Thursday, May 22, 2014

My entry to the Blogger's Quilt Festival

For the very first time, I am entering a quilt in the Blogger's Quilt Festival,
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organized by Amy of Amy's Creative Side.  Thanks Amy! 

This quilt is called "My Improv Quilt".  Not an exciting name but a very exciting process for me.  I have been making quilts for 20 years and blogging about them for the past six years.  I quilt for my personal joy!

I am attracted to everything about quilting and like to try everything.  For the past few years, I have been watching the modern quilt movement from the sidelines and then last Fall a chapter of The Modern Quilt Guild was started in my city and I knew I had to join in.  I was totally inspired by all the colour and freedom.  I made a quilt top called "Basic Puzzle" designed by Amy Ellis.,
"Basic Puzzle" 
and with the leftovers I started to make a pieced back and then I started to notice that I was designing another quilt top and not a back.  That is how "My Improv Quilt" came to be.

             "MY IMPROV QUILT" -  My entry in the Modern Category Blogger's Quilt Festival - Spring 2014
Please excuse the fingers and shadowing.
I free-motion quilted pebbles on the negative space (Kona Ash)  and did jagged meandering on the pieced areas(mostly Kona solids)  The binding is two-colour.  For backing I used a grey and white Riley Blake chevron extrawide. 
It measures 37 1/2" x 45 1/2".   What fun I had making this.  I see lots more modern quilting in my future. 

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14 comments:

  1. SheilaMay 22, 2014 at 3:43 PM

    I think your improv quilt is wonderful and a fine example of modern quilting !

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  2. KaHollyMay 22, 2014 at 4:07 PM

    Linda, it's gorgeous!! Worthy of being entered into the Blogger's Quilt Festival!!

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  3. joanMay 22, 2014 at 6:58 PM

    Wow! Linda. Gorgeous! I love the vibrant colors

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  4. Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieDMay 22, 2014 at 6:59 PM

    Dropped by from BQF, so you've been bitten by the MQG bug! That's a fab quilt whatever way it came into being and great use of pebbling in the negative space :D

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  5. LesleyMay 22, 2014 at 7:55 PM

    Fabulous creation...your quilting passion shines through no matter what style of quilting you do. Awesome!

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  6. AdrienneMay 22, 2014 at 8:46 PM

    I told you so! Drop Down amazing is this quilt! So glad you entered!

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  7. Anja @ Anja QuiltsMay 22, 2014 at 9:37 PM

    Way to go, Linda.

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  8. Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the EdgeMay 22, 2014 at 9:40 PM

    It's a fabulous quilt, Linda! Way to go for entering the Quilt Festival!

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  9. What Comes Next?May 23, 2014 at 12:15 AM

    good on ya! The quilt is great - isn't this all so much fun??!

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  10. Ella and NestaMay 24, 2014 at 4:30 AM

    I hadn't seen your quilt before. Great design. A good idea to join the Quilt Festival!

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  11. Ella and NestaMay 24, 2014 at 4:31 AM

    I hadn't seen your quilt before. Great design. A good idea to join the Quilt Festival!

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  12. CitricSugarMay 24, 2014 at 11:41 AM

    I'm a big fan of improv - this is great work! I love that you can be halfway through a project when it tells you that it's something else...

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  13. CarlaMay 25, 2014 at 11:49 AM

    Hi Linda! Always nice to find fellow Canadian bloggers. The pillow you made Adrienne is gorgeous. Happy sewing today!

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  14. Jo FergusonMay 28, 2014 at 2:45 PM

    I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines. Both of your entries are stunning.

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