It all started with a much coveted jelly roll of Carolyn Friedlander's Botanics. I love that fabric, but I harbour no such love for Jelly Rolls. What do you do with the darned things? So I had a million and one "perfect" ideas but nothing was quite right. But I saw the last edition of Quilty Magazine I thought I had found "The One".
Lets take a moment to bow our heads for Quilty Magazine by the way. I have been a devoted follower while it was in publication and miss it already.
Back to the quilt. I chose to go with Kona Silver as the background. Mistake! Don't get we wrong, I love the Silver but the colors in Botanics were more muted than I thought. The whole thing looked "soft". I didn't like it.
After a quilty consult with the MMQG, I got some mustard color Aurifl in a 30 weight to try to give some definition to the quilting. And because I love them and they often save things, I applied my wavy walking foot lines.
I loved it again. I love it's soft wavy texture out of the dryer, it's wordy scrappy back, and it's zig zag finish on the binding.
Since I loved it I dragged it to the beach for it's photo session. How lucky am I to be basically a 15 minute drive to some of the best beaches I think in the world! This particular one is Martinique on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia.
I have another quilt upstairs waiting to be quilted. I hate it. Maybe I need to give it the same treatment. Do you have a "go to" save for a not so loved quilt?
My beach helper wishes you a quilty weekend!
I'm linking up this week with TGIFF! and Finish It Up Friday.
Adrienne
Love your quilt, love the beach and your cute dog!
ReplyDeletevisiting from crazy mum quilts. Love the quilt but Wow you are brave putting it on the sand
ReplyDeleteIt was turned out beautifully Ade!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is awesome! I love how it turned out.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt and the fabulous pictures of your quilt are stunning!
ReplyDeleteLol, I also posted a quilt called chain links this week. Yours looks great, love the colors! Kat @ katandcatquilts.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteLol, I also posted a quilt called chain links this week. Yours looks great, love the colors! Kat @ katandcatquilts.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI love the quilting, it really does pull the whole things together I feel like. It looks so soft and inviting. :)
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful and I love it with the grey background - your photos are just fabulous too!!
ReplyDeleteI've had a love-hate-love relationship with a few creations, too. Sometimes that one last thing we do pulls it all together. Your final results definitely spell l-o-v-e and your photo shoot is perfect! Have a wonderful, funderful weekend. ~karen
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful finish, Adrienne! The silver gives it a nice soft look, not harsh, like white would have resulted in. And the wavy line quilting is delightful. Puts me in mind of the setting you have photographed this lovely quilt in. Like waves lapping up on the beach. By the way, your helper is Dog Gone Cute!!!
ReplyDeleteI've never been to your part of the world, but you are making me long to be there. Beautiful staging for your newly finished quilt!
ReplyDeleteI have often that quilting -- sometimes dense quilting -- will take a yuck quilt to yumminess.
I love those fabrics! You found the perfect pattern for them. Great finish!!
ReplyDeleteLove it. Love the quilting. Your shots are fabulous. I envy you. LOL.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Great quilt. Great choice for the thread. Glad you're starting to love it.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you came around to loving this one again. Not every quilt has to have that perfect value balance. I think the softness works. Remember how we always loved Kaffe Fassett quilts but could never bring ourselves to make anything like them? And thanks for the Martinique shots... now I want to jump in the car and wander the sand!
ReplyDeleteI do like that pattern. Your quilt looks lovely. I miss Quilty magazine too :( I bought almost every copy since I found the sweet magazine! I will miss it!
ReplyDeleteI'm having a wee heart attack over your beautiful, light-coloured quilt laying on that sandy beach...!
ReplyDeleteI guess sand doesn't stain the way dirt does? (Ha! A true prairie girl, here. Only the rattiest towels go to the lake with us!) Your photos are gorgeous, and your helper is awfully cute.