Friday, 13 May 2011

The Bloggers Quilt Festival is here again

(Welcome if you are coming over from The Bloggers Quilt Festival).


Take one jelly-roll
OK, this one is for illustrative purposes only!


I am trying to work my way through my over-zealous jelly-roll purchasing period and so I started cutting up blocks into this shape:

Simple.

So I kept adding more and more:


Nice.

However, I think you can make nice even nicer when you turn a block on point and it just seems to come alive a bit more. Here is the same image but now on point:

Turning it on point though means there are four triangulated corners that need squaring off. I decided to use white at which point I discovered I had no white left in my stash.

So I used Kona Meringue with the random remaining jelly roll strips instead:


I started off hand-quilting the centre diamond shape before switching to the sewing machine to straight-line quilt the four cream triangles:


The back is a cream fabric I had had for a long time, spliced between some Kona Azure:


If you look closely you can see on the left where I haven't finished off the hand-quilting yet!

So this is my entry to the Bloggers Quilt Festival - make sure you go and see what everyone else is up to. I know I am!



And although one of Amy's rules is that you are not allowed to post giveaways in your blog post, can I just mention a quilt and jelly roll looking for a new home in my previous post to help the relief effort in Japan. Thank you!



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57 comments:

  1. Quilt+Bitch13 May 2011 at 18:15

    Ah - one of my all time favorite pattern. What a unique way to set the blocks.

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  2. Becky (My Fabric Obsession)13 May 2011 at 18:17

    oh, I love it! very creative!

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  3. {Leila}Where the Orchids Grow13 May 2011 at 18:26

    I love that you set the blocks on point, it gives such a cool twist to these bento box blocks!

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  4. Lonci13 May 2011 at 19:32

    I love this:)

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  5. myBearpaw13 May 2011 at 20:20

    Love your quilt, what cheery colours! And love what you did with quilting and the whole design!

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  6. Kristie13 May 2011 at 20:37

    Aces, my friend! Like that it is on point, and that the "center" is offset. Way to conquer that jelly roll :-)

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  7. Sara13 May 2011 at 21:59

    I like all those straight lines and the pattern is sweeeet!!!

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  8. Anonymous13 May 2011 at 22:04

    Amazing! You worked magic with that jelly roll!

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  9. Rachaeldaisy13 May 2011 at 22:53

    What a wonderful quilt!! I like that you talked us through your journey. Setting the blocks on point was genius.

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  10. stitchinpenny13 May 2011 at 23:31

    Take a simple pattern and make it your own. You did a wonderful job.

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  11. Jane14 May 2011 at 00:18

    And what a lovely entry it is! I like your make-do attitude when you ran out of the Kona white!

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  12. Jennifer Mathis of Ellison Lane14 May 2011 at 01:20

    What a neat quilt. Love the bento blocks on point. Lovely.

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  13. Janet14 May 2011 at 01:30

    Very pretty! Amazing what over zealous jelly roll buying produces!

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  14. Laurel H.14 May 2011 at 03:03

    I love the arrangement of the blocks in this; nicely done!

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  15. Lynne14 May 2011 at 03:16

    Wow! I love it! I love the colours and the design! Thanks for inspiring this novice.

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  16. Allie14 May 2011 at 03:35

    Beautiful - perfect - the quilting takes it to a whole new level! I love the design and colors.

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  17. Katie B14 May 2011 at 04:01

    Sweet quilt! It looks perfect set on point!

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  18. Emily14 May 2011 at 05:09

    wow!! I love it! :) Great layout for those blocks!

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  19. Eileen14 May 2011 at 05:30

    it's lovely and is very, very nice on point. lovely colors and fabrics. can relate to pre-cut mania--i have to just try to ignore those sales i see all the time!! doesn't always work. thanks for sharing and have a great day

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  20. Token Asian Friend14 May 2011 at 05:50

    So fun and pretty! What a great way to use a jelly roll!

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  21. Kelli14 May 2011 at 06:21

    this looks awesome put on point! Very creative.

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  22. BJ14 May 2011 at 07:37

    Cool pattern.

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  23. Karen14 May 2011 at 12:34

    Great to see the way your quilt has come together. Love the colours and the setting. great quilt!

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  24. Debbie14 May 2011 at 15:57

    Nnice quilt!

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  25. The Thompsons14 May 2011 at 17:58

    What a darling quilt-! I love the colors- they're beautiful!

