I've decided to showcase my Be Yourself quilt. The name comes from an Oscar Wilde quote: "Be yourself. Everyone else is taken."
I made this quilt for my daughter earlier this year. The project actually started ages ago when I bought a charm pack and some yardage of Authentic fabric. I knew I wanted to make the OnlyChild a quilt with it, but I didn't see a pattern I really liked.
I started off with the plan of making some kind of Chinese Coins quilt. I carefully cut the charm squares in half and sewed them together in long strips.
Then I stalled. It just wasn't what I wanted to do. I put it away to percolate for a while. A long while.
When it came out of hiding, I envisioned something entirely different for this quilt. I was inspired by some square-in-square designs I had seen around the internet but I didn't want it to be too even and monotonous looking so this is what I ended up designing.
The quilting is completely straight-line all across in one direction. I didn't worry too much about perfectly even lines; I just used the walking foot on my sewing machine as a guide and reoriented my stitching at every long seam. I'd seen this quilting technique on lots of projects but I'd never tried it before. It worked out great and looks pretty cool.
My daughter loves this quilt. It's not too girly (the last one I made her had a lot of purple in it) and will fit with any decor so when (if) she moves into her own place, she can use it as a throw in the living room without it looking like a little girl's bed quilt.
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I love your quilt! And the quote? Love it, too! I didn't know that one!
ReplyDeletereally nice! I like that it came from a scrapped idea for a quilt, and turned into something totally different. I love the close quilted lines ALOT! Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI'll say it again, Rachel, this quilt is fabulous! I love your design and the straightline quilting is perfection on it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt Rachel and i love the colours,well done
ReplyDeleteI love this calm simple design and the quilting is perfect because it doesn't detract. I had wished to post and made a trip to the park to take a picture but once the blogger got back up and running, my computer is down.
ReplyDeleteGreat Quilt, I love it!
ReplyDeleteI just love this quilt, glad you are showing it...
ReplyDeleteI love it, so beautiful! Very sophisticated too.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Like how it is just a bit freeform but not crazy. And the diagonal color placement is very graphic. Kudos
ReplyDeleteCome see my entries #211, repro cheddar orange stars and #215 antique 1850 applique flower garden
It's gorgeous; thank you for inspiring this novice.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I love how you modernized your original idea. Great for your girl to have a non "girly" quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love the quilt. It is a great combination of neutrals and straight line quilting to make a very striking quilt.
ReplyDeleteGreat and love the quilting. Wonderful design. Glad your daughter loves it...she should as it's really well done. Thanks for sharing and have a great day
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThe design you have chosen is a great fit for this fabric. I love the way your quilt has turned out! It was worth the wait while you decided what to do!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt! Authentic is one of my favorite lines. I love the quilting too :)
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great quilt and I can see why she likes it.
ReplyDeleteWhere can I find this pattern? I MUST find it before I go nuts!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
I can see why your daughter loves this quilt. It's fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI love that fabric line. Your quilt is just wonderful!
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