This is my first year blogging, so this is the first time I am trying to enter The Bloggers Quilt Festival. I hope I can figure out the technical aspects of getting my quilt included; but, we shall see. You never know until you try!Thank you to Marianne at The Quilting Edge. I have been enjoying her wonderful blog for the last few months; and I found out about the Blogger's Quilt Festival from her blog. Also, many thanks to Amy for setting this up.
Here is my entry. It i called Let's Polka. I was inspired by a cheesy wall hanging that was on the wall in a health club I was exercising in at the time. I guess I stared at it so long while doing yoga poses, that eventually, it formed an idea in my head. I think that is not what is supposed to be happening while you are doing yoga. Oh well! It just goes to show how these ideas can hit us anywhere. The original wall hanging had large, simple, shapes, with some dots and some stripes. It made me think I wanted to make a quilts using clean, classic, graphic, fabrics.So, I limited myself to stripes, dots, and solids. I added a lot more color than the original piece had. I chose a group of very simple blocks. Since the blocks were so simple, I thought it would be fun to group them so that the same fabrics were near each other, or even touching to form different shapes; instead of scattering things that are the same across the quilt. This quilt was machine quilted by my friend, and fellow blogger, Regina Carter. It was her idea to quilt it with a pattern called bubbles. I love it!
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Let's Polka measures 77" x 90". Last month, I was in the Inman Park Festival in Atlanta, GA, and this quilt was displayed prominently on the back wall of my booth. Someone who saw it in the festival ordered a king size version of it! Yeah! So I think this is why this quilt is in the forefront of my mind now. Of course my favorite quilt is always the one I am currently working on; but, I think we are meant to put finished quilts in the festival.
Thanks for taking a look!
Candace
Gorgeous, gorgeous colours in this quilt.
ReplyDeleteOh this is so beautiful! The colors and simple blocks are put together just perfectly. You can walk around with your eyes - I love this kind of quilts!
ReplyDeletexo Hilde
Its so original. Love it! *Picturing quilt designing during yoga heheeh
ReplyDeletewonderful colours in this quilt and a real challenge in producing all types of triangles! I am glad you linked to the BQF so I could see your quilt!
ReplyDeletethis is beautiful! I love the blocks of different patterns and then the larger pattern that the colors make as the blend and play together. Really well done, you've sparked a cord of inspiration with me! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I like it!!!
ReplyDeletereally fun! congrats.
ReplyDeletethis is a beautiful quilt - very vibrant and your colour choices are inspired
ReplyDeleteLovely! The graphic design and bright colors really make this quilt sing.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really lovely quilt! It's my first time entering, too - pretty exciting!
ReplyDeleteThe bubbles were a good call. :-)
Your colors are luminous!
ReplyDeleteHope you visit my blog too,
margaret gunn
www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com
What a fabulous quilt! Great colors and movement. Congrats to you?
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt - will all the details, you can never tire of looking at it. And I like that bubble quilting - very cool!
ReplyDeleteLovely colours & design. Inspiration comes from everywhere doesn't it! Nice to visit you back!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors and the quilting!
ReplyDeleteWOW! It's stunning! I love the colors and patterns.
ReplyDeleteLove the bright colors
ReplyDeleteANn
It's stunning - I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is cool! I like how you've put the colors/fabrics together to give it more dimension and flow.
ReplyDeleteI love the vibrant colors and love, love, love the quilting!
ReplyDeleteLove your fabrics and colors. Congrats on the order.
ReplyDeleteI love the colours you used. Beautiful quilt.
ReplyDeletelove let's polka!! a great, vibrant quilt. wonderful designs. thanks for sharing and have a great day
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