Friday, February 6, 2015

Drunkard's Path Variation Quilt

A Finished Quilt and a Picture Post.
Drunkard's Path Variation Quilt | Red Pepper Quilts
Quilt Stats
Quilt measures 66 inches x 66 inches.
22 rows each of 22 blocks.
200 Drunkard's Path Blocks each measuring 3.5 inches x 3.5 inches
 incl. seam allowances.
284 patchwork squares 3.5 inches x 3.5 inches incl. seam allowances.
684 patchwork pieces.
Solid fabric for used for the Drunkard's Path block
is Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in White.
120+ different fabrics (a conservative estimate).

Drunkard's Path Variation Quilt | Red Pepper Quilts

This quilt was such a fun quilt to pull together, with so many fabric favorites, lots of small piecing (those Drunkard's Path blocks are just 3 inches x 3 inches), grid quilting and then finally digging through my stash for a suitable binding fabric. Many of the text fabrics used for the quilt are from the First of Infinity collection by Kumiko Fujita, both the most recent collection as well as the earlier collections. Plus there are many more text/number fabrics from stash. There's no such thing as too many text prints in one quilt.

Drunkard's Path Variation Quilt | Red Pepper Quilts
Drunkard's Path Variation Quilt | Red Pepper Quilts

For the back of the quilt I have chosen one of my current favorite backing fabrics ~ Newsprint from the Paint Collection by Carrie Bloomston. You already know how much I love this fabric and I still have more yardage on hand. I love that it complements the overall text theme of this quilt. 

Drunkard's Path Variation Quilt | Red Pepper Quilts

Quilted with an all over grid of quilting lines just 1.5 inches apart; ditch stitching all the straight seam lines as well as an extra set of vertical and horizontal lines through the center of all squares. The texture this grid of lines creates makes you want to touch the quilt, and also gives the quilt a soft, airy drape.

Drunkard's Path Variation Quilt | Red Pepper Quilts
Drunkard's Path Variation Quilt | Red Pepper Quilts

And then I had to choose a fabric for the quilt binding. This posed a problem as my go-to black/white strip fabric didn't suit this quilt. I rummage through my stash and decided on a blue text print - also from the First of Infinity collection - which suited the tone and theme of this quilt; the perfect binding fabric.

Drunkard's Path Variation Quilt | Red Pepper Quilts
Drunkard's Path Variation Quilt | Red Pepper Quilts

This quilt is for sale and is listed in my Etsy Store.

You can see the listing details here: 

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12 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 06, 2015 2:31 PM

    This quilt is lovely. I love the prints and also drunkards path. I also like the light grey fabric you use as background in your quilts. I have not found that light grey as yet. I enjoy your quilts very much.

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  2. KathyinMNFebruary 06, 2015 3:19 PM

    This is so lovely. The colors just blend together with your fantastic eye for color. This is on my list to try this year, thank you for sharing yours!

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  3. SonaFebruary 06, 2015 3:54 PM

    love the binding! and that sold real fast!

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  4. Katie DayFebruary 06, 2015 3:55 PM

    Simply amazing! Good job on a gorgeous design.

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  5. frazzledsugarplummumFebruary 06, 2015 4:43 PM

    Wonderful mix of colour and print. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. verykerryberryFebruary 06, 2015 6:11 PM

    I love the combination of uniformity and crazy amounts of colour, a beauty Rita!

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  7. EmilyFebruary 07, 2015 6:34 AM

    this turned out wonderful.
    i love how simple your quilting is, but it goes perfectly with it

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  8. alison@the chainpiecerFebruary 07, 2015 7:45 AM

    I really like the blue text fabric for the binding - the different letters peeping out are intriguing! A lovely piece of work, as always.

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  9. greeneggsFebruary 07, 2015 9:45 AM

    God I would love to spend a day in your stash!

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  10. ✾Jamie Lee Cooley✾February 07, 2015 10:23 AM

    What a unique quilt! It has such an eclectic range of fabrics that look great together!

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  11. Rachel at Stitched in ColorFebruary 08, 2015 1:25 PM

    spectacular!

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  12. JessicaFebruary 13, 2015 5:26 PM

    You are amazing and I always love seeing your work. Rock on, Rita!

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