Marcelle Medallion... a finish

 Name:  Marcelle Medallion

Design: From Liberty Love

Size:  approx  62" by 62"

Fabric:  lots of fabric from the stash

Backing:  Ikea Britten Numbers and Feedsack prints

Binding:  red tone on tone print

Quilted: by me with Aurifil 50 wt in white

I finished it!  Let me introduce my version of the Marcelle Medallion from the book Liberty Love by Alexia Abegg. This was a lot of fun even if there were a lot of little pieces.  I used a lot of scraps and  some DS prints, some Flea Market Fancy, some Feedsack prints, some vintage prints from my Gramma and a whole bunch of low volume bits and pieces.  I had the idea to use retro 1950s colours as I was thinking or arborite tables and kitchen colours from the 50s.  Like these pictures from a 1950s copy of Better Homes and Gardens...

I quilted this fairly densely, using a variety of free motion things in Aurifil 50 wt in white..  Can you see the little tiny fans, next to the flying geese blocks on the left?  I also did some straight line quilting on the outer borders.  This was the first time that I did so many different things with the quilting.  It is far from perfect but it was fun to try something different!  I also addes some extra inches to the final border to make the quilt just a little bigger.

 I used some of the Ikea Britten Numbers on the back!

 

Linking up with Amanda Jean for Finish it Up Friday!  Yay!

Baby Modern Disappearing 9 Patch

 Name:  Baby Modern Disappearing 9 Patch

Design: based on a tutorial  by Kristy Daum

Size:  approx  40" by 54"

Fabric:  Nicey Jane Prints, Lizzy House Print, white and stash fabrics

Binding:  Kona Baby Pink

Quilted: by me with Aurifil 50 wt in white

I just had to make this. Do I need a baby quilt?  Nope.  It will go into inventory (aka laundry basket filled with quilts awaiting a home).  So what makes this a modern disappearing 9 patch?  The whole idea is that you replace one of the prints you would typically use in a 9 patch with more of the solid.  In this case, white.  Then you get this interesting addition of more negative space and we all know that negative space is a big deal in modern quilting.  Looks pretty cool.  At least, I think so.  I was really tempted to bind this little quilt in white to really capitalize on the negative space but I totally chickened out and went with the palest of pinks.  I think it is Kona Baby Pink.  The quilt is backed with a pink and white Oxford striped flannelette.  So pretty.   And quilted in a simple grid with Aurifil 50 wt in white.  I am very pleased with the fresh simplicity of this quilt.  

I had to use my very pretty Kate Spain clothes pins for this one!

And a close up of the back.

 Linking up with Amanda Jean for finish it up Friday.