I have always wanted to participate in The Blogger's Quilt Festival, but for one reason or another it has never happened! I am squeezing in at the last minute to share a quilt that I love and use every day.
I first decided to make a Turning Twenty quilt when I saw this beautiful version done up in Good Folks over four years ago! A little while later I fell in love with Joel Dewberry's Modern Meadow, and I knew I had found my fabric. When I first started quilting I really was drawn to simple patchwork and letting large prints shine. I have grown in my appreciation for more intricate quilting, but I still love big prints. I think they work especially well for bed quilts.
In the summer of 2011 I cut out and finished my quilt top, but when I finished I was indecisive about how to quilt it. A king size quilt is no joke to quilt! I was going to do straight line quilting, but I finally decided to quilt it with a large stipple since free motion quilting is a little more fun! It took me about four days to quilt, but it honestly wasn't as bad as I had built it up to be in my mind.
For the back I used a light blue king size cotton sheet, and I made two matching pillowcases.
I also *finally* finished two throw pillows. For one I used scraps leftover to make a little hexie pillow appliqued on linen. The other one is a pillow I crocheted using this pattern, and then I sewed to a plain envelope style pillow cover.
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to go check out all the other quilts in the festival! There are some really beautiful quilts!
*Quilt Measurements: approx 100" x 108"
*Special Techniques used- hmmm...how about easy? ;0)
*Quilted by… me!
*Best category – bed quilt, home machine quilted quilt
*Special Techniques used- hmmm...how about easy? ;0)
*Quilted by… me!
*Best category – bed quilt, home machine quilted quilt
