I just finished the quilt portion of my Umbrella Trimmings Competition mini quilt, and I thought I'd share it here as well. It's 18" square, and I was inspired by the converging corners tutorial by Film in the Fridge. Each block finished at 4.5 inches, and I hand quilted it in radiating circles using Aurifil Lana 12 wt embroidery floss.
I used a maroon color near the converged corners to bring out the reddish colors, and a neutral color in the rest of the quilt.
The back of the quilt. Not perfect, but not so terrible. That's my homemade label, I use a stamp kit and put my initials on one side and the date on the other.
I like how the Aurifil blends in with the background. I also like how the background really makes the 'converging corners' seem to float.
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| Dino wanted in on the photoshoot. I couldn't resist. |
Check out all the other entries at the Bloggers Quilt Festival, voting starts tomorrow, and lasts all week!
As I just finished this quilt, I'm also linking up to Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts.
very nice quilting - and Dino looks nice too
ReplyDeleteBeautiful hand-quilting !
ReplyDeleteI like how it turned out; and hand quilting - lovely! Your fur baby matches quite nicely and is very stately, too. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the quilting!
ReplyDeleteThe quilting is gorgeous!!! :0)
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! Love the "petite" log cabin corners and all that circular quilting! Thank you for sharing it with us in the Festival!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the understated elegance of this design. Really makes your hand quilting the star of the show!
ReplyDeleteLove this so much! From the colour choices to the minimal and scant version of the converging corners to that perfect hand-quilting...! So much to love...
ReplyDeleteVery nice - really like the look of this one, especially the circular quilting, looks perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love the quilting - those circles are great!
ReplyDeleteI have never hand quilted in my life - don't think I have the patience but I do really like this piece. I think it is successful on about every front. The design is great. I love the piecing, the fabric choices are wonderful and just draw you in to look. Your stitching is so even, the contrast of the circles and the straight piecing adds so much interest and changing the colour of your thread was a great idea. I think you can tell, I'm enthusiastic about this quilt - definitely in my top 10, if not top 5. Great
ReplyDeleteLove your hand quilted circles! Beautiful quilt.
ReplyDeleteReally lovely hand quilting, great job!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite version of this pattern! Maybe it's the hand quilting?
ReplyDeleteI just love the use of the circular quilting with the angular piecing, and your cat is cute too.
ReplyDeleteit is stunning! what type of fabric is your background fabric - love the texture in conjuction with the hand quilting!
ReplyDeleteThis is really lovely - the contrast between your beautiful circular hand stitching and your piecing is great, and I really like your choice of fabrics.
ReplyDeleteWonderful quilting! I do not have the patience or the skill to do hand quilting. Great idea for a label. Carole @ From My Carolina Home
ReplyDeleteWow, such a great quilt! I love it. I could look at all that texture for hours. Your hand quilting is wonderful. Good luck in the festival!
ReplyDeleteI was just admiring it on flickr. It is really lovely! Well done!
ReplyDeletegorgeous quilt, fab quilting and a very handsome cat!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore your hand-quilting. How did you mark the lines? I may have missed it if you already told. A truly beautiful project!
ReplyDeleteI saw this on the BQF. Just beautiful. Love the sparseness combined with all the quilting texture.
ReplyDeleteps green cheese is one of my all time fave cheeses.
Oh gosh beautiful work; make sure you email Umbrella Prints your link to this post to officially enter in time! xox
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