The Quilt

Jun 16, 2016 18:48

A few people have asked me to post a photo of the quilt--here it is! Despite all the trouble it gave me, I really love the final product. I made it because (I had a lot of fabric scraps I needed to use up and) I needed a light summer quilt, and it really fits the bill. If I recall correctly, the batting is cotton, so it's just the right ( Read more... )

brightly lit has a present, one layer of clothing

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kalliel June 17 2016, 01:41:49 UTC
Oh wow, that is so gorgeous!! I love the range of color and patterns--scraps make the best finishing products. The way you've arranged them as a sort of gradient--but not without its rebellious sections, which put opposites into thrilling juxtaposition; and yes, I just described a quilt as thrilling--is so cool. I love it! Great job~ And it looks so comfy, too.

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brightly_lit June 17 2016, 08:32:52 UTC
THRILLING, YES. I think so, too!

You noticed the gradient! It's actually a sort of impressionistic picture quilt, a landscape: sunset sky at the top, then mountains, trees, vegetation, and finally flowers at the bottom. The quilting is meant to give the impression of these things: mountain-ish shapes in the mountain section, flower shapes in the flowers. Piecing the 9-patches so they go together nicely can be hard, but having the image in mind made it an unusually easy process.

It is comfy, too--the cottony-est feeling of the 3 quilts I've made. :-) I loved your comment, and I'm so glad you love the quilt!

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balder12 June 17 2016, 02:31:45 UTC
Oh, wow, that's beautiful!

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brightly_lit June 17 2016, 07:48:12 UTC
Thank you very much. :-)

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brightly_lit June 17 2016, 07:47:40 UTC
I did indeed. Thank you!

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mdlaw June 17 2016, 03:26:10 UTC

I love it.  It's beatiful.       m.    :)

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brightly_lit June 17 2016, 07:47:52 UTC
Aw, thank you so much!

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selenic76 June 17 2016, 11:27:07 UTC
Yay, it's done! \o/ And it looks fantastic ^_^ Love the colours, especially the blues and the red/purple :)

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brightly_lit June 19 2016, 17:03:28 UTC
Yay!! Those are my favorite color patches, as well--most especially the vivid red/pink at the bottom. Thanks, dear!

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