The Wonderfulosityness Quilt
August 31, 2012 Ok.
It's official.
I want to be buried with this quilt.
'Cause to me, this is what heaven looks like. ;)
And you know, I jammed a whole lotta firsts for me into this project:
- first 100% (ok, ok ... 90%) scrap quilt
- first low volume quilt
- first "modern" quilt
- first quilt I made from Amanda Jean & Cheryl's crazy awesome book "Sunday Morning Quilts" ...
What in the world took me so long?
I know. I was waiting for this book to take me by the hand and show me how to do all that ... and STILL make what I consider a "pretty" quilt.
My sweet, pink top-stitching thread. :)
Here's the back.
I used small "Lakehouse" yardage pieces from my stash that I guess were just waiting patiently all these years to be employed. I'm very proud of myself for not just throwing a bunch leftover "uglies" on the back ... which is what I usually do ... and then forever regret.
And the happy pokie dottie binding ...
So.
When are YOU going to make a low volume scrappy quilt?
You know ya wanna.
Reader Comments (37)
Scrappy quilts are my favorite! Love this. Hoping I have been a good girl and will get the book for Christmas!!
LOL, no let me finish other things first!
It´s absolutely adorable!!!!!
Great job working outside your comfort zone. This has been a big year of firsts for you. And see how swimmingly things are going? You need to do more firsts!
Ditto to Ginny's comment. I can understand why this is your new favourite its gorgeous.
Oh my! The sight of all that lovely polka-dot binding with the sweet little prints! This is THE perfect snuggle quilt! :)
It's beautiful!
I want one!
Gorgeous! I love the colours, the prints, the whole feel of the quilt. It's absolutely beautiful.
As Barbra Streisand once said, "Hello, Gawjus!" my head is spinning! Woo hoo!
Lovely, lovely.
Please, don't get buried in this because it's way too beautiful! And hopefully this won't be your last scrappy one! Hildy
Stunning, I really love this quilt
Karen x
Ok, so I am officially inspired to make a low volume scrappy quilt....but I want to do it with your scraps.......they are beyond lovely.
That quilt is SO beautiful!! Love it!
absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous. i love it so much
Since it's a low volume quilt, I will just whisper BEAUTIFUL!
Oh yes, I do want to make one... actually I want YOURS! LOL.... Yay for you - it looks great - so fun to see it all quilted... I just LOVE it... I have gobs of Lakehouse I have stashed for future... I will be saving all my low volume stuff for a while so I can do this, too! Wow - Love it... will make for some fun snuggling this winter with a cup of tea and chocolate and a good book! WAY TO GO - love it! Enjoy it! If I were your daughter, I would want dibs on EVERYTHING you make! If I were your sister, I would demand dibs! LOL
I *love* your low volume quilt!! I have a stack of low volume fabrics just waiting to become something lovely. I read your blog everytime you post and so seldom comment. I just had to today!! Your quilt is just lovely! Sincerely. Trish xo
Wow, great use for scraps. Beautiful!
I'm completely inspired. It's so beautiful!
And I now own that lovely book thanks to your gushing praise of it :)
Thank you!!
well, it is singing LOUDLY to me..."make me...make me...next!!" i love it and i am not a pinky person...all RWB!!!
Oh,how beatuiful!!! You only do beautiful thngs!! I Have the book! My sorting isn't going as well as yours,I seem to have mostly mediums! But,I am working on a plan. And here you had that beautiful quilt is your scraps all along!! Your work is beyone beautiful,and love that binding also!!! Totally perfection,no wonder you love it!!!
You inspired me to make me own. In progress now and I LOVE it. So much fun and so pretty seeing all my cherished odds and ends come together. Thanks!!!!
okay, so I'm sorry I wasn't near any communication devices today (sometimes that's the only way for me to get things done)... ! Also, I WANT that quilt. It is perfectly perfect in every way. Seriously, so pretty. And what you said about backing is so "me, too!" that I love ya even more. Talk with you soon? xo amy
I know I wanna, just don't know if I would ever get to the end of it!
Your quilt is totally amazing! :)
Happy weekend Kristyne,
V x
wow! It's beautiful! Who knew that scrappy could be so pretty!
It's beautiful!!! Can you give some tips on scrap quilts and this one in particular. I have attempted scrap in the past and they end up looking like something my cat threw up!
So thrilled for you that you have opened your pattern co.!!!!! Next - a book!!!!! Love, love, love your stuff!!!!!
I love your quilt and your blog too:) I work at a funeral home and at time quilters will have a beautiful quilt topper instead of a fresh flower grave spray, I always love to see this and it saves $!
I am going to have topics up this book!
Kathy in Mi,
Such a pretty pretty quilt, reminiscent of the "shabby chic" look. I love the dotty binding.
Seeing that lovely quilt has really brightened up my Monday morning.
It's sooooo pretty! I am going to order that book today. My problem is that I'm a new quilter with barely any scraps. If I wanted to make something similar to yours what fabrics do you suggest I purchase and how much of each? Does it matter much if the fabric is high end or not or should I not mix them?
can I be buried with you? lol gorgeous colours, very inspirational!!
it's utterly fantastic!!! congrats on so many firsts in one quilt!! :)
last night at a trunk show i showed my low volume quilt and people actually gasped in awe. what music to my ears!
no doubt about it, low volume quilts are super special. yours is the cherry on top!
I have made the Sunday Morning quilt, and my only regret is I should have made it bigger. I loved it when it was done! Yours is gorgeous : )