Many thanks to Amy for hosting this fabulous opportunity to check out quilts from all over the world, in the comfort of our own homes!
I hummed and hawed about what quilt to enter, and I decided on this one - my Summer Sunset in Vancouver.
This quilt was made as a Guild Challenge and included a couple of firsts for me -
my first New York Beauty blocks, my first attempt at trapunto and my first original quilt designed in EQ6 that I actually made! It was also my first real attempt at free motion quilting a quilt, doing more than just stippling the whole thing! I had a lot of fun playing with different stitches in different areas.
Hey it was a challenge, right?
I also pulled the fabrics from my stash, based more on the thought that these are not colours I normally use, so challenge that as well!
This quilt always makes me feel happy and warm when I look at it, and as we are heading into our wet grey winter a little warmth and sunshine is warranted.
I hope you enjoy the Blogger's Quilt Festival, and take the time to visit as many of the other entries as you can - there are some fabulous quilts out there!
I love a challenge - do you?!
Happy quilting!
28 comments:
A gorgeous and stunning quilt as usual. I really love the sun motif you quilted - something else to add to the list of things I need to get you to tutor me on! Thanks for sharing it - enjoy BQF!
Hi What a stunner. I've never attempted this design I really need help with foundation piecing not fun for me! Happy Stitching .chrisb
So so beautiful. Love NYB's.
wow! this is so beautiful! I love NYB's too!
NYB for the win! This is spectacular - and guaranteed to brighten up a west coast wet winter! thanks for sharing!
Wow, what a lot of firsts-kudos on a lovely original quilt.
Amazing! Love all the thought and detail and 'firsts' you fit into this one stunning quilt! Well done!
Hooray to find another 'local girl'! I am a new quilter just down Hwy 1 from you and have been scouring the web for local quilting! Glad to have found you!
This is a gorgeous quilt!
Wow, wow. Great design, great colors, great quilting. Not that I am surprised, but still GREAT quilt.
New York Beauty, indeed! So great that you satisfied a lot of challenges in one project and it turned out so terrific. Definitely a smile inducing color play. Thanks for sharing your quilt's story :)
Stunning. And I love the bright colors, always a favorite pallete of mine!
It's gorgeous. Your quilts always amaze me! Your quilting is unbelievably beautiful. Was this really your first time free-motion quilting??? You can bet my first attempt didn't look this good ;)
Very impresszive, congratlations:)
Stunning! Beautiful colors and the quilting is wonderful!
Wow! What vibrant colors, creative stitching, and patterns. Absolutely gorgeous!
Gosh, this is stunning! :)
Simply stunning!!
This quilt is gorgeous, - design, colours, quilting and all. Contratultions on taking on, and succeding, with so many challenges all in one quilt.
A stunning quilt - love the deisgn!
lumineux et ensoleillé félicitation
wow..amazing piece of work
I am always in awe of these beautiful quilts. Love the colours and am full of admiration for the work you have done!
Incredible work.
Absolutely gorgeous! I could stare at this all day!
absolutley amazing .... I dare not ask ... what comes next :)
beautiful job!!!
Challenge conquered! It's so pretty!
I'm very partial to NYBs and yours is fabulous!
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