Sunday, October 30, 2011

Blogger's Quilt Festival

Thank you so much to Amy for hosting the quilt festival. Its a wonderful way to meet lots of fabulous talented bloggers, and sometimes leads to newfound friendships.

Today I would like to show you a quilt I made for my daughter.

I bought a fat quarter bundle of Plume by Tula Pink early 2010 after my daughter had said how much she loved the colours and the prints.
It took me ages to decide on a pattern, I finally chose a pattern by Atkinson Designs, Between Friends which called for 14 1/2 inch blocks. I thought this would showcase the larger prints in the range.

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After looking at all the prints and wanting to make a queen sized quilt I added some Kona and Bella solids to the mix to break it up a bit.





Joining blocks in Plume
The first blocks, I love these colours
I started putting it together in November 2010. It was so big that to work out how I wanted the layout of the blocks, I had to take it over to my parents house as I didn't have a large enough floor space.
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The quilt top finally finished
It was too big, 87 inches by 87 inches, for me to tackle the quilting so I sent it off to my favourite long arm quilter, Fiona. She did a wonderful job, the all over pattern echoes some of the prints.


The binding and backing is Kona Bright Pink. I also used one of the feather designs in the backing.
A not very good photo of part of the back.

My daughter loves it and I'm really happy I've made something that she loves! 
It's called Paradise because of the Birds of Paradise on the fabric and my blog name!








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21 comments:

  1. Pat MerkleOctober 30, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    What a wonderful, bright, fun quilt!

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  2. LeanneOctober 30, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    I love it, it is so bright and happy! Also that swirly quilting is perfect, thank you for sharing it.

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  3. melissaOctober 30, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    It is so beautiful Marg , i bet she just loves it! Great fabrics i really love the greeny blue with those bright pinks - YUM!

    x

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  4. RachaeldaisyOctober 30, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    If your daughter didn't like this quilt I'd be waving my hands saying "Me, Me!" I love it!! I loved plume as a range but only ever got a charm pack. The colours are so pretty and the pattern you chose really shows off the fabrics! Did you make the Paris pillow too?

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  5. AnonymousOctober 30, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    It's really lovely Marg! I love plume too and this shows it off fabulously. Great choice of pattern!

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  6. shirleyOctober 30, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    This is a really lovely quilt Marg, I like the colours and particularly the design. Your daughter is very fortunate to have such a talented mother.

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  7. SusanOctober 30, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    It is beautiful quilt! Such stunning colours beautifully showcased!

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  8. KateOctober 30, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    Beautiful quilt. The pink and teal balance each other out so well. It looks good on the bed.

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  9. ShayOctober 30, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    How did you get BP to clean her room for these photos?

    I have seen this quilt in the flesh and it's utterly utterly gorgeous. I know you thought you'd never finish that binding but it really is a masterpiece. Well done of such a lovely finish.

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  10. ShevvyOctober 30, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    I'm so glad that BP loves it - thats so important. Of course, I still can't believe that in such hot climes you need quilts so surely it is going to waste. Us cold weather girls on the other hand...

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  11. Denise in PAOctober 31, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    Love it! A fabulous pattern to show of those great Tula Pink fabrics!

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  12. MiriOctober 31, 2011 at 4:42 AM

    Wonderful! Great fabrics and a great pattern making a fantastically bold and beautiful quilt!

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  13. KathyOctober 31, 2011 at 5:11 AM

    I enjoyed reading about the quilt you made for your daughter. It finished up beautifully!

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  14. trishOctober 31, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    Your quilt is gorgeous!! :o)

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  15. ShariOctober 31, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    What a delightful 'girl' quilt! Love the colours and the simplicity of the block construction. As you said, perfect to showcase that beautiful fabrics!

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  16. MandaNovember 1, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    Love it! Those colours are gorgeous and your design shows the fabrics beautifully!

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  17. CynthiaNovember 3, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    Pretty, pretty!

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  18. EileenNovember 4, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    Love the vibrancy of your daughter's quilt. Very pretty fabrics in a nice design. Thanks for sharing and have a great day

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  19. Kit LangNovember 6, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Lovely quilt. thanks for sharing!

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  20. Katy CameronNovember 7, 2011 at 4:57 AM

    What a gorgeous quilt. Love the colours, and those blocks really do show off the patterns - so often they get so chopped up, it's hard to remember how they started!

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  21. LauraNovember 14, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    Love this - beautiful colours! :)

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