Friday, November 10, 2017

Lagom

I've been quilting for about a year and 9 months, and in that time I made a ton of lap quilts, and one queen-sized bed quilt for my guest bed. However, my own bed still doesn't have a quilt ... that is, until now!

The reason I waited so long is because it took me 6 months to find the perfect fabric for it, 6 months to find the perfect pattern, and 6 more months of procrastination because I loved the fabric so much I didn't want to cut into it. (And of course, actually making and quilting this took several more months.) The fabric used here is one of my favorite fabric lines ever. It's Lagom by Art Gallery Studio! The pattern I finally decided on is New Waves by Natalia Bonner.

New Waves is a simple log cabin quilt, but I love the color placement that makes the gray travel in bands across the quilt. I absolutely love piecing log cabins! I used to have trouble making the block come out a square (it looked slightly rounded) but then I realized the reason was because I used to cut a long strip, line it up with the cabin, and sew it and then trim the excess. Nowadays, I cut the strips to the right size and then sew it on, and it has made such a difference. (I have no idea why, though!)

For the quilting, I did a variety of linear designs, like ribbon candies, wishbones, feathers, ferns, and square chains. I'm never bored because there's always something different to work on! My favorite design, however, is the dot-to-dot design I did in the outer most band of each block. The way the block is laid out, it creates a fun secondary diamond design! I didn't intend for that when I planned the quilting, so it was a nice surprise.

And if I ever get tired of the front of the quilt, the back seems perfectly functional as a "wholecloth" quilt!

I finally have a quilt for my bed! I love it so much, and Lagom was really the perfect fabric for this project. This is the biggest quilt I've ever completed, at 96" x 96", and I'm really happy with it!

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Linking up with: Crazy Mom Quilts, My Quilt Infatuation, Powered by Quilting, Sew Can She, and Cooking Up Quilts.

22 comments:

  1. looks fab!! love the colors and quilting. isn't it funny how cutting to the right size makes such a difference? it's that sneaky fabric...

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  2. You keep knocking our socks off with your quilting!!! Wow! That is just magnificent!

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  3. This is just gorgeous, Liz! I am amazed by your work week after week!

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  4. Lagom is wonderful! I've been quilting about a year longer, and I can not FMQ like that!! Gorgeous! I still don't have a quilt of my own either!! Oh well! It will happen! -Jean

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  5. It's just lovely, Liz! I saved a copy of one of the photos to use for ideas, because I think you covered just about all the best FMQ designs in a single quilt :) That dot to dot with the wishbone fill is genius!!

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  6. Ha! I don't have a quilt of my own on my bed either! One day... Your quilt looks so scrumptious Liz. It's beautiful on your bed, and I really like how the fabric makes the design look so graphic. And your quilting makes me sigh with envy. I would be laying on that bed just petting the texture. LOL

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  8. Fabulous, for sure! It took me years to brave making a quilt for my own bed.

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  9. I love everything with this quilt. Thanks for showing us.

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  10. Another wonderful quilt to sigh over and admire. You have done amazing work in such a short period of time; such a talent you are. Sweet dreams sleeping under that gorgeous quilt!

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  11. That is beautiful and I love all the quilting motifs that you have used. You have built up great skills in such a short time - your quilt is lovely!

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  12. What a fantastic finish, love how you quilted it.

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  13. Your piecing is beautiful but your quilting is AMAZING! Love this quilt.

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  14. It is stunning! I am hoarding black and white remnants to do some pineapple blocks.
    It took me a long time to make a quilt for my own bed and finished one this year. I've been quilting for over 3 years now.

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  15. Seriously, you are an amazing quilter. You are a natural and it looks like you've been doing for years!!

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  16. Liz, this is a fantastic quilt!! I know what you mean about not wanting to cut into a gorgeous fabric, LOL, been there!!

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  17. It turned out amazing and looks fantastic on your bed!! The design is perfect for the prints! As always, your quilting completes it!

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  18. Hi Liz,
    You did a fabulous job selecting your quilt. The pattern really compliments the fabrics as does your quilting. I am in a similar boat - trying to pick a pattern for my own queen size quilt. ~smile~ Roseanne

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  19. Beautiful quilt, and the quilting on it is fantastic! So very pretty.

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