Hi friends! It feels like it's been forever since I popped on the blog! My last post was 10 weeks ago! I've missed capturing my quilt journey and connecting with all of you here.
I wanted to share a quilt that I finished back in April but haven't shared here. It's one of my favorite quilts I own right now and I plan to hold on to it for a long time. It includes all of my favorite elements of a quilt - scrappy, happy colors, and a classic pattern. It definitely has a vintage vibe too!
I actually received a majority of the blocks from a block swap I participated in with my local quilt group. We used my friend, Andy Knowlton's free tutorial called Ties to Liberty Quilt on her blog, A Bright Corner. We were to swap blocks in batches of 40. I swapped 2 batches and then made another 40 blocks to keep (for a total of 120 blocks).
The blocks finish at 7" x 7". I used a 10 x 12 layout so my quilt finished at 70" x 84" - a great bed size quilt!
Because this is a classic quilt pattern, I decided to stick with an equally classic edge-to-edge quilting design. Baptist Fans! I love them and can't get enough of them! I've used them several times. Denae Hansen of Plain Jane Quilting in American Fork, Utah quilted this for me and obviously, I'm obsessed.
Look at that texture! What do you think? Are you a fan of Baptist Fans?
For the backing, I used the Bright Side print in color Sunshine from Lella Boutique's beautiful line called Garden Variety. I fell in love with that yellow print the moment I saw it. It added enough color (and a whole lot of happiness!) yet didn't compete with the blocks. The binding fabric was just an aqua stripe I had in my stash (sorry I don't know the designer details on that!)
A Bow Tie quilt had been on my bucket list for a long time and I was so excited when my quilt guild decided to swap Bow Tie blocks. Have you ever made a Bow Tie quilt? Is there another pattern you've always wanted to make but haven't yet? Do tell below!
P.S. Someday I hope to make a Josephs Coat Quilt. Eeek! I'm very intimidated by that one!
Thanks for stopping by! Come back soon to see what I made with my scraps from this quilt!
Your Bowtie quilt turned out beautifully!! I can't recall making more than a block for a swap. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThank you! We don't have a huge guild so there's usually only about 8-10 people that participate in each swap. So we usually swap bigger quantities so we have enough blocks to make a decent size quilt.
DeleteThanks for stopping by the blog today! Take care!
Amber
Hi! Yes, the Baptist fan is always satisfying and it’s classic style compliments this classic block. I also have a bow tie quilt on my To-Do list! Such happy fabrics! I am glad you had a little motivation from your guild friends to get this kick started because it’s a beauty. It will bring some sound home to your room during the winter months.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It always feels good to cross something off the to-do/bucket list!
DeleteLove the Baptist fan quilting, I just finished a scrappy batik quilt with them.
ReplyDeleteOoh I bet it's gorgeous. I don't think you can ever go wrong with Baptist Fans.
DeleteYour Bowtie quilt looks vintage. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThat's the best compliment you could've given me LOL. Thank you!
DeleteThe quilting design was perfect for this quilt! And I love your pillow coverings as they match as well and bring the room into balance with the quilt. What a fun swap :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! The pillow coverings were just some inexpensive shams from Home Goods! I didn't notice before that the clam shells on the pillow shams work well with the Baptist Fans! A happy coincidence! Thanks for stopping by.
Delete~ Amber
Your quilt is gorgeous! I love the Baptist Fan quilting too. What kind of batting did you use to get all that beautiful texture? One quilt that is on my bucket list is Jack's Chain which I have just barely started. It is going slow because of all my other projects and the fact that I only want to use soft colored prints that read as solids from a distance. There is a photo on Pinterest of this quilt that I just love and would love to replicate.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I used (and almost always use) 100% cotton batting. Your Jack's Chain quilt sounds lovely. I am going to look up that pattern as I don't know what it is off-hand.
DeleteThanks for stopping by! Happy quilting!
Amber
FYI, I just tried pinning your quilt through the Pinterest button and it went through without a link attached.
ReplyDeleteI am obsessed with Baptist Fan quilting too as well as with your beautiful quilt! I have never made a bow tie quilt, but it's on my list now. :-)
ReplyDeleteAw thanks so much! That means a lot.
DeleteSometimes I just love the vintage style blocks in modern day fabrics. Hope you get to try the Bow Tie block sometime.
Take care!
Amber
Such a cute quilt and yes the fans do such a nice job finishing the quilt. Love the happy feel of this quilt and colors are bright and think I would like to try those bow-ties!
ReplyDeleteThank you. For our swap, we just specified "Spring" colors which gave it a soft, yet bright (is that even possible, LOL?) look.
DeleteHave a great day!
Amber