Amy is hosting the Bloggers' Quilt Festival again this spring, while the pros are at Quilt Market. Gives us something to distract ourselves with while we wait for the Great Reveal, you know, all the stuff we will want to buy and add to our stashes in the coming months!
Here's my reveal:
This is Aquarium. As a little girl, my daughter loved aquariums and we visited the ones in Baltimore, Chicago, and Mystic, CT. She used to say she was going to be a dolphin trainer when she grew up. So for a while, I was collecting aquarium-like fabrics. Not just theme prints with dolphins and fish, but coordinating prints in deep sea colors.
I made this wallhanging using the techniques in Strips 'n Curves, by Louisa L. Smith
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It is a combination of strip piecing and curved seams. Very fun to make and not as difficult as it looks, yet yields impactful results. Here's a close-up:
Go visit Amy's blog where you'll find links that will take you to all the blogs participating in the Festival. You will see a lot great quilts, without having to travel anywhere.
oh, it's a beautiful quilt! I love its deep blues and greens, and the dolphins.
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www.priscillacraft.blogspot.com
So pretty. I love the combination of curves and strips. The colors are so ocean-y, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat an appropriate name. It really looks like an aquarium!
ReplyDeleteOh...the love of turquoise and greens! This is very beautiful. I also have done a couple quilts from Louisa's book and the hardest part is choosing the fabric! Love your blog.
ReplyDeleteI loved the colors it really makes you not only think of the sea but feel it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! It looks like a strippy Drunkard's Path. :-) I'm very partial to curves in quilts, and this one is particularly lovely.
ReplyDeleteIt would have to agree with you, it makes a wonderful impact! I'm going to have to check this book out and take a closer look. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow that is one cool quilt! I haven't gotten my nerve up enough to try curves yet - but maybe soon!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the curves, love the dolphins.
ReplyDeletej'adore ces bleus et verts bel ensemble félicitations
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous! very effective pattern!
ReplyDeleteVERY appropriate name for this awesome quilt!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I made the same quilt , in the same colours but with a different main fabric. I was trying for the pond look so maybe I have a little more green in mine. At least your's is done. Mine needs to be quilted. Oh well, there's always next year.
ReplyDeleteI love Louisa Smith's patterns and have bought the book and templates to make one her quilts. There are some great designs in her books. Your turquoise quilt with the dolphins looks just a vision from the sea. SO gorgeous..
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing,
Regards from a Western Canadian Quilter,
Anna
http://quiltmomsjourney.blogspot.com/
Beautiful, refreshing colors.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderfully striking quilt. Gorgeous colours.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty and the curves in it really make it appear like water.
ReplyDeleteI showed my 11 yr old daughter this b/c she's a dolphin fanatic....she wants to make her own quilt now. ;-0
ReplyDeleteRandi
http://DivaBuzz.designing-diva.com
what a great ocean quilt, I got the books etc even took a bit of the class, need to get going on it. Thanks.
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love this--great colors and the lay out is fun--seems like your eyes just wander everywhere taking in all the beautiful fabrics. love your everything's coming up roses--if our newest grandbaby is a girl that would be a nice layout. thanks for sharing. come visit me: http://fligamapoof.blogspot.com/ i'm having a little giveaway this week
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