My swoon quilt top is not all pieced. 79" square. 36" blocks with 2" sashing in the middle and 2 1/2" sashing around the outside. I am going to send it to Tracey Pereira of Teepee Quilts, to be quilted and will let you know how that goes and come back and show you her quilting when I have it back. The fabrics are J'Adore Stella FQs by Dear Stella (wonderful Paris prints for my Parisian niece), Lilll and Will and Feather n Stitch FQs both which were December fabrics in Eternal Maker's FQ quarterly club all mixed in with Klona pomegranate from Alice at Backstitch.
It is for my six year old niece and will be backed in this print which I got in one of the fabulous Fat Quarter Shop sales for $5 a yard. My new favourite quilt backings are large scale prints and cheater prints. So the quilt will still look something special when it's turned over.
She should be really delight with this quilt - it's actually 2 quilts in one, being patterned/reversible
ReplyDeleteIt's a stunner Lynne ... I bet it's so mahusive you'd need a fisheye lens to capture the whole thing!
ReplyDeleteLove that backing fabric too ... wish I were your niece!
You are the queen of giant blocks!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. You are amazing and your quilt is very gorgeous too. You have put the rest of us to shame (especially the ones of us who haven't started it yet).
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
That was quick! I am looking forward to see this one quilted, I bet it will be fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI love the boldness of the Kona pomegranate. It really changes the look of this pattern. Can't wait to see it quilted.
ReplyDeleteOooh, Lynne, that Kona Pomegranate totally makes the quilt - it's so stunning!! Wow! The backing you found is super fun, too, I'm sure your niece will love it!
ReplyDeleteOMG you've finished already? I'm glad I've given this QAL a miss to be honest. After reading Angela's blog post the other day I'd have thrown my scissors at something by now ;-)
ReplyDeleteThis is a beauty already, can't wait to see it finished! I'm itching to get going but still waiting for my farics to arrive!
ReplyDeleteWOW! That was quick! I haven't even got around to cutting yet! Although I do have a long list (which keeps on getting longer) of must-do's before I can... Did you have any cutting issues or did it all go swimmingly?
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I hope the long arm part is quick and lovely too, it will be a great gift.
ReplyDeleteYou are so quick, Lynne! I had a head start and I'm nowhere near finished piecing. It looks just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe long arm quilter has something lovely to work with. I'm eager to see what she does in that center plus space.
ReplyDeleteSooo lovely, Lynne. Your niece will adore it. I am eventually doing a Swoon, but still waiting for the pattern to arrive.
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Anxious to see it come back all quilted up!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Never noticed the secondary pattern in Swoon before. Love it.
ReplyDeletewhat lovely swoon blocks! seriously pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so great! So often, like when I did my swoon, the background is a solid neutral, often light colour. I love that you used the bright pink for the background and I think it totally changes the look of the swoon. Love it!
ReplyDeleteStill swooning and this mahusive block quilt is now on my "To Do" list. It was fun reading your guest post bio.
ReplyDeleteLike you, I love cheater prints--so much so, that I recently designed and made a quilt named "Look out for the Cheaters". Although I made it as a sample for an upcoming class that I'll be teaching soon, I also entered it into the TQS baby quilt contest. Wish me luck!
Wow, it is beautiful!! Um, yeah, let's just say I haven't made that type of progress and leave it at that? LOL
ReplyDeleteLooks fab! Love it against the red. Well done!
ReplyDeleteIt's a beaut! You are super speedy - do you sleep? Di xo
ReplyDeleteOh that's looking nice! It definitely makes me want to stitch up a Swoon as well.
ReplyDeleteFabulous Swoon quilt Lynne, love the backing too. xo
ReplyDeleteOooh, that's going to look fab when it's all done
ReplyDeleteSwoon is clearly good in any size!
ReplyDeleteyum!
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful, I can't wait to see how Tracey quilts it! P.S. Love the backing fabric!
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