It is difficult to decide which quilt is my "favorite". In the end, I chose "A New View" because I haven't talked about it before and it still makes me smile when I look at it.
I finished this quilt almost two years ago now. I happen to remember because I wanted to put it in our guild's quilt show and worked really hard to finish the quilting in time. The things I love about this quilt:
- That it is scrappy, but not multicolored.
- The transparency of the blue windows.
- The asymmetry of the design.
- The quilting. I quilted a squared spiral design in the brown blocks, a diagonal design in the blue blocks and a triangle design in the sashing.
- The brown - it is much richer in real life.
- The process of finding all the browns (I did use a lot of scraps from my stash, but I had to buy some new ones too).
I do love working with scraps in a limited color range (another favorite example here). I haven't been doing much of that lately, but I am not finished with the idea and I know I have more quilts of this type in my future.
I hope you enjoy Amy's Quilt Festival! I plan to set aside some time tomorrow to indulge my need for quilt beauty!
This is just an AMAZING quilt! I really like how the blue is so transparent with the same patterning as the rest of the quilt. I really love the depth of your quilts!
ReplyDeleteThat is just something..........there really IS a transparent look to the 'windows' !
ReplyDeleteFantastic quilt,very impressive:)
ReplyDeleteI love it! This is a truly beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteI like this one a lot!
ReplyDeleteOk, so I have to agree with every single point about why you love this quilt. Ditto, ditto, ditto. And your Midnight Dance is to die for.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I can't believe those blue windows...they really do look like windows. The blue pops right off the quilt...almost like the ocean is outside.
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I like how you did the blue blocks, they really do look like windows.
ReplyDeleteI love the mix of blue and brown! beautiful desing!
ReplyDeleteWow! Those blues really do look transparent! Very clever.
ReplyDeleteOMG Beautiful quilt. Vibrant. Love your design, fabrics, colors. Just delightful.
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Brown and blue are so awesome together. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
ReplyDeleteThis is really different...I hope everyone clicks to see the big version. It is wonderful when enlarged...you can see my entry HERE.
ReplyDeletevery nice--fascinating how the window works so well, and the browns are lovely. i liked the quilt you had the hot link to also--love daisies and those colors are ones i love. great compositions
ReplyDeleteWow! Your "windows" really look like windows. What an awesome effect.
ReplyDeleteOh wow. I immediately felt that those were blue windows. They seem to glow with the sun behind them.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt reminds me of parquet flooring; really nice! The blue is a really great touch.
ReplyDeleteThat is one really impressive quilt!! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteLove the architectural quality of your quilt! I'd love to join a quilt a long with your idea of limited color pallete scraps - think about it!
ReplyDeleteI really love this. It makes me think of that saying, "When a door closes, a window opens." Even if it's a little window, it's there.
ReplyDeleteThis is so striking. The blue windows are just amazing against the brown. I really love it!
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