30.10.10

Fall Quilt Festival

It's time for the Fall Quilt Festival at Amy's Creative Side.  I've decided to feature my Snowball quilt completed this summer (June 2010).

Pattern: snowball with diamond border (squares set on point)
Fabrics:  various designer prints, batiks in border and corners of snowballs, Amy Butler print on back
Inspiration:  Kaffe Fassett, although I didn't follow a specifc pattern

It started out like this:

Eventually, a quilt emerged.  It took almost a year to complete the piecing and quilting.

I free-motion quilted in a swirling pattern.


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Thanks for stopping by! 



39 comments:

Lesly said...

Oh I still love that one. I love the diamonds on the border especially!

Kati said...

Very pretty. I love your quilt.

Angie said...

Beautiful snowball quilt and the border with the diamonds really makes it pop!

Anonymous said...

Very pretty! Your fabric selection really makes it sing, and I love the diamond border. Congratulations on a lovely quilt.

Sandie

Little Island Quilting said...

Absolutely gorgeous...mines a snowball quilt too!

B.J. said...

This is a lovely quilt. Fun fabrics.

Mary said...

This is a beautiful quilt! I don't really like batiks but this is SO pretty! I guess I will have to cut the batiks some slack because you made them look great! :)

sie tut es auch said...

This quilt is really beautiful!!

Lisa said...

Yowzah!!! Look at all those circles. This is fabulous!

Catherine said...

This is gorgeous and oh so pretty! The snowball pattern is on my 'to do' list!

melissa said...

That looks really stunning!

Shay said...

I love snowballs and I love colour. This is gorgeous.

Kristie said...

This turned out great!

Happy Festival!

AnnieO said...

Super jazzy with the colors and movement--this looks like a really large quilt. You did a wonderful job on it, congrats! Thanks for sharing your quilt's story :)

Ariane said...

Oh it's beautiful!!! Love it! Thanks for sharing.

O'Quilts said...

There is nothing more beautiful than a snowball quilt. Yours is great!

Anonymous said...

This is lovely!

carol fun said...

What a beautiful happy quilt! I love your choice of fabrics - you have a great eye for color.

Cathi said...

I love snowball quilts and this one, with those lovely fabrics, is absolutely beautiful!!

Michelle said...

Your quilt is just wonderful and I love the snowball pattern!

Rene' said...

These fabrics make a beautiful snowball quilt! Love it! Thanks for sharing!

Miri said...

Stunning! I just love how an simple repeat pattern can be so gorgeous! Well done.

Marit said...

Lovely, lovely...
; )

Ann Marie said...

Love the colors! Snowballs make such fun quilts.

Fleurette said...

Such a pretty quilt!

Sharrieboberry said...

Lovely! I enjoy the snowball pattern and your colors are lovely together. Very inspiring!

Splendorfalls said...

It's downright amazing! Great job on your color choices!

Christine said...

Very pretty quilt!

Marg said...

This is such a pretty quilt, well worth the perseverance, lovely colours.

Kari V. said...

Gorgeous quilt! The colors are perfect.

flisa said...

Great quilt! Beautiful colours! You deserve another glass of red wine!

SarahB said...

Such a beautiful quilt! I keep planning to do a snowball quilt someday - your quilt may be the final push to make one of my own!

Dresden Quilter said...

It is really beautiful.

Leslie said...

this is gorgeous!!!

Cathy said...

I love the colors. This has to be a very cheerful quilt in person.

Katie B said...

This is a stunning quilt, Claudia!

Rebekah said...

This is gorgeous! I would love to make a snowball quilt one day. I can only imagine how much patience and work you put into this!

Cathy @ CabbageQuilts said...

I adore this snowball quilt of yours Claudia. The colours you have used are divine, and i love the diamond border. Beautiful quilting too. xo

RosaMaría said...

that is a reallt beautiful happy quilt!! love the simplicity of the snow balls!!