Friday, December 14, 2018

Paradox

Paradox is my last quilt finish (and likely last project) of the year, and I think it is a very good one to end on! When Zen Chic announced the Fragile collection almost 2 years ago, I squealed with excitement because I was head over heels in love with it. But then, when the fabric eventually arrived, I could not cut into it. It was just too beautiful.

Around the same time, I saw Fat Quarter Shop offer a quilt kit called Paradox using Fragile precut into jolly bars. I immediately went for it so that I could get a beautiful quilt using Fragile but not having to cut into my bundle. (This would become the first of several Fragile kits I eventually bought ... but I digress.)

This quilt was basically flying geese, flying geese, flying geese. I find flying geese tricky, but in this case, I had no choice but to make it as good as I can because I can't make them bigger and cut them down, as the precuts were already the right size. They seemed to turn out alright, though!

Since this quilt is very very fabric and pattern heavy, I didn't need to quilt it to death like usual. The border is the only area I can really play with, and I put in a fun border design just for an extra touch of spice. I think it ended up being my favorite part of the quilt, though!

The main part of this quilt offered a lot of opportunities to combine blocks, because the arrangement of the flying geese and the color placement created some interesting geometric shapes. I quilted feathers and a dot-to-dot design in chevrons, and did a flower in some of the diamonds.

Possibly my favorite design in the block is this ferny feather design from Angela Walters. It's my very first time quilting it, and I'm happy to report that it's a lot easier than I expected. I love how it stretches and fills all the available areas, and I combined it with a geometric design on the bottom for some contrast.

I love this quilt, and I'm so happy to end the year with it! Thank you to all my readers and friends for your support and lovely comments this year. I'll see you in 2019!

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Linking up with: My Quilt Infatuation, Busy Hands Quilts, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Cooking Up Quilts, Sew Can She, and Powered by Quilting

12 comments:

  1. I do like how you played in the border and added more geese / triangle elements there. And the yellow binding is a fun surprise finish.

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  2. As usual, absolutely gorgeous! I love that you mixed both curvy and angular quilting motifs throughout the quilt.

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  3. It is gorgeous! I am a Big fan of fragile too.

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  4. The ferny feathery design is so pretty! As always, another fantastic quilt, Liz!

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  5. I can see why you love those fabrics so much! They're beautiful and your quilt is so gorgeous! Congratulations on a beautiful finish to end the year :)

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  6. Your quilt is fabulous! I love the mix of quilting designs on each triangle piece.

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  7. It’s a great quilt and a lovely finish for the year. Your border work is spot on.

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  8. Beautiful finish, Liz!!! That quilt will give endless eye candy enjoyment.

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  9. You are really ending the year on a high note! This quilt is gorgeous: the fabrics, the geese design and of course your fabulous FMQ. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, full of fun and love and laughter and peace for your family. See you next year, Liz!

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  10. That really is a beautiful ferny feather! Can't believe that's your first go at it! Lovely quilt, as always, and I agree that Fragile is a really wonderful fabric line.

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  11. I would say your flying geese came out way better than "alright"! Look perfect, to me. And the quilting! I had to smile when you said you didn't quilt it to death (I take that to mean that you didn't do tons of quilting - maybe I didn't understand). Looks to me like lots and lots of quilting - and very beautiful indeed. I love it. You are very talented.

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  12. The fabric is gorgeous, what wonderful prints. I love the quilting you did, treating the flying geese separately and giving them each a special design.

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