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10/24/15

Bloggers Quilt Festival Fall 2015

Twice a year Amy Ellis hosts the Blogger's Quilt Festival.  Its such a great time to blog hop and see some wonderful quilts and read inspiring stories.  I've only entered a quilt once before in 2012. You can see that quilt here.  Mostly I like to just see what others have done.  But I just finished a mini that I'm in love with so decided to enter the show!   


 So cute!  
Its a single 16 inch block from a quilt pattern called "Whirlygig" by Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins. From their book called "Quilts with a Spin".

The center is hand appliqued. The circle of triangles is paper pieced. 
I am always saying how I don't enjoy paper piecing (and I don't) but I keep doing it!  Some things are just better done that way.  :)

I quilted in the ditch all around the applique and triangles.  Then did some circle quilting around the entire center.  

This mini is actually for a swap....so yea, I'm giving it away.  I sure hope my partner likes it cuz I really really love this one!

There are 12 categories in the Festival....mine is in the Mini group.  Go check them out:  Bloggers Quilt Festival Fall 2015,

14 comments:

Jolanda said...

Your mini quilt is lovely. Great job.

PaintedThread said...

That is a neat quilt. I love the colors and the motion.

Mary said...

I love the precision of Paper Piecing, but not the process. Your Mini could have been in the Rainbow ROYGBIV category, too. I wouldn't want to give this one away. I've entered all of the Blogger's Festivals, I think. My favorite Blogging time of the year.

Melissa said...

It turned out great Cindy! I love everything about it.

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Lucky partner, your quilt is beautiful! Love this white and black fabric for the background.
Fun to visit blogs from BQF!

Rochelle aka Bella Quilts said...

Beautiful wallhanging. You did a lovely job with the piecing and the applique (which I hate to do) Your partner will really like it a lot.

Alison V. said...

Looks awesome!

Johanna said...

What a neat design! And I love all the colours!

Tish Stemple said...

This mini is so much fun. I love the brightly colored fabrics with the white/black background fabric. That card and dice print fabric with the beautiful blue fabric really adds to the movement of the quilt. Great job!

Kamila @ Work-With-Patches said...

Lovely rainbow mini quilt.
Greetings from Poland
Kamila

Joanne said...

What a wonderful mini quilt! Lucky swap partner!!!

Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore said...

Oh! I love this one. Great use of colour and a great design. I don't know how you managed to part with it - I'd be making another one for myself asap.

elizabethdee said...

When I saw the thumbnail of this quilt on Amy's Creative Side, i just had to see more. Your quilt is wonderful and you must be pretty wonderful yourself, to be making it in order to give it to someone else!

Helen L said...

Fantastic!! I love the bright colors and the low volume background. It's just so happy!! :-)