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| Rainbow Half Square Triangle Quilt |
Rainbow Quilts are such happy quilts! Personally, I'd be happy to make simple patchwork and rainbow quilts for, for ... well, a long time. And it photographed well so get ready for photo overload, every angle is covered.
The quilt colors are loosely arranged in quarters, radiating out from the center of the quilt in value, and around the quilt in color temperature - cool and warm colors. My knowledge on the subject of color theory is limited, and I tend to go with what pleases my eye rather than refer to principles of color theory, and as such rules may well have been broken.
For the back of the quilt I have used a single text fabric - Newsprint - from the Collage collection by Carrie Bloomston - one of my favorite text fabrics (which is about to be released in a range of new colors in Carrie's upcoming Paint collection for Windham Fabrics!).
More grid quilting. I have quilted an all over 1 inch grid ~ horizontal and vertical edge to edge lines of stitching, just one inch apart. I love the simple, clean look of grid quilting, and also the texture created by the closely space lines.
I use 100% cotton batting for all of my quilts. It is a low loft batting (not puffy) which is a look that I prefer and also seems to work well with closely spaced grid quilting. The quilt has a lovely drape.
Thank you for stopping by,
Rita
I use 100% cotton batting for all of my quilts. It is a low loft batting (not puffy) which is a look that I prefer and also seems to work well with closely spaced grid quilting. The quilt has a lovely drape.
No surprises for the quilt binding ~ machine stitched as always:
I know I say this often, but I really have loved making this quilt. Working with both saturated color and low volume fabrics, arranging and re-arranging the half square triangle units again and again until I was happy with the layout, and then completing it with a number of hours of grid quilting has made for a wonderful week of fabric play and creativity.
This quilt is for sale and is listed in my Etsy Store.
The Etsy Listing: Modern Patchwork Quilt in a Rainbow of Colors.
Thank you for stopping by,
Rita
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Your quilts are so beautiful and inspire me. My question is....do you ever sleep?!!
ReplyDeleteSimply stunning, hope whoever buys it can hang it on the wall and enjoy admiring it!
ReplyDeletePerfection! Love everything about this!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful!! Love the newsprint backing!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely. I love all the colors and placement of the fabrics. :)
ReplyDeleteYou have an amazing talent! Your blog inspires me so much! Finding a post from you absolutely makes my day! I would be honored to own one of your quilts someday. Keep doing what you do:)
ReplyDeleteThis looks lovely. I especially love the low-volume background prints you used for the HST and the backing :-)
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ReplyDeletei love it <3 just wonderful quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love your quilts and even made a pink and gray one in tribute! You should make a pattern using Triangles on a Roll. They are always looking for new uses. They show the pattern on their site also. Double exposure!
ReplyDeleteAnother showstopper there Rita! I just LOVE your quilts .. I hope you will write a quilt book one day. I would surely purchase it.
ReplyDeleteand I am as big a fan of modern as I am of reproduction fabrics and find it very inspiring to see that you are mixing more and more of those lovely fabrics together.
You are the HST master!!!!! You surely do them up right!!! :)
ReplyDeletethis definitely motivates me to build my white/cream/grey low volume stash! <3 what a stunner!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! I love how you work with such bright and cheery colours. Sarah xo
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I'm now collecting low volume black & white prints.
ReplyDeleteGosh - I L-O-V-E this! I am NOT surprised at how fast it sold. So beautiful! Like many people who have already commented - I see this and think "I need to build a low volume stash, NOW!" :)
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing, seriously!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, you always make such gorgeous creations. Congratulations on another one.
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely Quilt! All colour and movement.
ReplyDeleteRita, your quilts are alway stunning and so inspiring! I love lots of photos.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is so beautiful, just like they all are!! I love the colors and backings and bindings and the quilting too!! You are such an inspiration!!
ReplyDeletethis is a beauty, love looking and seeing all the different fabrics you have used here
ReplyDeleteThis really is a happy quilt! I love your colour choices, I also tend to go with whatever I think works and ignore colour rules as such. xx
ReplyDelete...absolutely love the color patterns!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, I love your use of color and the simplicity of the design. I hope someday I can create such a work of art. I am pulling my hair out on my first attempt, but I'm not giving up!
ReplyDeleteI posted a picture today on my blog of the fabric I got with my Southen Fabrics gift certificate. The fabric will make a bunch of cute baby quilts! Thanks again so much!
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt and the way you quilted it.........
ReplyDeleteYour quilts always inspire me. Bright, cheery and such great color! If it wasn't 1:10 am your lovely quilt would have me in my sewing room finishing up the awesome pink quilt top I'm working on. But since I get to sew all day tomorrow I will refrain from leaving my cozy bed.
ReplyDeleteYour Rainbow HST quilt is so cheery! Thanks for showing us so much beauty! Any time I need a little pick me up, I visit your blog, thanks again!
ReplyDeleteLove all the purple fabrics in this one. And the pinks!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love this quilt! I love simple quilts too and when I can let the colors and fabric speak for themselves, I will. You are such an inspiration to me because I find our tastes quite similar. Keep creating beauty, Rita.
ReplyDeleteStacy @ Freshly Handmade
This is such a gorgeous quilt- I just stumbled on it from Pinterest. Lovely design, beautiful fabrics, and I love the grid quilting! Thanks for the inspiration!
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