Friday, November 10, 2017

tag arithmetic quilt top complete

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

Well, the new project that I started this week DID help my focus, believe it or not!
I'm so happy to have a completed quilt top to share today. It felt amazing to make this in a day and a half. Woohoo! I really like what Andrea said in the comments of the last post about quilt kits being like paint by numbers (in a good way!). I have to agree!
At the last minute, I decided to add in one fabric from my good neighbors line (which is from a few years ago), even though the greys don't match exactly. They are close enough! I thought it would be fun to have Cheryl's fabric and a little bit of my fabric play together in the same quilt.

One thing that I did differently than the pattern was to cut the horizontal portion of the blocks into 12 1/2" strips, rather than cutting everything into 4 1/2" squares. It went together more quickly AND the prints are not chopped up as much. Win/win!
The quilt top is a twin size, measuring about 64" x 88". I really love how it turned out!

The pattern is available here, if you care to make one of your own.

I also wanted to mention that I'm having a sample sale over on Instagram. My kids are raising money for our church to support missionaries and I wanted to help them out, so I've listed a bunch of stuff for sale: from pincushions to rag rugs to quilts. All proceeds will go toward Speed the Light, which is a part of AG Youth Ministries. I plan to add more items throughout the weekend. Thanks for looking. :)

Now, it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thanks, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday!
finish it up Friday, 11/10/17
1. Carie @ Space for the Butterflies  55. Pack Rat With A Plan  
2. Cortney @ Knit 1, Make 2  56. Gretchen @ Snug Harbor Quilts  
3. Nobile Quilt Free Pattern  57. DonnaleeQ-Spicy Christmas  
4. Melissa Corry  58. Heidi @ Buttons and Butterflies  
5. La vida en Patchwork - Pincushion  59. Tammy-travelinsewl  
6. Vicki in MN  60. charlotte@GrammieQ's  
7. Lagom @ Savor Every Stitch  61. Татьяна  
8. Bee at Buzzing Around  62. LadySchep  
9. Erica @ Kitchen Table Quilting  63. Emerald City Quilt PART 1  
10. Shannon @ The Flemings Nine  64. beth@lovelaughquilt  
11. Kat  65. Emerald City Quilt PART 2  
12. Bambi  66. Wonky quarter Log Cabin Quilt  
13. Ruadhri - The FPP Highland Cow  67. Baby Bee Quilt  
14. Spook-Free Hallowe'en Mini Quilt  68. Sewing Folio - the lilac cat  
15. By Special Request: iPad Case + Cable Storage  69. The Inside Stori  
16. maggie fellow  70. Kathy@KayakQuilting  
17. Animal Quilts Book Blog Hop + E-Book Giveaway  71. Poolside Fun picnic quilt idea  
18. KludeMarie  72. Vanuatu Turtle Quilt progress  
19. Smiles from Kate  73. tubakk - Norway  
20. Roseanne @ Home Sewn By Us  74. Dollandesign  
21. Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs  75. Carla @Creatin' in the Sticks  
22. KatyQuilts  76. Suzy Webster  
23. My Imperfect Life  77. Arabesque Scissors - Boho Style Market Tote  
24. Slice of Pi Quilts: Fancy Fox Quilt  78. Alison Wood  
25. Grace and Peace Quilting: Baby Elephant Walk  79. Caryl @ cinnamon holiday workshop  
26. something rosemade  80. Charming 4-patch video @ QuiltFabrication  
27. Mini La Passacaglia  81. Marla @ The Quilted Puzzle  
28. Chris @ The Art of Making Blog  82. dj  
29. Nine Patch Stretch  83. Debbie @ A Quilter's Table  
30. Angela A @ betterndogbiscuits rainbow bright  84. Laura  
31. Needle & Foot  85. Treadlestitches Christmas top  
32. Mary @ Fleur de Lis Quilts  86. GeminiJen NZ pouch bag  
33. Ruth @Stitching Impressions  87. Karen @runsewfun  
34. Quilting Gail  88. A Scrappy Finish  
35. Michelle's Romantic Tangle  89. Christina @ Christina's Handicrafts  
36. Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation  90. Circles - Design 1  
37. Brooke@SillyMamaQuilts  91. TUTORIAL quick and easy CHEVRON QUILT  
38. Karen  92. Terri Faust Quilts  
39. unbeehaved - Free Pattern Friday  93. Mary Hertel  
40. Alison @ Little Bunny Quilts  94. Cathy Weber  
41. Yanicka Hachez  95. Julia in Mississippi  
42. Celtic Thistle Stitches  96. Gypsy Hanging Curtain at Thrift Shop Commando  
43. Finished top  97. Balancing a Quilter's Life: Pink Doxies  
44. Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts  98. JulieBagamaryArt-She Is Not Afriad  
45. Snowcatcher  99. JulieBagamaryArt-"Thankful"  
46. Mini Charm Chocolates | Finished or Not Friday  100. Quilts from the Little House  
47. Finished modern baby quilt  101. Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer  
48. viridian61  102. Charm About You - Double Dresden Wreath Pattern  
49. Johnna @ Yellow Bird Stitches  103. steffishobbys  
50. Wendy”’s Quilts and More  104. Janice@singreadsew  
51. Mini Charm quilt - Elm Street Quilts  105. Make your quilt look even better!  
52. Lindasquiltmania Hugs all Around  106. Ready for next Halloween  
53. Under the Sea  107. Shelley@TheCarpentersDaughter  
54. Cindy- live a colorful life  108. Shelley@TheCarpentersDaughter2  

