Thursday, July 3, 2014

Warm quilt, Cool quilt

I needed to kick back and take it easy today, so I sewed!  I have been super busy lately and needed some time to myself.  I have been wanting to make a Jelly Roll Race quilt for a while now.  I bought a Kona neutrals jelly roll at the Mahone Bay Quilter's Guild Yard Sale last spring.  It contained strips of cool greys and whites and warm beiges and browns.  I wanted to see how these tones would look all sewn together and a strippy quilt seemed just right.  I wanted to add some interest so I used a ModaMini called "Mixed Bag" that I have had kicking around for a while.  Perfect little 2 1/2" squares that I added in between each addition of the 2 1/2" strips.  No cutting! Sweet!
I like how it turned out and I think I will quilt this up for a special young man who will be leaving the province soon to study in Newfoundland and hopefully return to Nova Scotia as an electrician.  This special young man has been a friend of our family since he and my boys were in junior high. May add a border or two since this special young man is 6 ft 5". 


Hope you had time to do something quilty today!

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10 comments:

  1. DoloresJuly 3, 2014 at 5:21 PM

    What a great male quilt. Yes, a couple of borders are definitely in order for such a tall lad.

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  2. KaHollyJuly 3, 2014 at 6:39 PM

    Oh, Linda, it's the perfect quilt for a young man. I love it!! And I love the new picture in your header. I have a long way to go before I can quilt like that! Practice, practice, practice!!

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  3. Needled MomJuly 3, 2014 at 6:47 PM

    I love that! Very nice.

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  4. Anja @ Anja QuiltsJuly 3, 2014 at 7:46 PM

    Great job, Linda.

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  5. Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the EdgeJuly 3, 2014 at 7:57 PM

    Lookin' good, Linda! But you already know I'm partial to a strip quilt! :)

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  6. LesleyJuly 3, 2014 at 8:26 PM

    This is a great quilt. I like the idea of making it to fit him! Your trunk show slide show is fabulous! I am so impressed with the number and beauty of all your quilts. Wow!

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  7. Linda HJuly 3, 2014 at 9:05 PM

    GREAT quilt for a young man, I'm sure it will be very special to him! I too love your Trunk Show slideshow. Thanks for posting it. I meant to ask you how it went. Looks like it was a great success!

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  8. What Comes Next?July 3, 2014 at 11:35 PM

    it is a great male quilt, and I think some borders are in order for that young man! I have a jelly roll set aside to make one of these quilts, you may have just pushed me over the edge to doing this weekend!

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  9. MariaJuly 4, 2014 at 9:32 AM

    Great young mans quilt.... Look forward to seeing it when you add some borders..

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  10. JulianneJuly 5, 2014 at 3:38 PM

    I like that!!

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