Good, good, good, good vibrations… that little tune has been bouncing around in my head since last week, when I quilted this sweet quilt for Karen.
I *love* this quilt. Like, I didn’t want to give it back love. I like it so much that I plan on making one almost exactly like it for myself. You know, when I don’t have anything else to do. 😉
But seriously, when Karen came to the shop to buy the fabrics I was working that day. I liked her fabric selection so much that as I cut each fabric for her I cut myself the same piece. That’s just one of the many pitfalls of working at the local quilt shop! LOL Anyway, we both went home with the same stack of gorgeous aged muslins.
Karen is a much faster piecer than I am, so her top was done quickly. My stack of fabrics made it home and are in a project box just waiting for the day when I’ll get them out to play. Meanwhile, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to quilt Karen’s top.
We decided to keep the quilting simple in order to let the quilt design be the star. At first we thought straight line quilting but I really felt the top needed some curves to soften all those straight lines. And to be honest, if the piecing was off just the least little bit, it would be amplified by a straight line design. Although I didn’t need to worry – Karen’s piecing was spot on. I found the Good Vibrations #2 pantograph at Urban Elementz and it was *perfect* for her quilt. It stitched out quickly and I had her top finished in just a few hours. If you want this design for yourself, click here to get your own paper or digital version (no affiliation.)
I can’t wait to stitch this design on one of my own quilts. Meanwhile, I’ll just keep listening to that song worm in my ear!
Hi, Beth! I was scrolling through looking at things and catching up a bit, and I have to stop and say I LOVE this quilt! Everything about it is wonderful!
Hi Beth! Ooooh, I can see it is a wonderful thing that I do not work in a quilt shop. Those fabrics would have come home with me as well. So pretty! And that wavy design does just enhance the quilt pattern all the more. If Karen tires of this quilt, and since you are making your own version, I can offer it a really good home. It would be well loved all the time. ~smile~ Roseanne
What fun fabrics, haven’t seen the aged muslin before. What pattern is this?
although I love straight line quilting you do raise a really good point for doing curve lines (which I love too) and I will keep that in mind next time I decide to machine quilt a quilt which I don’t do a lot being a hand quilter but I do machine now and then
What a gorgeous quilt. The colours just drew me in. I have never seen aged muslins before and i like the quilting pattern as well.
I love this quilt and love that you will have your own version soon. Urban Elementz pantos are among my favorites