Playing With Rainbows.
Posted on | November 29, 2024 | 8 Comments
Sewing has taken a back seat for a month or more with other activities taking over.
However, I had completed this quilt top which went off to my LAQ. It came back last week and I could not resist getting the binding stitched down.
It is a simple brick design. This one is called Zip It by Emma Jean Jansen. It uses blocks to follow the rainbow colour pattern.
If you follow the rows going down then up, it is making its way through the colour wheel (twice).
As always, there was a breeze blowing as I was taking photos, but I managed to almost catch it hanging still.
There are 209 different fabrics used in the quilt, so a friend and I hit on the idea of sharing our resources. We have similar tastes but do collect a lot of different fabric lines. We each cut 5inch squares of as many fabrics that we thought would suit this quilt, then swapped with each other. Each square is cut in half to be used twice in the quilt. The colour pattern repeats a second time.
It was sometimes tricky working with the colour variations, but worth the time.
I had a bit of luck with the backing. At a recent sale I had purchased an end of bolt piece, and it measured one inch longer than what I needed for the backing. Whew!
I had another piece from the same range that I could use in the binding.
The quilting pattern chosen resembled echo waves. There were so many straight lines in the quilt that I felt it needed curves in the quilting.
It feels good to have a quilt finish in the middle of all the hustle and bustle leading to Christmas.
I am still enjoying all the plants growing so well in their pots this year. This time it is the hydrangeas that seem to be starring. I like growing them in pots so that I can enjoy the different colours.
It is hard to think that it is December on Sunday. But time always seems to speed up at this time of the year. I am looking forward to a few Christmas get togethers with friends before the big day. Hope you have some good plans, too.
Cheers, Karen
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A wonderful quilt, loving all the rainbow brights. And the quilting was a good choice.
Really pretty quilt – all the parts, and gorgeous fabrics. And your flowers, I am drooling! They are just breathtaking.
Your quilt is stunning Karen! So effective! And your Hydrangeas so pretty. I feel this year has gone by way too fast xxx
Congrats on the finish! Absolutely gorgeous! Love all the rainbow colors together. Another idea for RSC next year! Beautiful flowers. Happy Sunday!
Karen, what a beauty!!! So vibrant. I love that zipper design for using your rainbow fabrics. Does that mean your friend has a twin quilt?
Wow, what an amazing quilt. The wavy quilting lines soften all those straight lines beautifully. Beautiful finish.
Your quilt is fabulous and that quilting pattern is perfect to show it off….. great finish…
Hugz
WOW! This is an absolute stunner Karen! You must be thrilled with how it turned out! The quilting design is perfect and I love the ginkgo leaves backing fabric! I hope you are getting some rain, but not too much! It is much cooler here in central Victoria this morning. Have a great day, S