Sunday, May 20, 2012

Blogger's Quilt Festival - Spring 2012

I am so excited to be participating in the Blogger's Quilt Festival this year!  I've been following it for the last few rounds and was not a blogger, so I am thrilled to be able to enter one of my quilts!

The quilt I am showing has been seen on my blog a few times, but not completely finished.  I call it my "Crazy HST Scrap Quilt."  The pattern/block is called Spring Blossom from The Big Book of Scrap Quilts.  This was a very difficult and time-consuming quilt to put together, no fabrics are repeated.  This quilt is special to me because it uses a lot of the fabrics that I've used over the last few years as I've taught myself to sew and quilt.  Pairing up the fabrics and making each block was a great opportunity to look back on all that I've done on my quilting journey.  Also, I like that the style of the quilt is very traditional, while the fabrics are fun and bright.  The mix of old and new is to me what makes quilting fun.







Piecing and work aside, the quilt makes a great fort for almost 3-year-old boys who've been playing in the sun and dirt all afternoon!!







Thanks for looking, enjoy the rest of the festival!

9 comments:

  1. Lovely - I love that there are so many different fabrics in it!

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  2. I really like the Spring Blossom block. I love the way you have used so many fabrics.

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  3. gorgeous! so bright and cheerful, and a great scrap buster!

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  4. Those modern fabrics make an interesting contrast to a basic block pattern. Very fresh and nice.

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  5. I love the mix of traditional and modern too-- what a fabulous quilt you have created! I really need to start on a happy scrappy quilt. Thanks for the great inspiration! :)

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  6. WOW! That is quite THE quilt! I bet it WAS fun to revisit old fabrics. Great job pairing. And thanks for sharing the heart warming smile of your almost three year old. My youngest is eleven...enjoy him!!!!

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  7. You have made a very special quilt. You learned good. Keep it up.

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  8. Good Morning Jen!

    Just wanted to stop by and thank you for visiting my blog and entering my give-away! Your quilt is so beautiful...you are a talented lady! What an adorable son you have...and congratulations on your new baby! You must be so excited!

    Have a blessed day!
    Laura

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  9. I love scrappy quilts, and yours is just fabulous! Great job!

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