This is Something Blue, which was finished just after Christmas, 2009.
A dear friend of mine's daughter was getting married to her high school sweetheart on January 2, 2010. I've known the family for about 5 years, and when I found out that the couple was engaged, I started to think about a quilt. Because really, in my opinion, every bride should get a quilt for a wedding gift. And then when I found out they were going to move to NC from CT right after the wedding, I thought harder. The couple was young (just 20), moving in to live together for the first time. I knew that their favorite colors were blue and green, that he was not a guy who would tolerate a whole lot of floweriness in his home, and that she had quite a modern style.
Enter the stacked coin quilt.
This is one of my favorite quilts for a variety of reasons. I love the design, and can totally see myself making one like it in the future, this time to keep. I essentially looked at a bunch of photos of coin quilts, then sat down and drew it out on some scratch paper, gave measurements for the dimensions, and went to town. Honestly, I'm finding I'm mostly incapable of following a pattern to the letter, so most of the time, I just work off of what I like and move on from there.
The fabrics are some of my favorites: KJR by Denyse Schmidt, dots from Kaffe Fasset and Amy Butler, Lizzy House, Joel Dewberry, Jennifer Paganelli... I chose to sash the long strips with cream instead of white, and I loved the result.
For the quilting, I chose straight lines in the solid stripes, at varied widths. And for the stacked coins, I chose to do a diamond pattern, giving a sort of argyle feel. I LOVE the way it turned out--it was a snap decision that I have never regretted. It gave some added interest without making more work--it actually went quite quickly, and the whole thing was quilted in a weekend. (For me, that's mad fast!) It's also the largest quilt I've machine quilted on my little Janome--48" x 66" after washing and drying. Might not seem so big to some, but it was a good challenge for me! It also gave me an idea of my limitations--I don't think I'll be quilting anything bigger than a twin on my home machine!
Thank you so much for stopping by! Can't wait to visit you all and see your gorgeous quilts!
48 comments:
Lovely quilt, such a perfect wedding gift. I see you are a vegetarian, me too:)
Love those colors...The binding really pops!
What a pretty quilt! I love the fabrics you chose.
I saw "librarian" in your link on Amy's site and had to stop by. We have a lot in common...I just finished library school, am from Connecticut and am a vegetarian :)
Very pretty. Blue and green is my favorite color combination.
What lovely colors!
margaret
www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com
A LOVELY quilt! I really like the fabric choices and the way you quilted it! Thanks for the inspiration.
Oh Meg I love it, I love the modern fabrics, and the straight line quilting! Very striking indeed!
So Lovely! I agree, every bride should get a beautiful quilt.
Your story about how to choose for a wedding gift shows great intropsect. The choices you made are awesome! Great finish! ...and the quilt in my small picture is a quilt I did for my nephew when he married!
Blue and green are great friends, and with that added cream, they are in love! Terrific quilt and a lucky couple that get to enjoy and use it. Thank you for sharing your quilt's story :)
Very beautiful Quilt work
Love the fabrics you chose for a gorgeous stacked coin quilt!
I like it.
LOVE this quilt. That couple is so lucky to get such a beautiful gift.
Its a wonderful quilt. I love the modern feel of it.
It is a nice quilt for a wedding gift. Thank you for telling about your process of making it.
What a GORGEOUS quilt. a true beauty and a wonderful gift for a young couple. Thanks so much for sharing!
Valentina from Cyprus
Beautiful Quilt
What a lovely gift! You put a lot of thought and care into it, and it shows!
No way! I'm a vegetarian quilter/librarian, too! What are the odds? I'm a big fan of your stacked coins quilt - the modern fabrics are gorgeous!
Love it! The binding really works!
LOVE that quilt, it is gorgeous. Love your choice of quilting, it makes it so special. Perfect gift for a newly married couple, I'm sure they treasure it!
lovely quilt - great fabrics!
what a great quilt. stacked coin quilts are my favorite...among others! what a great gift!
this is very beautiful
Gorgeous quilt! What a wonderful gift for the newlyweds. Love the quilt in your header too!
Great colors. I like stacked coin quilts.
I bet they loved it! There are so many quilts I intend to make some time and the stacked coins is one of them.
See my entry HERE.
Great idea for a wedding quilt. So many great fabrics. You certainly made a wonderful quilt.
It's beautiful!
A great quilt! LOVE the quilting you did on this one.
Beautiful colors!
Love the color!
This is a beautiful quilt! I checked out your Project Linus posts (because I do a great many charity quilts myself) and just about fell off my chair when I saw your "reverse stash buster" post, it was so funny! I have to follow you now, you know. :)
Lucky newlyweds! This quilt is gorgeous - I love the design and color combination.
Love the blue coin quilt.
Oh I like this very much. I really want to do a stacked coins quilt someday soon. There's a simplicity about it that I love but with enough fabric variations to keep it interesting.
I have no doubt the young couple will treasure your gift to them.
Joyce
What a fun quilt and a great way to showcase your favorite fabrics.
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A beautiful quilt, I love it.
Beautiful quilt! I love the colors you have used. Such a great gift!
Great quilt, I am inspired now to finish one I have by that pattern.
I just absolutely love this quilt!love love love it! great job!
Wonderful quilt - what a lovely present for a wedding! The binding is so perfect - congratulations!
It is a beautiful quilt- such a serene looking quilt- I am sure that it is well loved by its owners.
Hope you are enjoying this wonderful festival- some really beautiful pieces to view.
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Regards,
Anna
Love the quilting and love the binding! Lucky couple to receive this!
Beautiful quilt! What a wonderful neighbor and friend you are! Did you say you did this in one weekend?
My first quilt that I found out of a magazine that said "Stitch a quilt in a weekend"...still is not completed! that was in 1992! and then I still have many others...waiting... I am a novice quilter and so would love to try free motion quilting...once one of my tops are finally finished!
Blessings & Aloha!
(still trying to make it to more great blogs on this Quilt Festival. Hope you can take a peek at mine and if you do please leave a comment on my post, so that I know you were there :o) so glad to meet you!)
What a wonderful gift! I will have to try one of these....love the simple pattern. Really beautiful!
lovely colors and i love coin quilts--am making a flip a coin quilt. nice to make it for someone else when you loved it so much. have a great day
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