I wish I had a better picture of the entire quilt, if given the chance I'd reshoot with my new camera, but the quilt is long gone... gifted to my niece's 2nd baby.
This is the first quilt I made after purchasing my Babylock at the Int'l Quilt Festival in Longbeach last summer (08). I came home from the show energized and inspired to sew! I had met Elinor Burns at the show when I purchased the Babylock, already owned her book "Egg Money Quilts" and had a sizable stash of depression-era prints calling out to me. It seemed apropos that I make something from her book. I opened the book and my eye went immediately to the Dresden Plate block. I knew I wanted to make something bright and in primary colors. I also had my eye on this cheerful fabric at Beverly's for the backing. It coordinated so well with with the fabric in the Plates.
Surprisingly, I did not find it tremendously difficult to piece and assemble. I followed Burns' instructions which are very clear and use many time-saving techniques such as chain piecing.
The Plates are attached to the background fabric by machine using non-filoment thread and my machine's blind hem stitch. I chose silk variegated thread to stitch free-motion with the machine a swirl in the centers of the red circles and free-motioned (no marking) large swirls in the background.
I chose from my machine's various embroidery stitches to create the label:
35 comments:
This is gorgeous! I love your spiral quilting and bright, cheerful colours.
Oh my, I LOVE it!
Very pretty. I like how it is quilted.
This has such a charming feel to it. I love your swirl quilt lines, and the circle quilting in the center reds. The red circles are a great choice, too. And when I saw the backing, ohh! I love it!
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I LOVE this quilt....it's my favourite so far!! Well done! The colours are divine!
Paulette
fantastic quilt!!! i love your dresden plate! great job!
Bravo to you for being brave enough to post this year. I was also at Long Beach '08 and like you, came away inspired and rearing to go.
Very cute quilt, cute story and cute model.
--ELIZABETH E, #115
OH MY! It's great! I need to get this book now! wonderful... just wonderful, so bright and creative!
Love the quilt with those colors. Also great name.
This is beautiful Claudia, I love the colours and your freemotion quilting is wonderful xo
It is so HAPPY! I love the colours, so perfect for a child.
Beautiful:)
Thanks for stopping by Grammy's Quilting.
I love the Dresden Plates. Your colors are wonderful.
No need to be shy. . . this is so pretty!
This is lovely! I love the spiral quilting in the flowers! Really cool!
Arabella
I love the bright colors against the white! So, so pretty!
A cheerful quilt. It is very pretty.
It is so beautiful and so fresh. Great Job
What a gorgeous quilt!! I love your quilting pattern. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful quilt! So bright and cheerful.
Oh so pretty! Whenever I see a Dresden Plate quilt it reminds me that I want to make one. You have inspired me!
This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the dresden plates and the fabric that you chose for the blocks is so cute! Wonderful job!
Lovely quilt and love the background fabric! :)
Nothing to be shy about, this is a lovely colorful quilt. Good job!!
this is such a precious little quilt. it is going to be a treasure for a long time. she is one lucky little girl. i love the fabrics and the quilting is so great
What a beautifully done quilt!@
Beautiful Dresden Plate quilt. I love your cheerful fabrics. Lovely workmanship.
I have just recently fallen in love with Dresden plates! I love them and they are so versatile. This quilt is one of my favorites so far!!
Absolutely beautiful! What a great quilt. And I love Eleanor Burns. I cut my quilting teeth on her method (Log Cabin back in 1984). Great job.
I love your Desden plates and the beautiful fabric for the backing. What an incredible quilt.
..... and what a beauty this is! I love how you quilted this quit.
Gosh, that quilt makes me smile! I love it, the colours are so festive! (Thank you for your comment on my entry to the quilt festival!)
i LOVE the way the back goes with the front perfectly and the quilting is so much fun!
What an AWESOME quilt!!! I LOVE the BRIGHT FUN colors!!! It is SEW cheerful and full of whimsy! GREAT job!!! Really. The quilting is especially appealing. Wow! : )
What an amazingly beautiful quilt. I love your colour choices...well done! Tam xo
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