Oakshott Cottons and A Bucket List Quilt

Oakshott Bucket List Quilt
Quilt measures 80 inches x 80 inches

Do you have a bucket list of quilts you would like to make? I do. And it is quite a lengthy list of quilts, most of which are intricate and time consuming to make ... all waiting for my creative mood and timing to be just right. It seems this week was the right time to tick just one such quilt off my list.

This quilt is inspired by the Kaleidoscope Quilt from Urban Outfitter. I have made a few changes, some of which were unintentional (see the direction of the flying geese units), I have omitted one of the borders (as I was working to a specific quilt size) and worked out my own math. This quilt is based on several very basic traditional patchwork units (like half square triangles, hour glass blocks and flying geese units) and traditional layouts (like trip around the world and shadow star blocks), which makes re-construction simple. Making your own Kaleidoscope Quilt is fun and has provided me with many hours of creative pleasure, but it certainly is not the most cost effective. Materials used for my quilt top alone well exceed the retail price of the Urban Outfitter Quilt. 

Quick Quilt Stats

Quilt measures 80 inches x 80 inches

40 Flying Geese units each measuring 3 inches x 5.5 inches 

236 Black/White Half Square Triangles units each measuring 3 inches x 3 inches

16 Hour Glass Blocks 3 inches x 3 inches

148 Colored squares 3 inches x 3 inches

1 Square in a Square center block measuring 5.5 inch x 5.5 inches

48 Square in a Square Blocks (first border) measuring 5.5 inches x 5.5 inches

3 borders each 3 inches wide.

All measurements include seam allowances.

Whilst this quilt is not hard to make - time consuming but not difficult - it does require accurate cutting and piecing. I over-sized all of the half square triangle units (pressing open the diagonal seam) and then trimmed each unit to size. I did the same for the flying geese units; oversizing then using a Flying Geese Bloc-Loc Ruler to trim to size. This is my preferred method of patchwork piecing (as always, I recommend you use whatever method works best for you).

Fabrics used:

Oakshott Colourshott in:

Black

Camaraque (White)

Thistle (Blue)

Chara (Pink)

Violet (Purple)

Oakshott Colourshott in:
 Vico (Yellow)
Avocado (Green)
Nectarine (Orange)

Beautiful Oakshott fabrics! It is difficult to capture in a photo just how lovely the weave of these fabrics are. Oakshott Colourshott fabric has a shot weave with a warp and weft of different tones - which creates a beautiful luminous and iridescent hue. 

This quilt is not for sale. It has been made as a commission for a raffle quilt. I am working on this project in collaboration with Karen Terrens (long arm professional quilter, who also happens to be my sister). Karen will be quilting this quilt. It is going to be amazing!

Ready for quilting.

I am really looking forward to seeing how the quilting adds texture and interest to this quilt. I will be sure to share with you the finished quilt when it returns from the quilter.

Thank you for stopping by,

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
The Finished Oakshott Cottons Kaleidoscope Quilt 
Oakshott Fabrics
More RPQ Oakshott Projects