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Saturday, April 20, 2013

Twinkle finished!

I've checked one more item off the UFO list - my Twinkle quilt!


In my last post about this quilt I mentioned that I was a bit hesitant about my choice of magenta thread for the machine quilting. But I think it was a great choice! It isn't as obvious in the darker blocks, but in the lighter ones it really stands out and looks fabulous...


The quilting pattern is an overall swirl - a different one than I've used before, but I'll definitely use it again. I do love a swirly quilting pattern :) Carol Linder in Hampshire did the long arm quilting for me.


The binding fabric is the same as the star points: Art Gallery Oval Elements in Mood Indigo.


The backing (the whole nine yards of it!) is Kaffe's Kite Tails in Emerald - the Pantone color of 2013. I know, I'm so on trend, right?


I want to always remember that my friend, Sharon, gave me all of the luscious fabrics for the quilt front, so I put her name right on the label...



I brought the quilt last week to my Crystal Lake Modern Quilt Guild meeting for show and tell. Here I am reading the label to Sharon...


And this was her reaction :)


That leaves only 6 items on my "Group A - Almost Done! Really Want to Finish!" UFO list.

27 total UFOs, but still, WOO-HOO!!

Quilt stats:
Pattern - Twinkle by Cheryl Wittmayer
28 blocks at 14" square
84" x 98" finished size
Warm and Natural batting
Star points - Oval Elements Mood Indigo
Star Centers - Kaffe Fassett Shot Cotton in Apple
Block Fabrics - 168 unique fabrics from Kaffe Collective, Anna Maria Horner, and Amy Butler
Backing: Kaffe Kite Tails in Emerald


3 comments:

  1. This is such a beautiful quilt...........and celebrate that back.......I'm just learning how happy a beautiful back can make me !

    That quilting design is really pretty.........some of the swirls don't even seem to connect to the rest.........just lovely in that magenta thread.

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  2. I really like this pattern. Does it have a name? I think itvturned out beautiful

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    1. The pattern name is Twinkle by Cheryl Wittmayer. You can probably order it from multiple internet sites :)

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