It took me fooooorever to decide how to quilt it (I like to be inspired rather than force it), and I came up with the leaves idea, guided by the squares. My sister Ris pointed out that, between the petals, there are stars! Can you see that? I love it! Didn't plan that! (better pictures of this below, on backing) (ironically, my friend Rebecca just posted some similarly quilted petals too!).
The loops and squiggles in the blank space was on a whim, and I decided not to heavily quilt it.
Ris being a goof, but that's totally normal :)
I'm super in love with the back, too - so much, in fact, that I might just use the back as a front once in a while. I used tons of Kona Cottons, and scraps, along with one of my all time favorite purple prints by Lourdes Sanchez ("Botanica" line). That is one of those fabric lines that I have a deep *need* for... what can I say, I'm a quilter, right?!
Mini star in the middle, to go with the front. You can see the quilting really well on the solids, and the stars they made between them!
My favorite part of the backing (sorry for a little blur) and the scrappy binding. The solids section took a LOT longer to piece than anticipated, but it was very "freeing."
And, a label to finish it off! Whew! (yes I know it's a bit sideways but I like the charm :) ) If you want to see the reason behind the title - check out this post.
This quilt will happily travel with me to my first apartment with my fiance in a few short weeks!
Linking up to: Fabric Tuesday (100!) at Quilt Story
Really, Jess, all I can say is "wow!" I love it!
ReplyDeleteThat's turned out real nice. I do like the back, especially the Ohio start thrown in for good measure :)
ReplyDeleteWell done!
ReplyDeletehaha, a beautiful quilt with a FABULOUS name! great work!
ReplyDeleteThis is really gorgeous! Great job!
ReplyDeleteReally pretty and perfectly named!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore this quilt. :) I'm definitely going to have to make myself one when I collect enough scraps in the same color family.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great finish! I still have to quilt mine. Yours is beautiful, love the purple and the grey
ReplyDeletethis is freaking awesome...i think i love the back as much as you....oh the front is cool too!!!
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt! Great job.
ReplyDeleteAmanda
This is wonderful! The back and the front are amazing. SWEET JOB
ReplyDeleteHow perfect! You did such a great job of picking out your fabrics! The lightly quilted texture will make it nice and fluffy.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is beautiful. Congrats on a finish after saving for it for so long!
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning quilt! Love all those gorgeous purple fabrics you chose. The quilting is just beautiful too!
ReplyDeleteLove the combination of purples...
ReplyDeleteSo, I just saw this in a round up over at On the Windy Side, and I wanted to tell you how much I love it!
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