It has been a good week! While I do love to challenge myself and my sewing skills I also LOVE to keep it simple. And this week was just that, basic (straight line!) sewing and allowing the color palette and the fabrics to shine.
I have also loved working with this timeless color palette ~ shades of blue, with grey, black, purple, and a touch of pink for contrast. Many of the printed fabrics used are luxury Liberty of London Tana Lawn which I have paired with a cotton background fabric. The background fabric is a Melange Yarn Dyed fabric in Natural by Lecien, which is a 100 percent cotton fabric with a cross weave that creates a textured appearance much like traditional linen.
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I have quilted this quilt by stitching along both sides all horizontal and vertical seam lines. I then cross-hatched (stitched diagonal lines) through the center of every second diagonal row of squares - the background fabric. I have also again used Aurifil 28wt thread (the grey spool) for quilting (28wt top thread - 40wt thread in the bobbin). This heavier weight thread makes the stitches stand out and adds another point of interest. The stitches are long (4.5 on my Bernina) and the thread is heavy because I wanted the stitches to be a feature on the yard dyed fabric.
For the back of the quilt I have used my go-to backing fabric: Newsprint from the Story collection by Carrie Bloomston.
For the binding I have used a favorite Liberty of London Tana Lawn fabric called Feather Fields in A (blue). And while I usually machine stitch the binding, I did hand slip stitch the binding to the back of the quilt because ... Liberty! Lovely Liberty.
QUILT DETAILS
Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray Checkerboard Quilt - The Blues
The finished quilt measures 60 inches x 60 inches.
100+ different fabrics.
I have made 36 16-patch blocks.
A total of 576 patches of fabric (24 rows of 24 squares).
Each finished square measures 2.5" x 2.5".
Printed fabric:
A mix of Liberty Tana Lawn, quilting cotton, and reclaimed shirt fabrics.
Background Fabric:
2 yards Melange Yarn Dyed fabric by Lecien.
Batting:
Low loft cotton batting.
Thread:
Aurifil 40wt for piecing and Aurifil 28 wt for quilting.
This quilt is available for purchase from my Etsy Store.
All the listing details here:
Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray
Quilt - Blues
This quilt is available for purchase from my Etsy Store.
All the listing details here:
Liberty Tana Lawn and Chambray
Quilt - Blues
As always thank you for stopping by and scrolling through the many photos!
Rita
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This is such a gorgeous quilt. Love the quilting, absolute perfection!
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful quilt. Using that thicker cotton thread has really made your quilting stand out perfectly. Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! Is the backing "spackle" or white? Would love to have some white but can't seem to find it anywhere.
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DeleteI'll bet that quilt feels soft and luxurious. It's lovely.
ReplyDeleteIt’s pretty dreamy! I love how you talk us through your processes. Thank you for that. I learn so much.
ReplyDeleteI love everything about this quilt, esp. the quilting!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilts! You provide such fantastic inspiration! Just wondering if the thread is the secret to not having puckers sewing over the previously stitched seams. Yours lay nice and flat.
ReplyDeleteIt is the simplicity of the checkerboard design that is so striking, and a reminder to all that great design need not be complicated. Here the genius is in the fabric choice and using the simple squares to let it shine.
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