Sunday 31 January 2016

OMG January - Finished!

With just a few hours to spare, the Solids Quilt is done!

This was a fast top to put together, it was done during a retreat weekend with the guild (a few years ago).  Then it sat as I pondered the quilting.  Eventually, I decided to do a quilt pattern per shape with thread to match each colour.  (Close-ups below).  It was bound in a dark grey solid to frame the quilt.

Here is the back of the quilt.  I almost had enough of the writing fabric for the quilt but I really really wanted to use it on this quilt, so I made it work.

And this is why I wanted to used this fabric on the back.  When I quilt, I usually use the same colour thread on the top and bottom - I like the secondary design you get on the back and for this one I thought (hoped) it would be almost like a reversible quilt if the back was quiet enough.

This closeup is my attempt to show you the quilting I did.  For the little squares I did a diagonal thin line (almost matchstick) quilting back and forth.  On the pieced rectangles I went for pebbling.  While on the solid rectangles I tried a swirl.  Since the quilt was full of strong straight lines, I wanted to add some curves into the quilt's overall texture.

I hope everyone else had a good month and were able to complete their January goals for Red Letter Quilts - OMG.

10 comments:

  1. Congrats on a beautiful finish! Your quilting designs are perfect.

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  2. All the thread changes do look really cool on the back! Congrats for reaching your goal with this beauty!

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  3. Lovely modern work of art. Congratulations on your January OMG finish!!!

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  4. Fun quilt--love the backing fabric too! Your quilting is wonderful!

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  5. Your quilting is fabulous! Glad you made the backing work, looks great! I like your layout, how it the blocks are offset by two blocks.

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  6. What a great looking quilt-well done on your finish. Like the secondary design the colour changes make on the back of the quilt.

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  7. It turned out really nice! And I adore the backing fabric.

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  8. Congrats on your finish! It's beautiful!

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  9. I've got this pattern pinned to make. Yours looks great! Love the quilting too.

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