Thursday, January 7, 2010

Summer Soiree in January (aka Work Quilt)

Any of my work friends will agree that our offices are freezing. If I pushed around a quilt cart and sold quilts cubicle to cubicle, I'd be a rich woman. (Note to self: Start a quilt cart.) For now, I made one for myself.

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This is the finished product from my sneak peek. I used this Snowball Block tutorial from Cluck Cluck Sew.

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I wanted to do a bias-cut binding, but I was afraid I didn't have enough fabric (I had plenty). But I'm happy with the way this turned out. I'm not sure the fat stripes would've looked good on the bias.

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These colors = love.

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The fabrics are all from the Summer Soiree line by Paula Prass. I used the Nantucket colorway. I love how the traditional florals mix with the very bold and modern geometrical prints. (Wow, it almost sounds like I know what I'm talking about!)

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The backing is the turquoise houndstooth from the same line.

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I made this quilt myself, start to finish. It was a challenge, and it's not perfect, but I love it anyway! I think it will bring some cheer (and warmth!) to my grey office. The finished size is 35 x 35 inches. I think it will be a good size for a lap quilt. It's a good size for a toddler too.

7 comments:

Robin said... 1

You made this for your office?

I am blown away. This is beautiful. You should hang this on a wall.

Natalie said... 2

Yeah. Agreed. It's awesome. I'm totally, TOTALLY impressed.

Leah said... 3

You'll have to lock this away every night. This is amazing. It's gorgeous and the binding and the quilting look great. I can't believe you did the whole thing. Looks like you had a productive snow day...I sure didn't!

Unknown said... 4

Stunning! Gorgeous! I'd love for you to share this on my Summer Soiree Flickr group, if you haven't already. I might even like to feature you and the quilt on my blog if you don't mind.

Anonymous said... 5

Katie, That's beautiful! I'm really impressed. That skill must be the Grandma Demaree genes - surely not from this side.

Grandma

Unknown said... 6

Holy Cannoli Katie. How long did this take you? It's stunning. When do you have time to sleep and eat? And work?

Anonymous said... 7

This is beautiful. You are talented. Use the blanket and make another one. Aunt M.