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:: February 13, 2006 It's Finished!
Now this is why I've been so eager for my camera battery charger to get here. My plain spoken quilt, code-named "paletas," is finally finished! I picked it up from the machine quilters a few weeks ago.
I did the binding the old-school way, by machine sewing to the front than hand-sewing it to the back, a process that has also grown on me. It took a week with lots of time in front of the TV. I had a little scare when I put it through the wash the first time and found that the water-soluble marker that I used to number the blocks had not come out of the cheaper (non-Robert Kaufman Kona cotton) light orange fabric that I had used. I just put on some stain remover and put it through the wash a second time, and it was all gone, crisis averted.
The best part has to be taking it out of the dryer and seeing it in its textured, crinkled glory. All the pictures, from start to finish, are in one place now.
Elizabeth of e cubed arts has joined and has Karen whipped out a second MQA entry (making her a gold star member of the MQA), an awesome Once Upon a Time. Samantha has finished a Zipper quilt top in sultry purples. Blair has a finished quilt: Once Upon a Time. So cute. Read her humorous account of a harrowing moment there toward the end! Angela finished her Eclipse! The batiks look so warm and fantabulous with the quilted texture. Mel is headed toward the finish line with her sunny Zipper quilt top. Rose finished her beautiful Love-Beads-Turned-Christmas-Ornaments, which is her second MQA entry. The quilting sounds awesome. And will you get a load of the back? Hmmm ... I need to be in the gold star club too. Just kidding, there is no gold star club. Currently I'm getting Denyse Schmidt out of my system, but I'd also like to make another MQA entry. But which one? posted by in Finished Projects , Modern Quilt-Along
Comments Your quilt is beautiful! Posted by Kaitie Tee on February 13, 2006 9:01 PM Kim....I'm at a loss for words here. How beautiful your quilt is! All that color is just so g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s together. I love the last photo, that just out of the wash crinkly wrinkly state is just the best! Outstanding. Posted by Blair on February 13, 2006 9:40 PM Wow! I want to learn to quilt. Posted by Jackie on February 13, 2006 10:06 PM I really like your color choices though I do agree with you that the quilting in the book is more in the style of the quilt. That said, the finished, washed product is awesome and you will really enjoy it. It is just really hard to get the original idea out of your head sometimes. Happened to me on my recent quilt too. Posted by Amy on February 13, 2006 11:04 PM This looks fabulous. The difference it makes in having it professionally quilted is superb. What an heirloom. Posted by Kirsty on February 14, 2006 3:06 AM de-lurking to say that's the prettiest thing I've seen all week! Gorgeous colors and the crinkly post-dryer look makes it work with the swirly whirlygig pattern so much better. Seriously lovely quilt. Inspiring! Posted by Kelly on February 14, 2006 8:08 AM You girls have inspired me. Good job on the quilt Kim. It was fun to look at the photos of progression. I bought the book. I blogged about the Modern Quilt-Along on QuiltersBuzz. Posted by Gina Halladay on February 14, 2006 9:14 AM ummmm, totally incredible! I'm glad you've come to terms with the quilting... I think it looks fantastic! I *really* need to post an update on my progress (or lack thereof!!!)... Posted by kelly on February 14, 2006 10:03 AM that is gorgeous! Posted by shobhana on February 14, 2006 10:21 AM wow! it is so beautiful! i really want to try this quilt, and you are only fueling my desire! great job!! Posted by teresa on February 14, 2006 10:47 AM Love it! The colors are incredible! I'm about to take my first quilting class and your quilt is totally inspiring! Posted by Julie on February 14, 2006 11:36 AM it's gorgeous!! and isn't it so wonderful when it's all crinkled up. I definitely like the quilting but that is frustrating that they didn't realize your original vision. next time maybe you'll have to draw it out for them? interesting about the non-kona solids too. when I took the class at FunQuilts they really emphasized the importance of using high quality cottons. I definitely regretted not listening to that advice (and the prewash advice) on the runny red quilt