Sunday, 15 May 2011

Bloggers Spring Quilt Festival

I decided to show this quilt for the Bloggers Quilt Festival as it is one of my favourites. I designed it myself from picture of a crop circle.

It took a bit of working out as I had to draw a pattern of overlapping circles then re-draw it in Electric Quilt to enlarge it. The finished quilt is just over 60" square. The brightly coloured batik shapes are fused onto a background of my hand dyed fabric.
The fused shapes are raised with trapunto (an extra layer of wadding) and were quilted using the pattern on the fabric as a guide and polyester embroidery thread to add a little sheen. The background is also heavily quilted with a cotton multicolour thread.

This was as big project for me and was completed for my City and Guilds Diploma. I think it includes everything I love about quilting: geometric design. bright colours. hand dyed fabric and free motion quilting.

Please visit the other blogs taking part in the festival via Amy's Creative Side to see the gorgeous array of quilts on show.

Happy Stitching!
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18 comments:

  1. West Michigan Quilter15 May 2011 at 13:12

    Beautiful quilt. You did a great job on design and the quilting is awesome.

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  2. Three Mennonite Quilting Sisters15 May 2011 at 13:51

    I love the simple geometric shapes and colors of this quilt. Great job! Thanks for sharing. --Julia

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  3. Toni15 May 2011 at 14:54

    WOW! Amazing. I love the geometric shapes you created! Great quilt!!

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  4. Elaine15 May 2011 at 15:44

    The shapes and colors do make this quilt. It's very nice.

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  5. Benta AtSLIKstitches15 May 2011 at 22:28

    I haven't got to you yet on Amy's site, so I not only enjoy looking at it now, but know that I'll get another treat in a few days when I com back (I limit myself to 50 a day!)

    It's a fab quilt :-)

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  6. SewCalGal16 May 2011 at 02:09

    Hazel this is an amazing quilt. Brilliant design, lovely use of colors, excellent quilting, just a great, great quilt. Love it.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  7. QuiltSue16 May 2011 at 09:02

    This is even more amazing when you see it in person.

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  8. Lis Harwood16 May 2011 at 09:32

    Wow that is stunning and I love the colours.

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  9. Dee J.16 May 2011 at 15:04

    It includes those same things for me that I love in quilt art. L-0-v-e-r-ly.

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  10. Pattilou16 May 2011 at 15:29

    What a stunning quilt. You did a great job at designing it and the quilting compliments it very well.

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  11. Miri16 May 2011 at 18:03

    Stunning! What a wonderful design and execution!

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  12. Kit Lang17 May 2011 at 00:04

    I'm very interested in trapunto - so thank you for sharing this! I see trapunto so rarely. :)

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  13. stitchinpenny18 May 2011 at 01:55

    I love it, but I think that you are just a little artistically crazy to try it.

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  14. quiltmom anna18 May 2011 at 02:42

    Hazel,
    It is a wonderful quilt- really beautifully done and pretty to look at. Thanks so much for sharing your gorgeous quilt.
    Regards,
    Anna

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  15. Melinda18 May 2011 at 03:03

    That's so funny! I just put a picture of crop circles on my inspiration page I keep in my computer! I love how this turned out!

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  16. Karen20 May 2011 at 10:45

    You did take on a big task. It looks great!

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  17. Myra22 May 2011 at 18:34

    Very creative! Love it! Good for you with your own design!!! 8-)

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  18. Eileen31 May 2011 at 23:29

    Absolutely wonderful. What a lovely quilt design and colors. Thanks for sharing and have a great day

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