Sunday 5 August 2012

What I'm working on now...

Back in July I said I would make a lap quilt for a friend to give to her niece as her wedding present.


The brief was that the colours should be in the blue range, and that the bride favours a Kath Kidston look and a traditional feel.


So why am I making a quilt from this book you might ask??






To be fair it is a blue, cream and grey colour scheme and some of my fabrics are quite dated having been taken from my stash, as requested.   Lots of florals have been included, but also solids, spots and stripes!


But I think this is a very modern style of quilt that my friend has chosen for her niece so I just hope the bride likes it.  




I did start making it a bit tamer but it was the fractured look that attracted my friend so I have made it so!


The photo was taken at night so the colours are a bit off - my apologies!






This is the baby sized version of this quilt as it is in the book!  


I think it needs to be bigger though to make it lap or throw sized!  I need to get back to my strip piecing again - another 32 blocks should do it I hope!   


Oh I can't bear to think of so many - just thinking four sets of eight and it doesn't seem so bad!  


It's ok I do actually like strip blocks but for some reason I am impatient to finish this one ....



20 comments:

  1. very nice design and the fabrics look beautiful.
    It will make a great wedding quilt. Keep on stripping! (the sewing variety...)

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  2. Very effective. Is Kath Kidston Cath Kidston's twin sister?

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  3. Looking good so far - if you do eight blocks a day you'll be finished by the end of the week!!!

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  4. The quilt looks good! Maybe some borders would have bought the size up =D

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  5. I think it works pretty well, keep at it! xxx

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  6. I like it....although I hope they aren't filled with Champaign bubbles when they first see it. That could make the whole room spin.

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  7. Very funky and mdern. (typo looks cool and mdern in its own right, so I shall leave it!) The colour scheme looks great!

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  8. Pretty darn cool, Nicky! I love it! It will be a great gift for the newlyweds :)

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  9. It's looking awesome! Love the fractured look.

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  10. Looking good - another 32?? Are the blocks about 6"?

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  11. It's lovely, but gosh what a lot of blue!

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  12. This is looking fab - I love the fractured look!

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  13. Super! I think the fractured look is just spectacular. Loving the limited color scheme - I think it packs more punch.

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  14. Hi, Nicky. Kim from the Star of Africa group popping over to see what you are up to. I love the quilt you are working on. I have a copy of that book and I have enjoyed it!

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  15. Hi Nicky! Thanks for visiting me so soon! What a beautiful quilt you are making. Very nice colors! Hope you have a lovely evening!

    love, Kristin

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  16. i like it! this is one of those books that i would buy if i bought books. but i dont! im thinking it will be on my christmas wish list this year, maybe :D

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  17. this is a really wow quilt nicky !

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