I made for my mom. Posted by hillary on February 14, 2006 11:52 AM So beautiful! Wow. Posted by Brooke on February 14, 2006 11:53 AM Beautiful, never seen stitching in that shape before, gives it some character. Love the colors you picked out too. Posted by Gina L on February 14, 2006 1:42 PM That quilt is amazing! It is making my stomach all jumpy because I too want to make a quilt as beatiful as that. You should be very proud of yourself. Posted by melanie on February 14, 2006 2:27 PM It's perfection. I haven't seen the book, so I have no pre-conceived notions, and I absolutely love your quilt. And the quilting is terrific! Posted by Susan on February 14, 2006 4:36 PM oh-kim! it is so wonderful! just totally awesome! Posted by amy k. on February 14, 2006 4:47 PM I love it so much! The quilting really does look nice, but I understand it not being just what you had in mind. I really wish I was further with my quilt--I decided to hand quilt, but I'm moving at the speed of a turtle. Posted by Sarah on February 14, 2006 5:11 PM I'm not sure how much effort it takes to finish a quilt, as I'm still staring at the one I started three years ago, but I know it takes a bigger person than I. Congratulations! It's lovely! It's pop-a-licious! Posted by Michelle on February 14, 2006 9:27 PM Wow, that's so beautiful! I loved it before, and now that it's quilted and all wrinkly, it's even better! Meanwhile, mine is still languishing, waiting for me to quilt it. Perhaps I should send it away, seeing how yours turned out gives me a little confidence... Posted by Amanda on February 15, 2006 9:31 AM Stunning and inspiring! Posted by erica on February 15, 2006 9:40 AM I really like it a lot - and the quilting looks great. And I have finally finished my top - see here. Now I just have to quilt it! Posted by Mel on February 15, 2006 2:10 PM I am so late commenting, it seems, that all the good words have been used up. So, I'll copy. Your quilt is gorgeous, fantastic, lovely, and more!!! Fun to check in on other folks' progress as well... Posted by Samantha on February 15, 2006 10:22 PM love it - its gorgeous. i am afraid 'unfinished business' is a curse of a name. but i won't let it jinx me. Posted by kathreen on February 16, 2006 12:24 AM It's beautiful! I love quilts after they have been washed and gotten all wrinkly...really, they aren't quilts until then! lol! Posted by Lauri on February 16, 2006 4:54 PM Everything about your quilt is amazing, Kim! The colors are gorgeous, and I really like the quilting. Thanks for all the links, too. Posted by Rose on February 17, 2006 11:03 AM I absolutely love it! love it love it. I swear, I think the old skool way of doing the binding by far is the way to go. I have yet to do a total machine binding that I didn't think sucked. Posted by Angela on February 17, 2006 5:26 PM Wow, I LOVE it! Posted by erinberry on February 17, 2006 6:15 PM This is so gorgeous! Love the vibrant colors! Posted by Joleen on February 18, 2006 2:23 PM this is incredible. the colors are so bright and exciting and geez it feels like spring now.. love it. Posted by traci on February 18, 2006 8:03 PM It's really beautiful. You've done a wonderful job with the colours and the way you've put them together. What a stunning quilt! Posted by Jane on February 19, 2006 11:56 AM I just finished my first quilt ever last spring and I'm starting to get the sewing feaver again and your quilt has inspired me, it's so beautiful! This is the first I have heard of a quilt along, is it going to be going on much longer and how do you join and can i join? Posted by Kristin on February 22, 2006 9:16 PM So beautiful, and it matches your background! Posted by Gina Miller on March 5, 2006 5:08 PM I was shopping for long arm quilt patterns online today and I saw the pattern that you REALLY wanted on your quilt. Our quilting studio has been open a little over a week and we have quilted 8 quilts. A good time for sure. And a boy-quilter dropped off 2 Denyse Schmidt-flavored quilts for us to quilt. I am thinking of using the above mentioned pattern on one of them. Happy stitching. Gina Posted by Gina Halladay on March 8, 2006 9:49 PM Wow this is really really incredible!! Beautiful!! Posted by vegasandvenice on March 26, 2006 5:13 PM Gorgeous! Posted by Serena on March 30, 2006 7:16 AM This quilt is beautiful. You have inspired me to start on the one I keep saying I am going to start. Posted by Dustin on March 30, 2006 6:50 PM |
