wild circles
sorry for the silence the past week, but I got sick last weekend and didn't do much of anything most of the week. then it was time to go visit family for the weekend. I did manage to slowly, and I mean slowly, bind my green circles quilt.
I'm pretty much in love with this quilt. the different blocks. the curved piecing. all the different fabrics. the binding. yep, all of it.
for the quilting, I made random straight and curved lines with some quarter circles and faux wonky nine patches. I wanted to echo all the movement going on in the quilt and fill in the "blanks" in the random grey blocks.
I wasn't sure what to do with the back, so I randomly pieced some of the leftover grey fabric with kona in grass green. the circles were originally supposed to go in the front but I wasn't feeling that, so to the back they went. I threw them on the back and wherever they landed was where they were appliquéd. can you sense a theme here?
I decided to go with the pressed leaves print from wildwood for the binding. I was always leaning towards that one and once I saw it against the grey I knew it was perfect. the green matches the overall quilt, while the pinky purple and white just make everything pop. by the way, this was the first time I was able to make a bias binding without wanting to kill myself or anyone near me. I always mess up something, be it the way I cut the fabric or sewing it at the wrong angle. this time I did a continuous binding and it came out great. soooo much easier and faster.
Comments
I'm pretty much in love with this quilt, too. I love love love the freshness of the green, and your piecing came out beautiful!
Posted by: grumperina | April 5, 2010 6:00 PM
you = my hero. that quilt is a looker!
Posted by: Amanda Elizabeth | April 5, 2010 6:14 PM
The back is such a great match with the front -- and all of it is amazing.
Posted by: GinkgoKnits | April 5, 2010 8:10 PM
That is awesome! Nice job!
Posted by: Virginia | April 5, 2010 8:38 PM
Beautiful quilt! And glad you're feeling better. :-)
Posted by: Laurie | April 5, 2010 9:32 PM
wow. wow. wow. that is seriously the most kick-ass quilt that i have ever seen.
AMAZING! what incredible design and color balance!
Posted by: Hanna | April 6, 2010 12:06 AM
it looks great, i love the green!! wow!
claudia
Posted by: Machen und Tun | April 6, 2010 2:17 AM
LOVE!
Posted by: Lori in Michigan | April 6, 2010 5:58 AM
Looks really good! I couldn't tell it would be this big from the previous pictures.
Posted by: kim | April 6, 2010 7:57 AM
Beautiful! I love all the green, perfect for spring :)
Posted by: jane | April 6, 2010 8:32 AM
wow, it's very unique! i love the unexpected color combo of the grey and grassy greens.
Posted by: Sara | April 6, 2010 9:17 AM
Yay for you! It looks absolutely amazing. So bright and truly original, which I think is difficult to accomplish these days!
Posted by: Monet | April 6, 2010 10:54 AM
It is absolutely lovely.
Posted by: kittykitty | April 6, 2010 1:39 PM
WOW! Its AMAZING!!!!! i am speechless.....nice work.
Posted by: lucinda Snyder | April 6, 2010 1:44 PM
beautiful quilt! I especially like the similar shapes in the piecing and quilting lines.
Posted by: Diana | April 6, 2010 2:20 PM
I aspire to do circles; and, this quilt makes my eyeball explode, it's so good. Curved piecing and I are not friends at the moment; but, now I want to figure it out because this quilt is awesome.
Posted by: nova | April 7, 2010 2:20 AM
It looks fantastic. I'm jealous of how even your stitches look: jealous of your skill and experience, and also makes me scream "I need a new sewing machine !" ;-)
Posted by: SylvChezPlum | April 7, 2010 11:41 AM
It's fantastic! Love the sparks of warm oranges in the greens. I, too, can't stand binding quilts. I "cheat" and use non-bias strips, folded in half. I sew onto the back, fold to the front, press, then often zig-zag on the front side. I figure, hey, it gives me more time for more piecing. Happy quilting!
Posted by: Heather | April 7, 2010 12:58 PM
You did an amazing job! I love seeing all of the quilts, and it is almost enough to make me develop a sewing bug!
Posted by: Seanna Lea | April 7, 2010 2:26 PM
yup yup - a real stunner!
SCORE ON THIS ONE!
Posted by: Teyani | April 8, 2010 11:33 AM