construction easier and you still get the wonderful effect.
Such a pretty quilt and how cool to use the fabric like that! The quilting is gorgeous.
So clever and effective!
wow, it’s amazing how the one fabric can produce such varied patterns. Love it.
Hi Karen,
I love your quilt, well done!! It’s just magic what you can do with fabric.
Cheers, Anita.
That’s just fantastic. Absolutelu love that it’s just one fabric. Really inspires me to try smething
Ike it. Thanks for sharing and have a great day
Karen, your quilt is beautiful! Love the way it comes together with such precision in cutting and piecing. The fabric you chose is perfect for this pattern. Thank you for the excellent pictures and instructions on this technique.
gorgeous Karen and love the fabric,well done.xx
I love this quilt. It’s amazing to think all those blocks are from one fabric.