I've had this little pink top sitting in the quilt queue for a while now. It had everything needed for a finish: backing, batting, binding. "How easy and quick would this be?," I wondered. "Quite easy and especially quick," I answered.
So I loaded it and thought about quilt motifs. I wanted, as Richard loves to say, "Quick, fast and in a hurry."
While quilt my last quilt, I stumbled upon a motif I like that is fast and pretty. It has the look and feel of a pantograph, except that it changes at random rather than repeat in a set pattern. It's kind of the best of both worlds: I get to enjoy the randomness but also have a pattern so it doesn't take long to come up with ideas. I can play a little with the motifs as I go along, and the openness of the motif quilts quickly.
I picked out my favorite motifs from One Big Finish, enlarged them and stitched them in in my usual, graffiti manner. All of the motifs have curves and wiggles to contrast with the straight lines of the Chinese coins pattern.
To make it long enough, I just added a strip of hot pink on the top and bottom. Of course, I didn't have the sense to center the quilt top on the bottom, so the strips are not balanced, but I still like the quilt and the back is pretty awesome anyway.
Quilt Stats
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Name:
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A Touch of Teal
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Size:
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35" X 46"
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Fabrics:
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scrap fabrics from stash
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Backing:
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scrap fabrics
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Batting:
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100% cotton
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Pattern:
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Chinese coins
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Quilting:
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graffiti quilting w/ variety of motifs
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The entire quilt was made from scraps and yardage from the stash. I made it back when Kaja and Ann had their AHIQ Chinese coins challenge. I can't find the original link to the challenge, but go to this link and scroll down to the labels which you'll find interesting.
8 comments:
What a sweet and lovely quilt. The pink really speaks to me and I'm envious of all the granddaughters you mentioned in the Improv post. But, I am grateful for the 4 I do have (and 9 grandsons). The quilting on this is so fun and feminine. It turned out great!
A sweet quilt! I love the 'pops' of teal. And I like how you have quilted it, the open sized motifs and randomness is so appealing, and a gentle contrast to the stripes!
Well done getting it done quick and fast. Great result.
It must be Spring. Obviously it spilled over into your studio too. Love the berry lovely finish. A touch of teal brings out the brightness.
Yes, Preeti, it is spring and the weather has been beautiful!
Thanks Robin! You and have opposite grandchildren. I have 8 girls and two boys, with another coming Friday that could be either.
This quilting is perfect for practicing new motifs and it's a fast finish.
Thanks Linda, that's what I was shooting for!
I've finally figured it out--not every quilt has to be quilted to death!
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