Friday, June 1, 2018

Skyways

A little over a year ago I completed Tokyo Subway Map, and while I loved it, I also thought I wouldn't want to do another quilt with so many little pieces. And then, I ran across Tangled by Rita Hodge, and I really wanted to make it. While it doesn't actually have as many pieces, it sure feels like it!

Auditioning fabrics for this quilt was really fun. I knew that I needed 25 colors, so I either had to pick 25 loose fat quarters from my stash, or use a coordinated bundle that has 25 or more colors. I ended up going with some Cotton + Steel basics.

This quilt was easy but took quite awhile to make because there are so many pieces. The arrangement of blocks was quite like a puzzle, and since I used different fabrics than the pattern, I had to make a key and refer to it constantly. I was fearful the whole time that I'd make a mistake and wouldn't discover it until it was going to be annoying to remove!

This quilt was really fun to quilt. I named this quilt Skyways because I'm imagining this futuristic world with floating cities where all the pathways are up in the air criss-crossing.

I did a simple piano key design for all the pathways and I like how they contrast really well with the negative space.

I like the front of this quilt a lot, but I think the back looks really cool too!

I had such a good time working on this quilt, and I'm very pleased with the outcome.

My little model was so excited to be in the picture!

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

24 comments:

  1. I'm always excited to see what you've come up with next, Liz. Never disappointed! Beautiful colors. Beautiful quilting. I love how those lines draw one's eyes out and around. Your model photo is the best of all! She's so happy, and holding that cute little stuffed animal.

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  2. wow that is so beautiful, love the colors and the quilting

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  3. Absolutely gorgeous! I love the piano key quilting!

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  4. I love how the quilting shows on the back of the quilt and is a reflection of all the hard work and piecing you put into it. Lovely finish!

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  5. This is gorgeous, Liz, and your quilting is just exquisite. It really adds a lot to the what was already an interesting patchwork design. Great job!

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  6. Your pictures and quilting are always so beautiful :) I love this one in C+S.

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  7. Beautiful design and fabrics ! The piano key quilting was a perfect choice !

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  8. Wow, it pops! And it is just as lovely from the back as the front. Great job interpreting the quilting.

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  9. Aw, super cute model! The Cotton + Steel fabrics are such a great choice for this design. Love the colors. And your choice to use piano key quilting is spot-on. Congrats on a lovely finish :)
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  10. Wow gorgeous quilt! I'd love to quilt one but the sewing part, not so much. You obviously have much more patience than I, and those Cotton + Steel fabrics are perfect for the job. Congrats on a big finish.

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  11. I always look forward to your posts each week so I can gush over your quilting and your Skyway Quilt once again gave me my weekly dose of eye stimulation. But, this week's photo of your darling daughter was an extra eye treat. What a gorgeous photo of both of the quilt and her.

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  12. Your quilting in this really highlights the design in fun and interesting ways. I love the colors, too.

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  13. I love how you quilted it to emphasize the pathways and I can totally envision the floating cities! It's gorgeous, front and back. Thanks for linking to TGIFF this week :)

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  14. Great quilting, great colours and fabulous model. Congrats on putting it all together.

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  15. Beautiful colors and quilting! I love how all of the quilting designs look on the quilt back.

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  16. I am enjoying the machine quilting on this one so much. I am flagging it to return to for ideas because I have a similar quilt I need to quilt this month for my mom. Thanks for sharing.

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  17. That is a really cool quilt! and I like the quilting - it just enhances the feel of it!! and your model - adorable!

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  18. You have a beautiful little model! This quilt is gorgeous! Wow! All the colors and all the quilting...I love every inch of it!

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  19. WOW! This is another gorgeous quilt and both sides are equally interesting. I kind of always try to do that with the fabric, but the way you quilt, you just get a gorgeous wholecloth quilt. Totally awesome.

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  20. The front and back are equally wonderful!!

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  21. I love your quilts... Have you thought about doing whole cloth quilts? Your free motion quilting skills are amazing! As always if your quilt happens to disappear by accident, it wasn't me :P

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  22. Brilliant quilt, the quilting on the back is so detailed, it is a work of art in its own. I love the puzzle element on the front, the Cotton and Steel fabrics work really well there

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