I didn't know it when I started this quilt, but it is quite challenging to sew an entire quilt from triangles, since there were are lot of bias seams, a ton of seams to match, and all the seam intersections are very thick. But it is completed now and I am very proud of all of my hard work on this one.
Although the piecing was very challenging, the quilting part was great fun. Most of the quilting was done in white thread, but I really enjoyed choosing the thread for each of the coloured triangles.
I quilted approximately 1/4" on both sides of every seam in the quilt, which gave it lovely texture.
I have never made a quilt with this much white before. The background triangles are white, the backing is a piece of solid white yardage, and the binding is white. I wonder how long it will actually look clean?!
Here is the finished quilt!
I tried to make a tumbling block using light, medium and darks in the centre of each star and I'm happy with how that turned out.
I'm so excited that it's actually a finished quilt AND that it's finished one day before the end of the month!
Finished size: 53" x 60.5"
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31 comments:
what a beauty of a quilt - great job on it.
A great success here, Kathy!
I especially admire your patience with all of those thread changes. The quilt deserved that treatment, but it might have stalled me for a long time! : )
So lovely...there is something so crisp and clean about the white and it sure showcases all the pretty colours.
I always wonder how long white quilts stay white, too - but love the look. This is beautiful!
It looks wonderful. I would find the triangles challenging too. That was lots of thread changing!! ;-)
It's a beautiful quilt. Congrats on a wonderful finish!!
You should keep Max away from your beautiful quilt!!!! I love your thread collection. It must be quite extensive!
Lovely finish.
It's beautiful - congratulations on the finish! The shophop sounds like a fun and different idea.
It's gorgeous Kathy, and I'm really excited that you finished it. I hope I get to see it in person in September.
Congratulations - it is really pretty!!
Congratulations Kathy - it looks beautiful! I love the texture you achieved with the quilting. :)
So neat! Your triangles look amazing. Lovely quilting too! Congrats on a great finish!
Congrats on a lovely finish! It's a really stunning quilt!
It looks really good, I love the colors you used.
Gorgeous! Great finish!
So beautiful! Would love to see the back of the quilt, I bet it's just as beautiful!
Just love this quilt, so simple and so beautifull!
Lovely.....his is such a pretty quilt, Kathy. Love it!
Beautiful quilt! The tumbling block centers are lovely.
She's a beauty ; congratulations! Love the shot of the river in the background :)
Love your quilt! That's really beautiful!
It's just lovely, Kathy - reminds me of a pillow that I made years ago in girl guides - and the Expo 67 logo. Nice to have another finish.
It's beautiful, Kathy. Nice job.
Very nice! Congrats!
What a great quilt. I really love the stars made out of triangles!
Congrats Kathy. Lovely finish. ;^)
Great job on getting this quilt to goal!!
It is beautiful!
I'm sometimes reluctant to use white because I don't think I could keep it clear from spills and baby spit up etc although I'd probably be the worst culprit for spilling things, but I still imply blame towards the baby or pre-schoolers! !!
Congrats on a beautiful finish!
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