Finished New Wave quilt

I started this quilt waaaaay back in August, when I was still pretty new to quilting (it's all relative, right?). I thought the New Wave pattern would be perfect for out at our wavy beach ;) And the retro feel of the Nicey Jane was perfect for our little '50s cottage. But, things got busy as life tends to do, and this quilt kept getting pushed to the back burner as I finished up projects that were gifts for others. Then all of a sudden it was fall, the cottage closed up for the winter, and my motivation gone.

So, here we are in February, dreaming of hot and lazy summer days.....and working on this quilt was just the therapy I needed as winter continues on.

Waves on the front, so on the back, I decided to add another favorite outdoor element of cottage life- the stars. I made five stars, one to represent each of us in our family, and framed them in a beautiful sea foam solid. I think this is my very favorite color. I added some grey to compliment the sashing in the front- simple and pretty, I think.


Quilting- a nice wandering stipple pattern that puckers things up so nicely...kind of like ripples in the water :-)
Binding in Nicey Jane Welcome Road.

Now, we just need to add summer! Only a few more months....

I must admit that I didn't love this quilt top at first. I much preferred the Nicey Jane quilt I had made for my friend Samantha, and wasn't too excited about finishing it off. I still prefer that pattern, but I really love this quilt, too. I love its cotton-candy happy color scheme and the crinkled stippled goodness. It feels fresh and fun- just like a day at the beach!


Quilt stats:

Material: cotton- Healther Bailey's Nicey Jane, sea foam and medium grey solids
Finished size: 54 by 61 inches
Design by: Elizabeth Hartman of Oh, Fransson!, modified to make larger
Quilting by: Me
Quilting pattern: free motion meandering/stippling
Binding: Nicey Jane Welcome Road, stitched by hand
Keeping it Real (a special section to confess all of my screw-ups!):
- On THREE separate occasions (slow learner) a large portion of the backing edge folded over on itself during quilting and I had to rip those sections out and redo. Doh!
-I miscalculated the lengths of strips aroundthe stars for the back and had to rearrange....

But...mistakes add character ;) I love it!

Linking up with my friends at Sew Modern Monday and Fabric Tuesday :-)

Riding the Wave

Seems everyone is making these Oh, Fransson! New Wave quilts these days. Had to make one for myself! This was one of the five quilt tops I assembled on my holiday. These vintage-inpired Nicey Jane prints will go great at the cottage.

Now, I just have to finish it up in time for fall so I can snuggle with it before we close the cottage up for the winter. Sad to even think of that!

Next up......

All cut up and ready to start on a Nicey Jane New Wave quilt top! And this one, I think, will be for little old ME :-)