a village of cabins and a whole lotta fans
November 14, 2013 
Well this quilt certainly got done a lot faster than the last one. :) I am so happy with how it turned out. I think it's probably the most "modern" looking quilt I've made, even more so than this one I did last year ... maybe because of the little bits of black? Maybe because aqua and this fun clear hot pink has a decidedly contemporary look? I dunno. Whatever the reason, I love it. It's bright but not obnoxious. It's fresh but not edgy. It's traditional with a nod to the present. (I wonder if modern quilters would consider this quilt "modern".)
Another little embroidered signature block in the corner. Love.
More scrappy binding. Also love.
I thought I started out with a good strong mix of darks and lights, but some of my darks were too light and some of my lights were too dark ... which resulted in a lot of schmooshiness. But I like that too. Sometimes that really hard contrast of darks and lights in log cabin quilts is a little too severe to my eye. Not always, just sometimes. But when I look at this quilt, the diagonal lines created by the block setting (and sashing) is a bit elusive - sorta there, sorta not. I have no idea if that makes any sense to you, but I really love that effect.
And that baptist fan design I asked my longarmer to do ... you know, I've seen so many quilts done with this design and I always love it. But whenever I've had to pick a design from my longarmer's library, I always pass on it for some reason. Not sure why. So this time I forced myself to use it ... love!
This quilt that started out because of a Blogger Bundle I made for Pink Castle Fabrics a few months ago (sold out!) is a home run for me ... wonder what's gonna happen when I get my hands on this bundle. :)
Reader Comments (42)
That's all :-)
It's truly magical what you can do with fabric :)
I have so many beautiful sewing projects to do and so many things keeping me away from them!
Can't wait to see what you do with the next bundle. Keep us posted- maybe we can quilt along w/you!! Your pretty fast though...maybe we will just have to watch you work your magic!
I left a message on Within a Quarter Inch to say how much I envied you getting to work at Heritage Park! I grew up in Calgary and without exaggeration, working there was my dream job as a little girl. I would have loved to dress up and stitch all day. Now I usually just do the stitching part when I can, although last year we visited Fort Steele in BC and I bought one of the old-timey outfits, put it on and stitched my grandmother's flower garden quilt top at our campsite. :)
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