Friday, October 23, 2015

Overexcited Blogger's Quilt Festival Entry #2

From my previous post: "Oops! I got so excited about submitting some quilts for the online Blogger's Quilt Festival that I submitted them without reading the directions! My apologies to the organizers. Hopefully you're feeling generous enough to give me a chance to redeem myself." ;)

My second entry is my "365" Wedding Quilt for my OTHER sister who got married this past December. When I started thinking of what kind of pattern to use for her wedding quilt, I asked her how long she and her then-fiance will have been together on their wedding day. She told me they were getting married on their one year dating anniversary. After that, I couldn't get the number 365 out of my head and I knew I had to find some way to incorporate it into a quilt. Luckily, I stumbled across the Bartow pattern on the Robert Kaufman website, designed by none other than Carolyn Friedlander. I just tweaked the dimensions a little bit to end up with the right number of strips and left a little space at the end where I could add a heart with their initials and the date. I love how this quilt turned out and I hope it inspires someone else to think of a unique way to add that perfect personal touch to a gift for someone special in their lives. :) 





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17 comments:

  1. What a fun idea for a wedding quilt. :)

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  2. That is an absolutely beautiful quilt. I love it.

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  3. Very clever and meaningful quilt for their wedding. I hope your sisters are good to you like you are to them!

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  4. Oh I love this! Are those strips of striped fabrics? Genius!!! Just so perfect!!!! What a good sister you are!

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    1. They are individual strips, finishing at 1/2" wide each! I used a layer cake (or you could use a charm pack, if you weren't making one this big) and cut each 5" square into five 1" strips. Chain piecing made it go quickly, but when I started piecing the rows to the sashing, there was a lot of room for stretching with so many seams. I had to get creative to fill in some of the gaps at the ends of the rows, but you can't even tell with the finished product. :)

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  5. Love the thought and meaning you put into a special quilt for your sister! Good luck!

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  6. love this idea and i love your quilt xoxo

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  7. What a great idea for a quilt xx

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  8. Beautiful wedding quilt with great quilting.This kind of gifts are the greatest.
    Greetings from Poland
    Kamila

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  9. This is AMAZING! Great work! It deserves to be featured in the festival!

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  10. This is beautiful and I love the fresh modern vibe for a wedding quilt!

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  11. Such a cool idea for incorporating their dating history into their wedding quilt! I love the heart with the initials and wedding date too! So fun to find new blogs to follow!

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  12. So glad you recognized this beautiful quilt.

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  13. Awesome quilt! I love the concept.

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