Saturday, May 19, 2012

Bloggers' Quilt Festival

Amy's Creative Side




I've seen this festival around, but never managed to catch it.  Got it this year!

I'm entering my Lou-Lou-Thi Grid quilt. 

I made this quilt for two reasons.

1.  I LOVE AMH fabric. 
2.  I wanted a sashed patchwork quilt.   But I didn't want to use all those really long sashing strips, that always curve on the sewing machine.  So I used short pieces, laid it all out on the floor.  (Really wish I had a design wall)  Each sashing strip was then 6" or under.

I learned that I'm still not that good at sashing. 

I didn't plan too far ahead.  I thought I'd use it on the couch.  But, it was too big for the couch, too small for the king bed.  I don't care, it's on the bed anyway. It looks very cheerful on the bed.  I hope youall agree.


16 comments:

Joyful Quilter said...

Your sashing looks great to me. Such a bright cheerful quilt, thanks for sharing it.

CitricSugar said...

It looks beautiful - much like a wall of Polaroids taken of flowers...

Lisa said...

Your quilt is so beautiful. All that sashing would have driven me mad, but you've done a lovely job. The framing effect is wonderful.

Charlotte said...

that's really lovely, it looks great on your bed!

Little Island Quilting said...

Fantastic way to show off AMH fabrics.

Mom said...

colorful and fun!

Check out my blog if you can...

Margaret Gunn
www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com

Karen said...

I wouldn't care either and so glad you are proudly displaying this gorgeous quilt! I love it and your sashing is great!

Annabella said...

Who doesn`t love AMH?? I love the simplicity of the design which really showcases the fabric, which is what it`s all about!

Bethany (Make Me A Quilt) said...

I love the design, how each fabric has it's own square all to itself. Very beautiful!

Quiltbenaco said...

I quilt geometrici sono i miei preferiti!

Candace said...

What a pretty and cheerful quilt! Looks perfect to me!

Anne / Springleaf Studios said...

Very nice. Reminds me of a giant color chart and I love color. My festival quilt is full of color too.

Lonci said...

That's really lovely,congratulations:)))

sonia said...

Beautiful quilt. Congrats!

Kate Brown said...

I think you did an amazing job on the sashing. You are right it looks so bright and cheery on the bed.

Simply Sandy said...

You quilt turned out great. Love the beautiful colors and I think the sashing looks great. Looks really pretty on your bed.