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21 comments:

Carie @ Space for the Butterflies said...

Yay for instant (ish!) gratification projects! It's a stunning quilt and you'd never notice that you didn't chop the fabric into squares, in a good way. It's so different to your usual colour palette it must have been really refreshing to make too :)

Pieced Brain Quilt Designs said...

Your quilt looks great! Awesome idea to use the rectangles instead of all squares.

Melissa Corry said...

I just love this quilt!!! The bold black and white with the pops of coral, and so fun that you added in bits of your own fabric, that makes it all the more special ;)

Home Sewn By Us said...

Hi Amanda,
WOW - 1.5 days to completely finish a gorgeous quilt. Very, very impressive. I love the fabrics, and hope that they are restocked. I always wondered why the center strip in these math blocks are not just one long piece of fabric, so I can certainly see why you did that replacement! Looks great, and as you mentioned it lets the fabric shine in one continuous piece. ~smile~ Roseanne

Chris said...

Wow, that didn't take long! It looks great.

Cathy said...

Great quilt. I love the pop of pink. Hugs

Angie in SoCal said...

Stunning quilt! Love the colorway you chose.

grammajudyb said...

Cutting horizontal rectangles is a great idea. It would save on seam allowances. I found cutting from fat quarters was sometime difficult, due to the FQ not quite being 18 X 22. The ones I had were a bit shy of 18", and so I could not get 4- 4.5" squares across the short side. Thanks for the tip!

Elaine/Muddling Through said...

What a beauty! It is really striking.

Live a Colorful Life said...

I love this one too!! Love the pops of corals. And how fun to have your fabric playing along with Cheryl's. :)

Linda at Roscoe's Ma said...

Love your quilt!

Gemini Jen NZ said...

It's really beautiful! Great job.

Dakotamom said...

Love this! It is great! What a fun quilt!

Anonymous said...

Love the quilt! And the mission your kids are raising money for!

Julierose said...

Lovely quilt--I like the idea of the horizontal bar a lot--hugs, Julierose

Julie Bagamary said...

Fabulous quilt!

Anne / Springleaf Studios said...

Those spots of coral are really nice with the black/white/gray palette. I would have naturally cut the longer pieces like you did to preserve the prints across a larger area. Makes perfect sense to me.

Lucy | Charm About You said...

Gorgeous quilt! I love all the prints and that pretty pop of colour. I hope the sale goes really well ♡

Melanie said...

I love this!!!!

Miaismine said...

Love the black and white with a splash of color! Thank you for sharing!

Paige said...

The addition of your Good Neighbors fabric was a great idea. I think any grays make 'good neighbors'!