Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Blogger's Quilt Festival - Part II - Stepping Stones

     I am delighted to enter a second quilt in the Fall 2017 Blogger's Quilt Festival, hosted by Amy at Amy'sCreativeSide.com.   This quilt, like the other, all done in Kona cotton solids, is a mini quilt, and was entered into the QuiltExpo mini modern challenge.  Just 20 inches square, I wanted to create a piece where the little bits of colors would stand out and shimmer.  I quilted the piece with Aurifil black thread with a pebble design.  
    
The batik backing (from my neverending stash) shows off the quilting design

In the process of quilting.  I quilt on a Tiara II midarm.
      I was very happy with how this piece turned out, and it is now happily hanging in my home.   I don't often work with small pieces, and this one was fun!
     If you are visiting this blog for the first time, welcome!  For years, quilting was my way to relax after work.  I am recently retired, and finding the time to really enjoy the process!  Please check out my other quilts and projects.  Links should be in the side bar.

Thank you, Amy, for hosting this fun Festival!
Take care,
Gretchen

19 comments:

  1. I really like this quilt! I'm always drawn to things made with black, and this is a beauty.

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  2. Your quilt is very striking. It works so well on the black background. A great finish.

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  3. Love your pebble quilting! Very striking design.

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  4. Very eye catching. All those pebbles. Whew!

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    1. Luckily, the piece is pretty small! Thanks for the nice comment, and thanks for visiting my blog!

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  5. Love the quilting and simplicity of your quilt

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  6. BOLD and beautiful (with an interesting border treatment to boot!!) Nice work.

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    1. Thank you so much! The border is hard to see - so nice of you to notice it! Thanks for visiting my blog!

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  7. I really like this mini, the bright colors stand out so well against the black background.

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    1. Thanks so much. The colors are only 1/4 inch wide, but really pop on the black! Thanks for visiting my blog!

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  8. Very nice, Gretchen! there's something about colors against black that makes a striking statement. The quilting is wonderful too.

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