Today's quilt was inspired by this apron, which was ulitmately inspired by Lera, and her love for red & aqua, polka dots, gingham and cherries. (I share the same love for all those things, too.)
This quilt went together super quick. I already had the fabrics picked out, which helped. I started cutting and sewing after dinner, and I finished it up before bed.
The backing will be that sweet aqua cherry print and I'm thinking about red gingham bias binding. To me, this quilt screams "picnic quilt", so I just may have to make a bag to put it in, too.
The top measures 72" x 81". (That's going to be a whole lot of stippling.)
I'm pretty excited to see it all come together.
ooo... this is CUTE! I Love that aqua cherry print! May I ask what it is? It would be perfect for something I'm thinking of.
ReplyDeleteCute! Are you going to do "quilt a quilt a day" when your done?
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I love your blue and aqua quilt - this one, too!
ReplyDeleteI added the first block of the quilt-a-long to my blog. Love how easy it actually was! I'll add the second one soon! Thanks so much for doing this!!!
http://anticipatingthebest.blogspot.com/
DO you have plans for all your quilt-a-day projects?
ReplyDeleteI have seen this color combo all over the blogs and I love it. It's just so fresh. Love your idea of using it for a picnic quilt...and yes, of course, you have to make a matching bag to put it in. : )
ReplyDeleteLove it. I love aqua and red too.
ReplyDeleteRed and Aqua--Love it. Finishing up my second qal block along with setting blocks over the weekend.
ReplyDeleteKaren
ooh. It does ooze of picnic-y-ness. another beautiful piece!
ReplyDeleteps- thanks for adding me to the quiltalong list.
I am always surprised with this kind of work and the speed as you work! It promises to be very pretty.
ReplyDeleteI've loved your Strawberry Trifle and bag - when i read the post i was ashamed to comment because my English - now I lost all shame!!
Adorable! What fabric did you use for the aqua? Love the idea for the binding.
ReplyDeleteI love those colors! Great job!
ReplyDeleteWonderful quilt, it'll be great for picnics! Red gingham will look beautiful as binding. A nice contrast to all the lovely dots :-)
ReplyDeleteooh... I love aqua and red and gingham too! this is too perfect. maybe I should make one too... hmm...
ReplyDeletecute quilt! I love long patchwork strip quilts like this. Must try one of my own!
ReplyDeleteADORABLE!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the simplicity of this! It is going to be even more beautiful after you quilt it. Can't wait to see!!
ReplyDeleteanina,
ReplyDeleteI am trying not to think about how much quilting I am going to have to do when all this madness is done. I think that is the one and only drawback to this plan. :)
littlelovebug,
ReplyDeletethe cherry print is by Robert Kaufmann and it is called "Dainties".
aj
lisa jerrilyn,
ReplyDeleteI have plans to make at least 12 different quilts. what I am going to do with all of them remains to be seen. I'm sure that I will find something to do with them. :)
aj
michelle,
ReplyDeleteI bought the solid aqua at a Mill End Textiles Store. (they are an outlet, so you never know what you will find.)
the aqua cherries is by Robert Kaufmann and I also found it at the same store as the aqua solid.
amandajean
this one is going to be so wonderful! i love the aqua, and with the cherries backing it's just going to be so so sweet :)
ReplyDeleteLove the fabric and simplicity.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, you are just whipping them out! Making me feel lazy ;)
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
ReplyDeleteoh, i love this idea. I could handle this one. i have been putting off my quilt because I am scared, but maybe I could do this with the vintage sheet and use something else for the backing. thanks for the inspiration (again!!!)
ReplyDeleteThat's it. I'm buying a plane ticket! Either you are coming out here or I am coming out there!
ReplyDeleteI can't stand it. Seriously. And it soooo deserves to be a picnic blanket. Eat on it, just don't let the kids spill on it! :-)
I love aqua/light blue paired with a bright cherry red. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to tell ou that you are AMAZING!!! I heard about you from my mom (Grammy Mac) and we just went and got material so I can do your 2nd quilt along. I am soooooooo excited and honestly just don't know how you do it! My husband and I decided that he and our 7 month old are going to have "daddy and me" time for a couple of hrs each wk so I can have my "fun" time! yeah! ps do you have a pattern for the bag you made that matched the quilt?
ReplyDeleteDo you actually ever go to bed? I truly don't know how you have three little ones, run a house and do all these quilts. I'm hugely impressed. This one's lovely and reminds me of one I helped my first customer put together. She used mainly chocolate brown with chartreuse green and cream which looked amazing. I'm off to a machine quilting course soon so hopefully I will be able to whip up cute stuff like you do more frequently!!
ReplyDeleteI am a huge fan of this color pairing. This one is awesome.
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty! I love the colors and I think the gingham binding would be perfect! A quilt top a day? You ARE ambitious! Not to be the devil's advocate, but have you seen this pattern? It might be a good quick one, too. I have been thinking about trying it.
ReplyDeleteAnother very cute quilt. I love it!!
ReplyDeleteHappy mother's day! Love the quilt! hugs.niki
ReplyDeleteYou ARE crazy.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great top. What type of quilting are you planning to showcase on it?
I love the teal and the red together. One of my favorite colour combinations. This is going to be a beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love the color combo, too.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Red too! And I love what you have going on with this quilt. I just bought a bunch of red and white and black and white polka dot material the other day. All different sizes. I can't wait to start on a quilt with it, but I have got to finish my daughters that I started almsost a year ago first.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is gorgeous! I really hope this is not the one with the binding that shines though...
ReplyDeletePerfectly charming! I love aqua with cherry red. You must post a picture of the quilt when you finish it... I'm anxious to see the backing and the binding too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great and versatile design! I think I will copy this for a baby quilt for my friend.
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