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a modern quilt top

March 24, 2013

This weekend, I cut and sewed a quilt top. The fabric is Shelburne Falls Collection by Denyse Schmidt and the pattern is included in a class I am taking. The round pieces were my addition to the design.

quilt top

The instructions advise against the use of prints, but I didn’t have solid colored fabrics right for this project. Here is what the quilt looks like with solids.

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When I recently got interested in sewing patchwork, I thought I’d send the finished top out to a long arm quilter to be stippled. Inspired by the fun fabrics available  and  bright & pretty quilts on the blogosphere, I gradually became aware of the Modern Quilters movement. Free motion quilting takes a strong role in many of the minimalist quilt designs that appeal to me.

2013-03-24_14-36-19Click the photo above to visit Angela’s website. That is the back of the quilt – isn’t it gorgeous?

Below gives you an idea of the course materials and the process of making this quilt. Cutting is a pretty tedious operation, but luckily I have a plenty of room and it went fast. At the end, there were a few pieces of fabric left over but at least it’s not like assembling IKEA furniture when you wonder if your new shelves will fall down in the middle of the night. A quilt is just a quilt.

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So, yeah, this is fun. I am itching to get to the quilting part. Maybe next weekend.

Hope you are sewing and /or enjoying vicarious sewing & having a nice weekend.

Cheers!


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