I used a combination of cottons and linens in this one. The off-white cotton I used on the front is Robert Kaufman's Kona Crush, which is fast becoming my most beloved fabric of all time.
The backing is pretty simple. Some really silky feeling blue chambray, a panel of home dec. weight pink floral, and more of that lime linen. The quilting shows up so well on the blue chambray!
The lime green linen is from a towering stack of linen banquet table cloths that I purchased from my favorite local re-sale shop. I just picked up a couple more yesterday, so be on the lookout for more work using dark khaki green, mustard yellow, and purple linen. (Don't worry too much, it probably won't all be in the same quilt...but you never know!)
By the way...this one's for sale!
Beautiful and energetic. The wider contrast borders on the bottom and right remind me of what Cyn has been doing with her running hst borders on two sides, except they're completely different!
ReplyDeleteAs a non-border partisan, I'm beginning to feel the siren call of the asymmetrical border. Uh oh!
You may rest assured I'll be stealing that quilting pattern any minute now.
And the gingham binding! The list of things to love goes on and on.
I think this is my favorite one yet! Love the design, the colors, the binding! What a score to find those green tablecloths, my favorite color. I wonder how creative reuse compares to SCRAP here in sf?
ReplyDeleteI love your improv quilts and I really love that you use repurposed fabric. That green is such a fantastic color with the red and was surprised that you used tablecloths. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteYour work is so inspiring to me! Just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! Is the quilting done FMQ or with a walking foot?
ReplyDeleteI free-motion quilted this using a mid-arm machine (Pfaff Grand Hobby machine on Grace frame). You could do it on a regular machine with a walking foot, but it would take an awful lot of twisting your quilt around!
ReplyDelete"but it would take an awful lot of twisting your quilt around!"
ReplyDelete:) That's what I was afraid of... time to learn to FMQ!
This is wonderful! Love the extra unexpected elements in this one, and the colors as well as the binding are spot on!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this improv quilt! I have never done one and would like to know, do you actually have a specific design when you start? Or, do you just piece as you go, and wonder at the final look? I would like the freedom of just letting it go and see what you get.! I have bookmarked your blog for further study for sure.
ReplyDelete(hey)Jude
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Thanks Jude. I get lots of inspiration from the Gee's Bend book and just start putting lots of pieces together until I like what I see!
ReplyDeleteYou have amazing hands! This quilt looks absolutely beautiful. I just wish I could make something like this.
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