Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Blogger's Quilt Festival




This summer I have been dabbling at a kitchen fresher-upper.  Well, I have finally gotten around to finishing up my quilted wall hanging.  Life has just been...busy.  Anyhow, I am loving the sunny yellow that I painted the walls.  However, one big blank yellow wall was almost too bright!  The quilt filled the gap, and softened the room perfectly.

I designed this quilt using a Strawberry Fields Jelly Roll to make old fashioned shoo-fly blocks.  I am loving the softness of it all!


Shoo-flies in the kitchen, subtle, quilt-y humor.  I used my decorative stitches, and soft pink contrasting thread for the quilting.


When it came time for the border, I was in a quandary.  The Strawberry Field yardage that I had purchased for the border just didn't look in real life the way I had pictured it in my head.  If stash diving were and Olympic sport, I just won gold.  I found this yardage squirreled away.  It is Simplicity by 3 Sisters for Moda.    I love having these words before me in the busiest area of my home.

Originally I had saved some of the more red jelly roll strips for the binding.  Instead I ended up buying a little more of the aqua with strawberries to make the binding.  The red against the yellow wall was a little too.....Ronald McDonald!  Not at all the calm, peaceful look I wanted!  I love the creative process and its journey!

Quilt Stats:
Measures: 29 1/2" x 29 1/2"
Fabrics:  Strawberry Fields and Simplicity from Moda
Quilted:  by KT (me) using decorative stitches on my home machine

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Blessings,

KT

8 comments:

  1. So sweet! Love that you quilted it with the decorative stitches on your machine - great choice.

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  2. Super cute and it looks amazing next to the brick.

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  3. It's so sweet and suits the space perfectly!

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  4. Very sweet quilt! It's so cheery in your kitchen!

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  5. Love the cheery, yellow of your kitchen! What a beautiful way to fill in a space...lol...what did you do with the other one? I hope it's hanging in a prominent spot too!

    Good luck on winning!

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  6. Hi I just found your blog and love your work! I didn't know how to email so could you please email me at robinpaul6@yahoo.com? I'm trying to find some Jennifer Paganelli Nicole fabric. Thanks for your help!
    Robin

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  7. It is sooo soft! It has such a vintage feel to it!

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  8. KT, this looks perfect in your newly painted kitchen!! I love the shoo fly humor ;-) Your decorative stitches add a lovely touch as does the texty border fabric. So much to love about your wall quilt!

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