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  26. In Awe of Applique14 May 2011 at 20:21

    How creative to put the center on point!!! Just beautiful...gonna have to borrow that idea sometime :)

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  27. Teresa14 May 2011 at 20:49

    Really cool! I love that you turned them on point! Changes it up totally! And I love the meringue corners. Really fun and fresh!

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  28. Karen14 May 2011 at 23:26

    Great job! Love those fabrics.

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  29. Nina Marie14 May 2011 at 23:37

    wow - what a difference turning the block on point - I like how you added some hand quilting too!! Nice use of pattern!! Great job!

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  30. Anna14 May 2011 at 23:43

    I love this....thanks for sharing!

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  31. Leila14 May 2011 at 23:50

    Oh, I love it on point!

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  32. Martine Kuciel15 May 2011 at 10:34

    très printanier la présentation en médaillon est assez originale, félicitations

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  33. Sarcastic Quilter15 May 2011 at 17:24

    I love this quilt, it's so bright and original!

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  34. Quiltbenaco15 May 2011 at 20:21

    Grande trapunta!!!!!

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  35. Carol at Serendipity15 May 2011 at 20:46

    Karen,

    Love it. Just beautiful.

    Carol

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  36. Vicki15 May 2011 at 23:44

    It's so pretty! Love that you put the main panel on point.

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  37. Marg16 May 2011 at 03:27

    I love the way you put it on point. A really great idea, and the quilt looks fabulous.

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  38. Linz16 May 2011 at 06:41

    This is stupendous!! I love love love it!! Thank you for sharing!

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  39. Karen16 May 2011 at 18:32

    What a pretty quilt and it's amazing what happens when you set it on point. Great job!

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  40. Kelly Rachel17 May 2011 at 01:07

    WOW! I love this! It's just so happy and bright and colourful! I had never thought about how these quilts were put together until I saw your single block. OH, I get it now. Thanks!

    I loved your awesome retelling of meeting Amy Butler also, a few posts down. If she does take you up on the offer to adopt, do you reckon you could squeeze me in as a sibling??!!

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  41. Unknown17 May 2011 at 01:28

    Oh wow! I think it looks amazing!

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  42. PBJ Quilt Sandwiches17 May 2011 at 04:23

    Setting them on point was a great idea! Thanks for sharing!

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  43. Kate17 May 2011 at 04:28

    Very vivid! Love the colors!

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  44. grendelskin17 May 2011 at 21:36

    Love the quilt, positively drooling over your quilting! Thanks so much for sharing it!

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  45. TheAccidentalCrafter18 May 2011 at 01:46

    I'm loving the bright and cheery prints. I must try these blocks too, are they called bento boxes? they look fantastic and you hand quilt most of it too. Thanks for sharing

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  46. Molly18 May 2011 at 02:29

    Very cool quilt! I love how sometimes you just start sewing and it eventually turns into a whole quilt.

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  47. quiltmom anna18 May 2011 at 02:31

    Medallion quilts are my favorite kind of quilts- I love central motifs and overall patterns. I think setting things on point really adds to the movement of the quilt.
    What a nice way to show off a jelly roll.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Regards,
    Anna

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  48. Jen18 May 2011 at 04:34

    love this one! So pretty and original!

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  49. Desley18 May 2011 at 10:16

    I really like it. Great colours and I like the way it has all come together.

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  50. Joyzelle20 May 2011 at 06:14

    Love it on point. Really makes it pop to go from nice to WOW!

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  51. Unknown20 May 2011 at 06:17

    Oh, I recognize that fabric, Oh Cherry Oh! right? I used a turnover of that to make a quilt for my granddaughter. I love the on point look, you did a fabulous job on this.
    http://fabgrandma.com

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  52. Rachel20 May 2011 at 12:35

    Great quilt!! I love how you put these blocks on point, it gives it so much more chracter, especially since they are radiating form the center block.

    Cheers!
    Rachel
    http://www.dewberrylane.com

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  53. Sherry21 May 2011 at 01:33

    I LOVE it!

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  54. Leanne22 May 2011 at 06:52

    This quilt is so awesome! The blocks are great but the way you finished it, on pointe, and your quilting, just are wonderful! Thank you for sharing it.

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  55. Apple Avenue Quilts22 May 2011 at 20:14

    Striking quilt! Very happy fabric!

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  56. Simply Sandy23 May 2011 at 00:32

    What a great way to use a jelly roll. I love how you turned it on point, although it looked good the other way, too. And I love that kona azure!

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  57. amy smart23 May 2011 at 05:17

    Fabulous quilt! And the quilting totally makes it sing. Very, very awesome.

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