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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Blogger's Quilt Festival









I thought I would enter one of my favorite quilts in the Blogger Quilt Festival hosted by Parkcitygirl. This happens to be a very simple quilt with nine patches using Amy Butler fabrics from one of her older lines called Charm. The layout of this quilt was completely inspired by a vintage quilt I had seen online. Sometimes I browse the vintage quilts on ebay for inspiration and I found a quilt similar to this that inspired me. What I thought was interesting about the vintage quilt was that the person who made it used like fabrics next to each other throughout the quilt rather than placing them randomly and far apart as I would have thought to do. I liked the idea of placing same fabrics next to each other and so this quilt was born. I also decided to arrange the patches in color areas on the quilt. If you look closely, there is a blue corner, a green corner, a pink one and an orange one. This quilt is currently being used on our bed.
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15 comments:

  1. Steffi´s Candy QuiltsOctober 11, 2009 at 11:22:00 PM GMT+11

    Very beautiful quilt!
    I love antique quilts, too, and the inspiration they can give us.
    Greetings from Germany, Steffi

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  2. qusicOctober 12, 2009 at 1:27:00 AM GMT+11

    great fabric choice -vibrant pastels, yummy! I find inspiration in traditional and antique quilts too and just switch to modern fabrics, a good recipe that creates beautiful quilts as all of yours are.
    Christiane

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  3. VickiOctober 12, 2009 at 9:09:00 AM GMT+11

    Beautiful. I love how you did the low contrast 9-patches.

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  4. bethOctober 12, 2009 at 9:31:00 AM GMT+11

    It's beautiful! thanks for sharing it with all of us!

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  5. wishes, true and kindOctober 12, 2009 at 2:48:00 PM GMT+11

    I love this quilt sooooo much! I made it a favorite on flickr. I love the fabrics, the colors, the pattern -- everything! Just lovely.

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  6. MarikaOctober 15, 2009 at 9:15:00 AM GMT+11

    Very beautiful quilt .greeting

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  7. kathyOctober 16, 2009 at 6:42:00 AM GMT+11

    What an interesting idea! I'm always trying to get the same fabrics as far as possible from one another, but this is beautiful!

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  8. CristinOctober 17, 2009 at 1:09:00 AM GMT+11

    What a great quilt! I love 9-patches, in any form! Well done!

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  9. LeslieOctober 19, 2009 at 2:22:00 PM GMT+11

    this is very pretty...i love the colors and fabrics you used.

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  10. KrizaOctober 21, 2009 at 6:36:00 AM GMT+11

    beautiful quilt, well done!
    Kristina

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  11. Rene'October 22, 2009 at 9:59:00 AM GMT+11

    Beautiful quilt. I love the fabrics and how you placed them in color sections next to the same fabric. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. DianeOctober 30, 2009 at 3:44:00 AM GMT+11

    The colors are so yummy!

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  13. Anne at Film and ThreadNovember 6, 2009 at 1:23:00 AM GMT+11

    I like how you loosely grouped the colors together. Very pretty!

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  14. NiCoLeNovember 10, 2009 at 4:48:00 PM GMT+11

    I really love your quilt! The soft colours and blending remind me of a Kaffe Fasset design. Very nice job! Thanks for sharing.

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  15. CaseyDecember 31, 2009 at 4:39:00 PM GMT+11

    A very vibrant and fun quilt. Thanks for sharing.

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