Well after keeping up with the 12 months of instructions I can’t believe I stuck with it and finished the Just Takes Two Mystery Project. I had a love/hate relationship with this project all year long but I’m glad Lori kept encouraging me to keep going. It was the perfect project to use up my hand dyed samples and I focused mainly on my fabrics with bold and bright colours. It’s definitely a bright quilt and not my usual style but that's what I love about quilting, trying new thing!!
Our guild had a UFO day on Saturday and I was able to borrow a design wall that just fit the quilt’s wide but not long enough for the length so it spilled over onto the floor. It was good to get some input from other members as I moved the blocks around. The original plan for this project was a red and white quilt so when I laid out my blocks there were a few areas where the same colours were side by side….and you can’t have that so there was some shuffling that needed to be done! :)
Its a good size quilt at about 74” x 96” and I added a 2 1/2” white border to secure all the blocks around the outer edge . They gave a few border options but I didn't think it needed any more piecing.
My favorite block in the whole quilt is the light blue feathers star, I love that block.
It is bright but a very interesting design. I can hardly wait to see how you quilt this.
ReplyDeleteWOW, really cute quilt, I love all the bright colors, and I'm sure they are even prettier in person. Your dyed fabrics are beautiful
ReplyDeleteThis quilt turned out so great!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning, Kathy!!! It is a work of art. I LOVE it.
ReplyDeletelove it, what an interesting quilt
ReplyDeleteWhew! A lot of work, the block that looks like an Irish Knot loos the most difficult. I can't wait to see it quilted.
ReplyDeleteWow! That is amazing!! I cannot imagine how much time went into the piecing! Wow!
ReplyDeleteThat is an amazing, gorgeous, beautiful quilt! A masterpiece! Bravo!
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Bev
Love how you used many colors instead of just two. Kudos for being able to rearrange the blocks and get it assembled to your own liking. It is Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, I love everything about it. The variety of blocks, bright colors, now I am looking forward to see how you quilt it.
ReplyDeleteThat quilt is absolutely gorgeous!! I'm glad you stuck with it so that the rest of us could see it and drool over it!
ReplyDeleteThis is most amazing. I love the colors and it looks great!! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteOH...wow!! This is sooo fantastic Kathy!! This one will be fun to quilt up..can't wait to see what you do!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic, love your colourful bright version of the quilt!
ReplyDeleteSuper job! Looks great!
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity of the quilt. Not that is was simple to put together, but the solid colors really make it stand out. Any thoughts on how you are going to quilt it??? I can't wait to see it finished!
ReplyDeleteKaren
Wow! That was a lot of piecing! Looks great:) How will you quilt it? Edge to edge or specialized design?
ReplyDeleteWow, what an amazing quilt! Love the colors and the piecing is amazing. I'll be interested to see how you quilt it.
ReplyDeleteThe blue feather star and the red pinwheels are my favorites.
Laura T
Not being a fan of solids, at the start, this one was not tooting my horn but now that it is put together, it is inspiring! It is indeed a beautiful quilt and one to be treasured.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this quilt! I've been waiting to see it all together and it's even better than I thought. Nice job! Can't wait to see it all quilted up.
ReplyDeleteWHat a great quilt! So much work and your work is impecable! I can't wait to see it quilted! It is so pretty! It is so great to see quilts that you finish! I can't wait until the kids are older and I will have some more time to piece some of my own things!
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