Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Shimmer
Shimmer is a very old quilt top, so old that I don't know when I made it nor the name of the fabric collection I used. I found the pattern in the book Striped Quilts Made Modern by Lauren Palmer, but I really wanted to use my Hex N More ruler so I did my own version, but the idea is definitely based on the book.
I hadn't seen this quilt top in years, so I was rather surprised when I pulled it out because it was a lot bigger than I thought. The hexagons were also huge compared to how I remembered them! However, I decided to treat this quilt as a sampler of hexagon quilting, and try out a lot of different designs.
I sat down and just kept drawing and drawing until I came up with over 2 dozen designs. However, when I actually started quilting, I found myself making adjustments as some things that sound great on paper just don't work on quilting. I also came up with several spur-of-the-moment designs in the midst of quilting, and I'm pretty happy with how they turned out!
To keep this quilt from taking forever to finish, I mostly picked simpler geometric designs, and occasionally sprinkled in a block where I quilted it a bit more densely.
I really like how this quilt turned out, and it was such a fun exercise to try out all these different designs in solid colors.
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I really like that you gave each hexagon at least a small echo offset from the seams. I'm always impressed with the precision of your dot to dot work. Did any of the motifs become a new favorite?
ReplyDeleteLots of great motifs in there - will be a good reference point for ideas.
ReplyDeleteI really love the combination of geometric dot to dot and curvy flowing fills. Just brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun quilt. I like the bright colors with the surprise of the black/white stripes. I don't know how long it takes you to do that quilting, but it's worth every second! Beautiful!
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