Friday, May 18, 2012

Blogger's Quilt Festival


It's that time of year again when we quilters get together and admire each other's latest and greatest creations over at the Blogger's Quilt Festival at Amy's Creative Side. Do hop on over and see what goodies are in store for us this spring!

I will keep this post brief as I know you all have many quilts to visit! My contribution to the fun is my quilt made from the Drunkard's Path Quilt Along that I co-hosted last fall along with Kate from Needle and Spatula.


I used a layer cake of Ruby by Bonnie and Camille, along with my Accuquilt Go! Baby cutter to piece the top. Then, after all of those crazy curves, I decided to treat myself to some long-arm quilting by Jenny. I left my baby in her very capable hands and gave her free reign with quilting design. I could not be happier with the result! It is truly stunning, and has transformed the quilt from something good into something spectacular that I will cherish. My other quilts look like poor cousins in comparison. I could get used to this!



The back is a large floral from Bonnie and Camille's Bliss line. Finished quilt is a a nice lap size at 53" by 66". While this quilt is different in style in many ways than my others, it is very "me", and I am happy to say this one is not a gift, I will be keeping it. My new favourite!


Enjoy the festival! Thanks for stopping by!

57 comments:

Rachael said...

I completely love this quilt! It's just stunning!!

Rachael

Kristy Armstrong said...

So pretty!!

Little Island Quilting said...

Strong contender for 'best longarm quilt'....and the piecing is not bad too ;-)

Natalie said...

This quilt is so gorgeous, and I love how the quilting emphasizes the design. If I lived closer to you I'd come over and steal it!!

Barbara said...

That is a gorgeous quilt! The quilting is amazing!

Unknown said...

The love the layout! And of course the quilting is so wonderful. I don't think I can ever have Jenny quilt for me, because I would become addicted to her lovely work! ;)

Svetlana said...

Kristie, this is such a pretty, amazing quilt.

Marian-Lady Face said...

This is so beautiful!! Now I really want to make another DP quilt. Love everything about it!!

Charlotte said...

wow! that's amazing. All those curves!!

felicity said...

Wow - what a beautiful collaboration!

Heather D. said...

What a gorgeous quilt! All those curves, I am impressed. :)

Amy Friend said...

The top was very pretty on its own but oh, the quilting does just put it over the top!

Poppyprint said...

This is such a pretty quilt. Gorgeous piecing and layout and stunning quilting make it just perfect!

lindalou said...

What a beautiful quilt, both sides. Your fabrics are lovely.

Katie B said...

The quilting is incredible! It highlights your lovely piecing perfectly.

CitricSugar said...

I saw this on Jenny's blog a while back and wondered what the whole thing looked like.

It's gorgeous. I just love it.

Cynthia said...

Cute quilt! It turned out really great!

bethanndodd said...

I love it, Kristie!!! So beautiful! It's so fun to see how different our quilts turned out, all the way down to the amazing quilting. It was so nice sharing the DP journey with you :) Hope you have a spectacular weekend!
Smiles~Beth

Lisa said...

Love your quilt. One of my favorites! Normally I'm just a looker and not a commenter (have a 3 year old that hates computers) but I had to drop a note on this stunning creation! Job well done!

Tiara said...

Everytime I see this quilt it makes me smile. The beauty of it never wears off, I can't imagine what it looks like in person

Amy's Crafty Shenanigans said...

Very pretty. Great fabrics and love the white as a contrast.

ladybugquilting said...

Absolutely Stunning...

MariQuilts said...

Really lovely.

Anonymous said...

Your quilter did an awesome job, but she also had a great top to work with. All around lovely!

www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com said...

The piecing and quilting are stunning!

Jenny said...

Turned out great Kristie! We made a great team for this one! Your piecing was spectacular and oh..so..square ;o)

Lily said...

Thanks Kristie for the reminder to get my quilt linked up! I love your DP and the quilting is beautiful. Perhaps I'll post my DP that I made from your QAL too!

Lily said...

Thanks Kristie for the reminder to get my quilt linked up! I love your DP and the quilting is beautiful. Perhaps I'll post my DP that I made from your QAL too!

moira said...

It's so pretty. And you are right about the quilting - it rocks!

Shontelle said...

Your quilt is stunning. The fabrics are gorgeous and the quilting is really lovely. Well done you!

Julie said...

The drunkards path die has been on my list for a while now and this quilt has helped bump it to the top. I adore the Ruby line and this quilt/quilting are amazing! Good luck!

Wendy said...

Beautiful! I love this fabric line and what you've made with it is just stunning.

Sarcastic Quilter said...

I wish I had been able to participate in the QAL but I very much enjoy drooling over the resulting quilts created anyway and yours, well, there is everything to love about this baby! A great job with all the piecing and the quilting by Jenny is beautiful.

btw, I've seen your other quilts, they are not poor cousins, maybe just business attire to this one's formalware. -wink-

Patti said...

Wow! The fantastic quilting makes an already gorgeous quilt, even better.

Cathy said...

The colors, the setting, the quilting - all gorgeous. Great quilt!

Canadian Abroad said...

Love the way you used the DPs. Fabulous quilt.

straythreads said...

beautiful quilt and quilting is amazing
Ann

Leslie said...

this is so beautiful. i love the fabric so much. it is what i am using on one of my current quilts.

Janet said...

Very, very pretty and the quilting is stunning! I think I would keep it too :)

Leanne said...

Your quilt is so pretty, the design and the quilting really work so nicely with the fabrics. Thank you for sharing it.

Mintyfresh said...

That is a whole lot of drunkard's paths! Such an impressive job.

Shay said...

This quilt is a total beauty. I love it! The colours , the quilting - it all turned out perfectly.

Jenniffier said...

Amazing. It is so pretty and happy!

Eileen said...

love your wonderful quilt! those fabrics are some of my favorite and your design is great. thanks for sharing and have a great day

Quilting Babcia said...

Gorgeous quilt and great colors!

Tracey Jacobsen said...

It's SO pretty Kristie!
(and wouldn't it be nice to long arm almost all of them!). :)

love it.

Kirsten said...

Gorgeous - love all of those curves in the blocks!

Melanie said...

the quilting is beautiful!! love this!

Jennifer said...

I love this quilt! I'm finally working on my version of a drunkard's path and I'm addicted to piecing the blocks!

The quilting is just beautiful and really makes the design stand out!

Jennifer :)

Robin said...

Wow! The quilting really is spectacular and complements those fabulous curves so well. This is definitely a happy quilt! Makes me want to finish my drunkard's path UFO. :)

Tania said...

Hi Kristie, I found this quilt at Jenny's Doodling Needle (your aunt?). WOW this is one of the most beautiful quilts I have ever seen. And I love Bliss too... I didn't think I would ever attempt a Drunkard's Path quilt but this is so stunning, I might just have to think about it... Congratulations on making such a stunningly gorgeous quilt

Dana Gaffney said...

Wow, that's beautiful and your quilter did an amazing job.

Simply Sandy said...

I love all the design lines from Bonnie and Camille and this one lends itself beautifully to this quilt. The pattern works great with it and the backing fabric works great. Love this.

Aunt Spicy said...

the quilting on this is just amazing! it is beautiful!

Jacey said...

It is lovely!! The quilting is stunning, truly. It blows my mind.

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Litamora's Quilt & Design said...

Had to look up your blog and looked for this quilt of yours, I saw it on Instagram :-) I love your quilt so much! And the quilting by Jenny is amazing!