And now that blogger is back up and running, it's Blogger's Quilt Festival time!
This is Courtney's quilt. I originally blogged about it here.
Long post short, she's my precious college roommate who deserves a happy quilt!
It was quite a long process from the day she emailed that she liked this fabric,
to the day she came back to the states on furlough and I could give her the final product.
I'm not used to having to pay this much attention to detail when piecing, so it took a bit of work to figure it all out without a pattern or anything. I designed it to mimic the quilt Jane Austen made seen here.
I threw in some Kona solids to balance things out a bit, sashed and bordered it in Kona white, and pieced the back with the left-overs. It measures to about a twin size.
I always love giving quilts to people that mean so much to me, but I love that this one was a big surprise!
Thanks for stopping by! Have fun checking out all the other great quilts!
ETA: I found this tutorial a few days ago and this is exactly how I did it minus making the template: I bought mine at Joanns!
51 comments:
This is AMAZING! Any tips for getting all the piecing so perfect? It's so gorgeous!
this looks like stained glass. Just lovely
Fantastic - I made a triangle quilt like this too and they are so effective at showing the fabric off
What a lovely quilt. Like jewels.
Your colors are wonderful. Such a great statement this quilt is making. Really great.
Wow what a wonderful quilt, your friend is one lucky person and you are a very talented girl, thanks for sharing this stunning quilt.
What a fabulous quilt! Lots of work but it was worth it!
I like this one especially because it was mimicked after the Jane Austin quilt and the fabrics are stunning!!
And you did it without a pattern? WOW - you did a great job! Your roommate is a lucky girl ;-))
Your quilt is gorgeous and your friend is so lucky to have it. I love the diamond design.
I fell in love with this quilt the first time I saw it on flickr. You inspired me to make a similar one with Innocent Crush fabric and linen. Love your colors in this one.
So pretty. I love the diamonds. What an awesome gift!
This is stunning - I would have found it very difficult to give away!
Fantastic quilt and to do it without a pattern is super impressive. Love the colors and fabrics. A wonderful piece for your friend. Good luck in school. I've just found a dentist I'm not afraid to go to. Still apprehensive but I feel safe with him, so wish you that ability also! Your hard work will pay off eventually. My son is an anesthesiology resident in third year. Love to see the confidence he's attaining in his many years of august and work Thanks for sharing and have a great day
Gorgeous quilt! AND hey, saw on yoru profile that you are in dental school- I am a dentist and quilter myself :-) A good combo!! Hope all is going well, feel free to say hi if you want to chat ;)
That is a gorgeous quilt!
so many bias edges!!!
Love the fabrics too.
Great quilt. The fabrics work so well with this design. What a wonderful gift!
that is beautiful!! Lucky roommate.
LOVE!
This is one beautiful quilt! Lovely.
Gorgeous! Thanks for the link to the pattern - I bookmarked it and hope to make it someday!
Beautiful quilt! The white sashing really makes the colors shine. Great job!
Great present, lucky room mate. Diamonds are hard.
That is a very pretty quilt. I'm sure it will be treasured for years to come.
I have always wanted to make a diamond Quilt!
Yours is beautiful!
Beautiful! I love the diamonds!
What a gorgeous quilt! I love the colors, and the diamonds are great!
Very, very pretty.
It is just so lovely, but I can easily picture how much work it must have been to make it!
I LOVE this quilt! It is such a beautiful design! Great job!!
Such a cool quilt! Love that it was inspired by Jane Austen's quilt...didn't know she was a quilter!
I love that you took that Austen quilt and made it all your own; and that you found a tutorial after the fact and chose to share it! It's a beautiful piece, your friend is lucky.
Amazing! Love those diamonds!
I love it. Something about sashing just makes a quilt pop. Beautiful!
Gorgeous! Love the diamonds!
I love your quilt! The diamonds are amazing! : )
I love how you can see the diamonds on the back in that light.
Your quilt came out lovely. I am currently working on the same style quilt and after seeing yours I am now more inspired to get it done!
awesome! I love the diamonds set off by the white.
You can see my submission to the Blogger's Quilt Festival here: http://blog.petitdesignco.com/2011/05/bloggers-quilt-festival.html
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So beautiful, I bought a template at JoAnn's yesterday and did some cutting and playing today. Wondering is you remember what size your diamonds were. Was it the same as the Jane's quilt? I was thinking I was going to do more of a reproduction quilt, but once I cut up some of my oldest stash, I just could get my heart into such faded out colors. Restart in bold brights!! I love your proportions, is the reason I ask about size.
LOVE it!
Diamonds scare me! You did a wonderful job.
Beautiful quilt! Love the stained glass effect.
Wow! I cannot believe you made this wiht no pattern. I could never work that out. LOL It is a stunning quilt with such a great visual impact. Thanks for sharing it.
Cheers!
Rachel
http://www.dewberrylane.com
Beautiful, I love this design!
I love this quilt! It may just be in my "cue" now. Fabulous job on the piecing!
Great job!! From your closup I'm amazed at how you made the so varied fabrics all work together so nicely!
Beautiful Quilt and wonderful job. JUdy C
Beautiful! I love the fabrics and the design is so gorgeous!
xo -E
That's beautiful! It reminds me of stained glass.
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