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Carkai Half Square Triangle Quilt
Quilt Size: 48 inches x 57 inches
304 Half Square Triangles (HSTs)
each finished HST measures 3" x 3".
19 rows of 16 HST units.
608 patchwork pieces.
The Fabrics:
Liberty of London Tana Lawn
Stash fabrics including several Cotton + Steel prints.
My last finished quilt for 2015! Despite having spent several days away from my sewing machine over the Christmas period, as well as a number of days that were unpleasantly warm thereby excluding any quilt wrangling, my Carkai Half Square Triangle Quilt is finished and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.
I have quilted this quilt first by ditch stitching the horizontal and vertical seam lines (this helps to stabilize the quilt sandwich). I then stitched edge to edge vertical lines just 1 inch apart. For this quilt I have also tried out a different batting ~ Warm & White Cotton Batting by the Warm Company. I love how it handled and how it quilted up; it is a low loft cotton batting made with white fibers, perfect for use with bright whites, pastels, and tone-on-tone fabrics. I have always preferred to use a low loft batting for my quilts and like that this batting will keep the colors of my quilts bright. As an added bonus this batting has been pre-shrunk thereby limiting the puckering of the quilt when washed ~ again, just a personal preference.
Wishing you all a Happy New Year! I love these slow post-Christmas days as we approach the new year ... the Summer holiday schedule (or the lack thereof), reading, knitting, and sewing, all at a leisurely pace. But it is also a time to reflect, make plans, and start anew. I hope 2016 brings you everything you wish for and more.
Rita
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For the back of the quilt I have used my favorite backing fabric Newspaper in Spackle from the Story collection by Carrie Bloomston. And for the binding I have used Squared Elements in Lemon (Art Gallery Fabrics).
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Ready for shipping.
Wishing you all a Happy New Year! I love these slow post-Christmas days as we approach the new year ... the Summer holiday schedule (or the lack thereof), reading, knitting, and sewing, all at a leisurely pace. But it is also a time to reflect, make plans, and start anew. I hope 2016 brings you everything you wish for and more.
Rita
COPYRIGHT: Do not copy or use any content or photos from my blog without my written permission.
Very pretty indeed! Love it!
ReplyDeleteVery colorful quilt. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI think the addition of the floral fabric is truly inspired. This is a gorgeous quilt, Rita! Happy New Year to you.
ReplyDeleteGreat colour scheme.
ReplyDeleteLiberty and Carkai pair nicely! Warm and white batting is my favorite. What a way to finish up 2015!
ReplyDeleteGreat colors and layout!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting quilt! Tried to see a pattern in how you twisted the colors around, but couldn't so I just enjoyed looking at it.
ReplyDeleteOh...I Love it!!! Your choices of colors are always inspiring!!❤️❤️ Question for you... I am attempting to make your bear paw quilt.... How do you accurately sew the 1.5" quilting lines on the top? I stitched in the ditch down all the seam lines and was going to use as a reference but my Juki has no feet that measure 1.5 to use. How do you do it?? Any tips appreciated!!
ReplyDeleteOh and Happy New Year to you, Rita!!!🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎉💥
ReplyDeleteOh here I go again... Do you use a walking foot to do your quilting? Last question.....promise
ReplyDeleteSuperb Rita. I love the mix of geometric and lovely florals. I also love your straight line quilting. It is the best.
ReplyDeleteHappy Snappy New Year. This is going to be a good one.... I hope
Another stunning beauty ; )
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