Monday 27 September 2010

Tufted Tweets: The Sequel

So...as if by magic, I have turned these...

...and these...
...into this. (Well not quite by magic because it took me ages actually and isn't the whole point of magic that it happens immediately)

I may be a while finishing this one off. I'm going to try and use up every last scrap of Tufted Tweets in the backing. That will mean there will be a mass of seams going on across the front as well as the back. So, because the front seams are on the bias; I will undoubtedly chicken out of machine quilting it for fear of stretching/puckering/ruining it and am going to hand quilt it instead and use some Perle 8 thread.  Just because I've never used it before and I got a good deal on a whole selection on Ebay and am itching to try them out on something.

I used the pattern from the Kaffe Fassett book Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts
For copyright reasons I'm not allowed to upload an image of the quilt pattern I used. However, as luck would have it, a newsletter from the Cotton Patch came through my door the other week and they feature the very same quilt. Here it is in Kaffe Fasset fabrics:
Looks better in Tufted Tweets don't you think ;-)


I used various Kona cotton solids that I had to hand as well as a couple of heavier weight greens that had been gathering dust. I also added a patterned green to one block only. See if you can spot it.


As of today, Tufted Tweets is my favourite fabric line.

14 comments:

  1. Until just now I had yet to see a quilt that really showed off these fabulous fabrics. Yours is just beautiful!

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  2. I love it! And I can't tell which one is the best: TT with cirles quilt or this one... Both are great!
    Look forward to see it quilted:)
    PS. I don't see the patterned green:(

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  3. LOVE this! I am not normally a huge fan of tufted tweets myself, but this is by far my avorite quilt/item I have seen made with it. Great job! I may have to reconsider and pick some up :-) Excited to hear you are going to go with the Perle 8...I am hooked on it now. Have fun!

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  4. Oh that is just beautiful! I love the green and purple together, great job!

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  5. Beautiful piecing job! I love the way you alternated the patterns. :) Makes me happy to see such a beautiful use of Tweets!!
    --laurie

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  6. oh gosh, i love this! looking forward to seeing it quilted!

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  7. such a beautiful quilt! I think that you'll love that for ages!

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  8. Wow - this is fabulous, I love how the solids frame the patterns.

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  9. Wonderful! I love your style. I did a "Dazzling Diamonds" quilt when I was quite new to quilting and didn't know the fear of the dreaded bias. It came out beautifully in batiks. I haven't seen a diamond quilt since - until now. Again - gorgeous!

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  10. Outstanding, Alison!

    I can only imagine the hours: your work really shows :)

    Sabi

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  11. Oh. My. I. Am. In. Love! I am going to have to make a diamond quilt like this. It is gorgeous!

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  12. Amazing and so beautiful! Great job!! Thanks for commenting on my blog. :)

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  13. great choice of fabrics & pattern to make a beautiful quilt

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  14. I saw your link over on the Confused Quilter. I love this quilt and the bright colors you've used. Beautiful outdoor photos!

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