Fandango Quilt
Adrienne ReidSue Burnett, Sue B's Quilting, Wellington
82" x 82"
"Because there are quite a few different colours in the various print fabrics, I wanted to keep both the block design and sashing nice and simple. Chunky squares surrounded by a (mostly) contrasting border keeps things pretty simple.
"Initially, I wanted to quilt this myself, even though it is quite large, at approximately 82 inches square. I even got as far as basting the whole thing. However, I really wanted denser quilting in the white areas and minimal quilting in the blocks. I have done a tiny bit of free-motion quilting, but really need more practise and this was not the quilt for that.
"In the end, I had the quilt long-arm quilted by Sue Burnett with a light feather design in the sashing and a heavier feather design in the border. The inner square of the block is stitched in the ditch to keep everything stable. I have used Sue's long-arm services before - she lives very locally to me and is fantastic. I will definitely go back if I have other projects that I think would benefit from long-arm quilting.
"...Overally, I am really happy with how this quilt turned out. I am particularly happy that I decidedto go with the feather pattern for the quilting - I think it really brings the quilt together." Adrienne
I think Adrienne's quilt is wonderfully bright, cheerful and warming - while at the same time being a breath of fresh air.
Adrienne has a fantastic blog - with lots and lots of modern quilts on it: the following link will take you directly to this quilt - but have a look around at her other items as well.
http://thewindyside.blogspot.co.nz/2012/08/fandango-quilt.html
http://thewindyside.blogspot.co.nz/2012/08/fandango-quilt.html
Quilting Patterns Used
- Sashes - x1 version used: Feather 2 vine triple (6)
- Border: Feather 2 bdr & cnr w (2)
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