Friday, October 29, 2010

Blogger's Quilt Festival October 2010




It is time for another Bloggers' Quilt Festival! I made this quilt about 18 months ago. I started by making one simple block and then I pulled out lots of fabrics with aqua, red and green in them. I tried to use lots of different fabrics with different shades of the three colours. I wanted to use the same size rectangles in the border so the first border is just rectangles and the second one is flying geese for something a bit different. This is probably still my favourite quilt that I have made and has been on my bed all of winter.

Amy's Creative Side - Blogger's Quilt Festival


40 comments:

Lynne (Lily's Quilts) said...

What a wonderful quilt - I love it when people come up with something really beautiful from their stash.

Elizabeth Dackson said...

Good for you, using your stash! I really love this quilt, I love the tessellation styled piecing of it. :)

Karen said...

I love this quilt of yours. We sleep under quilts in winter too.

Bec said...

oh i love it! And dont you just love quilts on our beds!! The bedroom just makes you smile everytime you walk in... unless its like my bed and rarely made!!

Kriza said...

what a lovely quilt you have made! I love these little windmills, and the colours, and it is great that you made two borders, it finishes off the quilt very well.
great work!
Kristina
www.priscillacraft.blogspot.com

Rebecka said...

I love your quilt. Great use of scraps and thanks for explaining your quilt. It's beautiful.

Lisa said...

I loved this quilt from the first time I saw it on your blog. So much so that I bought the pattern to make one for myself via fatquarter shop. Next week I'm off to the quilt festival in Houston and I'll have the pattern instructions in my handbag so I can buy some additional fat quarters to supplement my stash. I think I'll go a similar colour combination.

Linda at Roscoe's Ma said...

This is gorgeous. I love all the color! I was thinking of making a quilt with just this block. It looks wonderful!

Chookyblue...... said...

I love this quilt too Kate.......

Kaye Prince said...

Great use of fabrics - I love how they all work together!

Carol said...

Fun looking quilt. I really like what you did with the border.

Tracy said...

It is a beautiful quilt. Fresh and colourful at the same time.

Little Bluebell (Adrianne) said...

I love this one! But I think you already knew that. I found it so inspiring when I first saw it. : )

Allie said...

Beautiful quilt - the colors are wonderful and I love it!

Louise said...

It's one of my favourites too!

patchworkdelights said...

Love it! Fantastic work, oh when I am going to be brave and try something other than squares!

Petit Design Co. said...

I love it, it's very cute and fresh

Miri said...

Lovely! Love the dogtooth border!

AnnieO said...

Cheerful, bright, and lots of energy in this quilt. It sings. Thanks for sharing your quilt's story :)

A Spoonful Of Sugar said...

Such a cheerful quilt! Love the aqua, red, and green colours.

Allie said...

Beautiful! It looks so happy.

Anonymous said...

cute and fresh!

quiltmom anna said...

Tessellation patterns are such fun because it is so neat to see the way the pattern pops out. Love the cheery fabrics and the border that you added to it- Very pretty.
Enjoy the blog festival- there are many wonderful quilts to view.
Regards,
Anna

Andi said...

I love this quilt too!!

Karen said...

I love the simplicity of this quilt. The fabrics look great against the white. Gorgeous borders, too!

Mary said...

I love this quilt! Love the pattern with the bright colors...but I think most of all I love the borders and that you combined rectangles with flying geese. Brilliant!

Angie said...

What a beautiful quilt! I really like the flow of the colors and the white background.

Kathy said...

It is a really great quilt. I like how all the colors you chose work so well together.

Kari V. said...

Love the quilt! The colors are so happy. Are you the designer of the platypus in the header? I think it is in the same Australian Homespun that the quilt from my Quilt Festival post is in. I will make that someday too, especially since seeing real platypuses in Healsville. It would bring back wonderful memories of my visit to Australia. Your version is just adorable.

Shannon said...

Lovely! Love the little border - it adds just the right amount of sassiness!

One Flew Over said...

Such a striking design! Love this one too x

Kate said...

Love your colors and the scrapiness! Beautiful quilt.

Vicki said...

this is gorgeous! another one I've got to try some day.

Christine said...

I love the design and colors. Beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Such a pretty quilt!

Ange Moore said...

I love it - such a happy quilt. Another pattern I'd like to try, added to the list!!

mamammelloves said...

What a lovely quilt! :) I made a similar one for my grandpa recently. I love the pattern!

Corrie said...

I love this quilt and have set aside the pattern for me to make!

Eileen said...

great quilt! thanks for sharing and have a great day

Connie Kresin Campbell said...

Beautiful quilt! Love the colors.