Friday, August 23, 2013

Chaos Quilt


This is the quilt that got me back to normal. I started this in August at a mini get away at my friend Christine's home. I originally saw the pattern on Pinterest, it is from a blog called My Poppet found HERE.



It was so much fun going through my scraps and finding my favorite colors. I am calling this quilt "chaos".



 I was a little rusty after my little hiatus. I must have made 7 or 8 rejected blocks before I finished up this little quilt.



A little straight line quilting and I was done! I tried something different for the quilting. I used Aurifil thread with the green bottom ( I can't remember the number right now) and lengthened my stitch to 4 on my Bernina. I got a nicer looking stitch and it was much more even. Now all I need to do it get it bound.



I have a love/hate relationship with my morning glories. They are so beautiful but they are very invasive. Every year I lose the battle in my vegetable garden to eradicate them!



I think it looks like there is a light in the center of this one, and the star is pretty cool too.



Paired with the black eyed susans around the mailbox, they are perfect.

Kelly
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14 comments:

  1. LauraAugust 23, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    Your quilt looks great! DH grew up on a farm and will not let me plant morning glories. I love them, but he calls them weeds.

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  2. carol funAugust 23, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    I love the quilt! Such happy fabrics! I will be filing this idea and hope I can play with it soon. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. BethAugust 23, 2013 at 3:37 PM

    The quilt is a beauty. All the colors are so much fun. The eye keeps moving around and seeing some new fabric. How fun is that? Like the straight line quilting too.
    Happy stitching!

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  4. RachaeldaisyAugust 23, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    What a wonderful party of fabrics and colours! I agree about morning glories, those bright violet blue blooms are so beautiful but they are so invasive. They look fabulous planted with the black eye Susans.

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  5. antique quilterAugust 24, 2013 at 4:58 AM

    oh I love this quilt the fabrics just make me smile. very fun.
    black eyed susans are one of my favorite flowers....
    Kathie

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  6. CharAugust 24, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    Love that quilt, it makes a wonderful header!

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  7. LynneAugust 26, 2013 at 4:33 AM

    Love your quilt - so bright and colourful; so happy!

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  8. KarenAugust 26, 2013 at 8:29 AM

    Definitely a great quilt to get you back into action. It looks great!

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  9. FlourishingPalmsAugust 26, 2013 at 9:15 AM

    Love, love, love this quilt! Such a great play of colors, and the design looks fairly simple. Thanks for sharing it with us!

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  10. FlourishingPalmsAugust 26, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    I found the link to the quilt on MyPoppet, called "Haphazard": http://mypoppet.com.au/2013/07/the-haphazard-quilt-a-scrapbusting-project.html

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  11. BarbAugust 27, 2013 at 7:31 AM

    Your chaos blocks are wonderful. I love the color blocking look. You always have the funnest freshest fabrics!
    I love morning glories, but they do get everywhere. They are perfect by the mailbox. Nice complimentary color scheme.
    Glad you are back in the zone

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  12. fiberchickAugust 30, 2013 at 6:20 PM

    I love your quilt! Thank you so much for the link to the pattern.

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  13. fiberchickAugust 30, 2013 at 6:34 PM

    I love your quilt! Thank you so much for the link to the pattern.

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  14. SharonSeptember 7, 2013 at 10:30 PM

    Ditto to what fiberchick says! I love this quilt! Your colors are so fun and cheery. And it makes a super header for your blog, too. I had to try out a block and it was easy! Now it's on my list of quilts I need to make, so thanks for the link to the pattern.

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