Friday, May 21, 2010

HST Overload (Continued)!

Finally some whole quilt pictures of the HST Overload Quilt (although you are probably sick of seeing it!), and with perfect timing to enter the Blogger's Quilt Festival.   If you are a visitor from the festival, Welcome! 




HST Overload Quilt
Finished quilt size: 51 inches x 69 inches

And a picture featuring the quilt back as well as the details of the straight line quilting.


My favorite part of this quilt was definitely conquering the maths for the setting triangles as well as the cropped corners and the accompanied binding.  Writing the pattern for this quilt was another challenge as it required detailed diagrams for layout and setting triangles.  The help of teenagers who are so computer literate came in very handy for this process!


A complete and comprehensive pattern for the HST Overload Quilt is available in my Etsy Store.

Thank you for stopping by!
Rita

97 comments:

  1. Very pretty quilt and quilting, love the cropped corners! And wow that was a lot of HST's ~ Happy weekend to you!

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  2. Stunning as always Rita. :)

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  3. Awesome! I always love your quilts! Such good colors - they make great inspiration for my future quilts! :)

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  4. Rita, this is a really beautiful quilt and I have enjoyed followed your progress. I love HSTs!

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  5. No, I really can't get tired looking at this Quilt, it is wonderful

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  6. Such a happy quilt !
    I especially love it folded and on the stand !

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  7. You can try and call it overload Rita but I could never get sick of looking at this quilt, the colours are just stunning!!

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  8. Beautiful quilt. Love the colors.

    Carol

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  9. Rita, just gorgeous! have you made any more HSTs lately? :-)

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  10. i love the cropped corners...this is so amazing!!!! i had to catch my breath a little when i saw how amazing it looked on that ladder.

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  11. This is so gorgeous - the colours and pattern are stunning! You always make such lovely quilts!

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  12. This quilt is so bright an happy, it makes you smile when looking at it. I really like it!

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  13. Great front and equally great back on this quilt. Very nice, indeed.

    Thanks for sharing. Regards, Sue

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  14. Congratulations on finishing your HST quilt, it looks fabulous, Rita!

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  15. wow, that is an awesome quilt - scrappy quilts are my favourites! and I love the way you display your work!

    Kristina
    www.priscillacraft.blogspot.com

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  16. Absolutely gorgeous...as all of your quilts are. Lovin the cropped corners...perfect touch for this quilt.

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  17. It was gorgeous as a block, gorgeous as a top and certainly gorgeous quilted. Nope....not sick of looking at it at all!

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  18. OMG!!! What a great quilt! I love the colours!

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  19. It's so bright and cheerful--how could you feel out-of-sorts with that on the chair? :-)

    I follow you most days on my DW blog but rarely comment.

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  20. What a beautiful finish. Love how the edge of the quilt is finished.

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  21. The colors are so wonderful in this and the corners are intriguing!

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  22. I love the cropped binding. That really makes it for me. I am about to start a sampler style quilt and have some small pieces of fabric that I want to incorporate. I may do one block in this style.

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  23. This quilt is stunning! Thanks for sharing!

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  24. As always, awesome quilt! It's beautiful and simple. Great idea with the corners!

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  25. Very pretty! I love the quilting and the colors!

    Jennifer :)

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  26. Jazzy! I like what you did on the corners, rather than add a partial block.

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  27. I love that straight line quilting. What foot do you use and what methods to keep from bunching?

    I do straight line quilting sometimes. I use a walking foot. It works but I feel like I should use something else...

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  28. beautiful quilt. you are a HST goddess! I love the cropped corners!

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  29. Very bright and cheery! Love the corners too. :-)

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  30. That's a lovely quilt; the cropped corners really add interest!

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  31. I'm glad you decided to show this quilt because I hadn't seen it before. Gorgeous! Such a bright, cheery quilt.

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  32. Rita, another beauty, and so YOU!
    Congrats,
    Valentina from Cyprus

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  33. The colours are just remarkable in this quilt!! It's like a huge glass apothecary jar full of hard candies. I just love it.

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  34. Indeed this is a very beautiful quilt!

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  35. okay, color me slow... I never noticed the clipped corners. Love that! It makes the quilt so unique.

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  36. You. Are. Amazing.

    I love this.

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  37. Yep, there's a lot of math in quilting. Lovely finish and worth all the work.

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  38. Simply beautiful. Love how it is displayed on the ladder.

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  39. I really like the way you did the corners - great idea.

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  40. Love how you did the corners or lack thereof! I have been a long time lurker and your blog is one of those blogs that never ceases to inspire me. Thanks. Sew On!

