Pattern: minimalist improvisational piecing
Materials: Kona cottons (in 15 shades of blue and 1 peach) and Moda's nicer
muslin
Techniques: machine pieced; longarm machine quilted; hand-bound
Patchwork size: 64" wide and 70" long
Finished Quilt size: 60" wide and 67" long
Patchwork Started: noon on Thursday, March 19, 2009
Patchwork Finished: noon on Friday, March 20, 2009
Quilt Finished: early evening on Tuesday, June 23, 2009
This is a quilt for a swap with Whitney who knit me a sweater.
I didn't pre-wash any of the fabrics, so there was significant shrinkage and puckering when I washed the finished quilt. The amount of shrinkage was greater than I expected, but I love the texture of this finished product.
(june 24, 2009)
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4todds 49 months ago | reply
Bravo!!
bethcole 49 months ago | reply
Wow! That's amazing, I love it!
MiniLaura 49 months ago | reply
How wonderful! I think you're both getting a good deal out of this. I need to get myself into a similar swap!
knottynaomi 49 months ago | reply
gor-geous. absolutely.
skye.trotter 49 months ago | reply
Wow, I LOVE this gorgeousness you created!
very much =)
mikomiao 49 months ago | reply
this is absolutely gorgeous! i think i'm hearing the call of the quilt. i love this minimalist piecing. really lovely work.
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S. J. Pajonas (spajonas) 49 months ago | reply
it's fantastic! whitney is one lucky girl.
kwtravelers 48 months ago | reply
Amazing! I love it!
chickenfoot 48 months ago | reply
it turned out beautifully
i like that you did a mostly plain binding
such a great idea for a swap....exchanging expertise!
i would love to find someone to make me a sweater!
yahaira 48 months ago | reply
that quilting is so gorgeous. the empty space just shows it off so well.
djmark1972 48 months ago | reply
this is so awesome
Laura Lea 48 months ago | reply
really wonderful.... I love the trailing of the blue squares....
Yorktown Road 48 months ago | reply
it's wonderful... and I love the texture.
Madame Agulha [deleted] 46 months ago | reply
Wow Beautifullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
good canary 42 months ago | reply
I feel kind of silly commenting on this when you already have so many comments telling you how absolutely wonderful this is...but...well, *this is absolutely wonderful!*
cauchy09 42 months ago | reply
skye.trotter 7 months ago | reply
Adore!
Uncommon Thread 3 weeks ago | reply
Oh, this is beautiful, just beautiful. I'd knit you a sweater anytime in return for something like this!
the little red hen - 3 weeks ago | reply
So fun to see this one pop up again. Yep, I still love it.
zigeunerweisen 3 weeks ago | reply
Madrigal and I snuggle up with this quilt every single day when I rock her for naps/bedtime these days. Thank you, thank you, C! :)