Blogger’s Quilt Festival – Scrappy Quilt Entry
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I’m super excited to be participating in my 2nd Blogger’s Quilt Festival. This year I’ve decided to enter my Christmas Crazy Quilt in the scrappy quilt category. I absolutely love this quilt. It’s got a fabulous vintage Christmas feel.
That vintage feel, started with my discovery of the Christmas Emporium fabric panel from Wilmington Prints. To make sure that my quilt had a cohesive look, I made sure to pull a few other prints from the line, but the majority of the fabrics were part of my stash.
For the layout of the quilt, I started with a plan for a quilt measuring 48×72 inches. That is the size that works best to hang over the large brick block window in my living room. From there I chose a simple layout comprised on 12-inch and 8-inch blocks in alternating rows. I particularly like this simple design because it doesn’t distract from all of the movement in the quilt blocks themselves.
I actually started this quilt in the fall of 2013, just after I finished my Steampunk Crazy Quilt. The quilt didn’t get finished before the Christmas holiday, so I decided to take a break from it. I got it back out in the early part of August, and finally finished up the quilt early in October. And, I’m so excited to have the quilt done for this Christmas.
Thanks so much for stopping by to see my quilt! I’d love for you to vote for it as one of your favorites in the Scrappy Quilt category. And while, you’re at it, be sure to check out some of the other amazing quilts in this fun online quilt show.
Want to vote? Head on over to the Scrappy Quilt category page over at Amy’s Creative Side. To cast your vote, simply click the heart on the upper left corner of the the entry you want to vote for!
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Crazy quilts are such a labour of love and yours is beautiful. I really like all of the lovely embroidered details! Good luck!
Thanks so much Karen! There are a lot of other great quilts in the show this year, but I haven’t seen any other crazy quilts yet.
Wow…what an amazing quilt and work of art! It’s beautiful! I have never made a crazy quilt before…not sure if I ever will…but I do think they are really neat quilts.
Thanks so much Gina! I’m glad you stopped by!
What an incredible, one of a kind quilt! I love the embellishments.
Thanks so much Nupur! I appreciate you stopping by.
This is a gorgeous quilt ! I admire all of these lovely embroidery stitches..especially since all I can do is a backstitch, lol. How pretty in the rich Christmas colors!
Thanks so much Deb! I’m still learning my embroidery stitches. There are still plenty of much fancier stitches to learn.
And to think that it started from that panel! Wow! You definitely took this to another level. I love all of the details and embroidery. Truly stunning work!
Thank you so much, Robin! I really enjoyed working on this project, and hope to make another crazy quilt soon.
What an amazing quilt! It must be fun to look at in person with so many details.
Thanks, Diann! I do enjoy looking at this quilt – though I more often think of other things I could add instead of seeing what’s already there. But that’s probably just because I made it.
I totally feel vintage Christmas when I look at it. This is absolutely stunning!! I’m glad you got it finished before Christmas too! Good providence in the festival.
Thanks so much Zenia! There are lots of great entries this time around, so I’m sure it won’t win, but I’m glad to be able to share my quilt with everyone.
Oh my word, that is absolutely gorgeous, such a lot of work, really beautiful. I really hope it wins a prize it’s very deserving.
Thanks so much Jules! I’d appreciate a vote if you have any left for the category. Just click the heart in the upper right hand corner. Thanks again!
I can’t find a heart anywhere… it is on this page?
You can vote from the contest page – http://amyscreativeside.com/2014/10/24/bloggers-quilt-festival-scrappy-quilts-3/
All done – Good luck.
Thank you so much!
Beautiful quilt! I’m not normally a fan of Christmas themed things – they often tend to be rather tacky – but yours is gorgeous. It has a wonderful, vintage look about it, and I really love the way you have used the “tags”. Have voted for you. I see in your “about” section that you are “a purveyor of fine cheeses” – what kind do you do? I make my own cheese – not for sale, just for home, but it is I really enjoy doing them. Good luck in the competition.
I’m a big fan of homemade mozzarella, but that’s all I’ve tried making myself. Otherwise I love cheese with a bit of a bite to it, things like sharp cheddar and chevre.