Saturday 17 May 2014

Blogger's Spring Quilt Festival


I have been at a real quilt show today (more of that later) but for now it's time to enter the virtual one that is the Blogger's Quilt Festival. If you have not visited this blog before, welcome, and thank you for dropping in - I quilt here in Scotland and have enjoyed the last few Festivals, there is always so much to see, so much inspiration. I am only entering one quilt and have deliberated over which category to enter it in as it seems to fit quite a few. So I have decided upon Original Design.


I call this Modern Sampler - it's going to be the project that my classes will follow from August and I look forward to seeing all the different versions of it that will be made. This one measures 54" x 73" and I designed it to be constructed and quilted in three separate panels & then joined together using QAYG techniques. This avoids us all having to fight with our domestic machines and frankly makes the actual quilting so much easier and even enjoyable - shocker!! There are basically four different blocks each repeated, with a tweak or two, three times. I am hoping lots of ladies will use up their stash fabrics and delight in the different effects that can be achieved in the same block.
Anyway, I hope you like it, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the show.





14 comments:

  1. Lovely quilt and great idea for a class. I'm going to use a QAYG method on a challenge project I need to start next week.

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  2. Gorgeous Sheila. .. all your stash looks so good together and you've popped this out in no time at all! Should go well in "Original Design" Good luck!

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  3. Excellent quilt, and lovely calming fabric choice xxx

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  4. Looks like a fun project! I think those who take your class will really enjoy it, and maybe you can share some of the finished quilts at the end?

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  5. wonderful sampler - sure to be a big hit with your class!

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  6. good challenge for those students!

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  7. Beautiful quilt Sheila! I'm sure your students will enjoy making this one :)

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  8. I love the choice of blocks and the calming colour palette - great choice :)

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  9. I have now made two quilts using QAYG as taught in one of your Sunday classes and find it very successful. Very much better than fighting with a whole quilt and a fairly small sewing machine!

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  10. A really beautiful quilt--I'm sure the class will be really fun.

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  11. this is a fab class quilt - brilliant!

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  12. Beautiful Sheila! I love the repeat blocks and how different they look from each other, great teaching device right there!!

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