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7/21/14

Quilt Finish: Summer Kaleidoscope

Summer Kaleidoscope
Summer Kaleidoscope
Summer Kaleidoscope
Summer Kaleidoscope
Summer Kaleidoscope
Happy Monday! It has been a while since I posted here (or visited your blogs). Sometimes it is a bit hard to balance work, life and all the other little things in between.  But after some crazy weeks I think I'm finally finding my balance again and finding time to create. Last Saturday I finally finished this quilt that I have been working on and off since last month.
Back in June when I started this quilt I had no idea of the direction I was going to go with it. I started by cutting the fabric in long strips  and sewing them together. I had just gotten a new triangle ruler so I thought I would maybe do some scrappy triangles alternating with solid ones. But after playing with the triangles on the design wall I settled on arraying the triangles to form hexagons and use Kona Snow as a background. I really like how the triangles look arranged as hexagons they remind me of the patterns you see through a Kaleidoscope. When it came to quilting it I decided to try something new: thus I settled on concentric circles. I've never done circular quilting before and I absolutely love the result. It did take a bit of time turning and turning the quilt and pushing it through the small harp space of my machine but it was totally worth it. I backed the quilt with flannel that I had in my stash which luckily coordinated really well with the top. 
I love this quilt so much. It has quickly become a favorite. Additionally the fabric was a  birthday gift from my mother-in-law. She doesn't sew so I think it is very sweet that she took the time to go fabric shopping for me so that make this quilt extra special. 

Thank you for stopping by!

*Linking up to Let's Bee Social at Sew Fresh Quilts*


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Martha

19 comments:

  1. This is very, very pretty, and the circular quilting sets it off perfectly.

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  2. Your finished quilt is gorgeous and the quilting is ideal for your design. I've never tried quilting in circles and yours looks very neat and perfectly spaced! Lynne

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  3. Its beautiful and you should be proud. I really like the way the circles on the backing fabric go with the circles stitches on front. Well done!

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    1. Thanks Elizabeth! it was such a happy coincidence. I bought the fabric on sale at my local fabric store just because I liked it and the price was super low but without a project in mind. I was so happy when it all came together so nicely.

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  4. Martha,
    Just gorgeous and I love the way the circles look with the other angles.

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    1. Thank you RoseMary you are very kind. Circular quilting is now my favorite.

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  5. I remember this fabric that your sweet mother in law bought for you - what an absolutely lovely quilt they have made. I really like that you have chosen a white binding and a low volume backing - this really keeps those pretty hexagons front and centre!

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  6. It's beautiful, I love the soft colors and the hexagons!!

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    1. Thank you Kristina! I'm really happy the way it turned out. The hexagons are one of my favorite parts about this quilt too.

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  7. This is gorgeous and I love the quilting on it! Visiting from Lets Bee Social.

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  8. Gorgeous quilt! I love the quilting and it is on my list to try one day!

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  9. Beautiful! I love the look of circular quilting on angular piecing.

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  10. Oh my goodness, this is beautiful! Congrats to you and all your hard work!

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  11. Darling quilt and the quilting dis the icing on the cake! Very well done!

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  12. Love the colour scheme and such a great quilt - you would not know it was your first time at quilting in concentric circles. It works really well on thins is quilt!

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  13. What a gorgeous finish, Martha! How sweet of your MIL to gift you the lovely fabrics. The quilting is perfect for this design.... And so is the backing! Well done!

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  14. Gorgeous quilt, gorgeous quilting, and gorgeous photos!

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  15. This is so fresh and fun. Perfect quilting

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  16. Love the quilting and the quilt is simply beautiful.

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