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  41. This quilt really is just gorgeous, Rita. I love the decision you made with the corners. How was it binding those?

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  42. Beautiful quilt! I love what you did to the corners.

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  43. very pretty quilt - love all the beautiful colors.
    Thanks for sharing your lovely work.
    Warmest regards,
    Anna
    http://quiltmomsjourney.blogspot.com/

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  44. This quilt is so fabulous! You did an amazing job!

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  45. so beautiful!

    I'm inspired.

    And I too love the corner. And quilting math. Keeps the brain sharp...

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  46. Stunning as usual, Rita! You have such a great eye for color. I love everything you make!!

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  47. un quilt très réussi ,j'adore

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  48. Bright and colorful. Thanks for sharing this stunning quilt in the Bloggers Quilt Festival

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  49. Certainly I'm not sick of seeing it! This is the first view of the corners and the backing. Just stunning. So simple and stunning.

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  50. ooh! beauty! love those geese/half square triangles! the colors rock!

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  51. Amazing. This is going on my wish list of things to make. I love the colors!

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  52. This is so gorgeous - and I love it hanging on the blue ladder!

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  53. I love love love this quilt! In fact, tonight as I was cutting out fabric for some other projects, I took the time to cut some squares and set them aside for a future HST quilt of my own. Thanks for the inspiration!
    -mab

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  54. I love the colors in your quilt Rita! Thanks for sharing :)

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  55. You know I love this one Rita, doesn't it look fabulous hanging on the blue ladder? xo

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  56. It is just so gorgeous Rita. All that wonderful colour. Yummy, yummy, yummy.

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  57. I never tired of hst! This is lovely Rita and the corners are very clever.

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  58. Very pretty and I love the quilting pattern you used!

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  59. Love, love, love this colorful quilt. You did such a beautiful job...thanks!

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  60. Wow, that's a lot of very accurate piecing and such zingy colours, love it, Lis x

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  61. Great choice for the festival! This is one of my all time favorite quilts -- by you or anyone else!

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  62. Lovely and bright! I do also like the way you photographed your entry on the ladder display.

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  63. I love the corners, it makes me want to branch out and try that. This quilt is just a happy quilt.

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  64. RITA! This is so awesome! I love love love the design! You are amazing!
    www.sewshesews.wordpress.com

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  65. wow! gorgeous colors, beautiful work. love it! http://erinlebeau.blogspot.com/

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  66. Wow, a gorgeous quilt! I love that block pattern, and you made it so bright and cheerful. Wonderful! Are you tired of triangles yet?? ;)

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  67. I love the cropped corners it really makes this quilt unique.
    Karen
    http://karensquilting.com/blog/

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  68. Wow - what a pretty quilt! Maybe a perfect idea for using up some scraps! Thanks for sharing, Frauke

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  69. I just love how it looks hanging on the ladder! Wonderful!

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  70. what a bright fun quilt!

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  71. This is beautiful! I love the fabric colors...they say HAPPY!

    Blessings,
    Tammy ~@~

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  72. Beautiful bright colors and quilting!

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  73. Gosh this is beautiful. Love the effect you get with places seemingly innocent triangles*.


    *No triangle is innocent.

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  74. Awesome quilt! I love the corners!!!

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  75. I just love it Rita! The colors are so vibrant and happy! Very nice work!

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  76. That's a very cheerful quilt-love it.

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  77. Your quilt is gorgeous, Rita. The colors, the layout, the quilting - fantastic!
    You are such an inspiration!!!
    ; )
    Thank you for your lovely comment, too.

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  78. I love how colorful this quilt is. The back is a beautiful contrast and your quilting is awesome! Thanks for a fun stop on my Blogger's Quilt Festival tour.

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  79. Wow, that is an amazing piece of work!

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  80. Fantastic quilt. Very relaxing to me.

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  81. Very, very, very nice quilt!!! Good work!!! Happy Festival!

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  82. I love the look of this quilt. It's beautiful.

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  83. Vibrant quilt. Absolutely delightful. Love it!

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  84. I make my flying geese with 1 rectangle & 2 squares of fabric and sew 2 angled seams so that when I trim the corners I end up an extra HST... and I had been fixated on making pinwheels but this is just perfect for all my leftovers! Great quilt!

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  85. Wow that really is bright!
    Georgie

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  86. I love the bright colors. I always love how you take a traditional format and make it so lush and modern with such beautiful color.

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  87. Great mix of fabrics -- so bright and fun! You also have great quiltography (quilt pics!)

    www.craftedAngles.com

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  88. No doubt about it - you are a HST Goddess!

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  89. Love it!! I really like how you did the corners!

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  90. Oh wow, very striking. I love the cut off corners.

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