I have not come down off my post-Denyse sewing high yet. This Love Beads quilt is finally finished!!
This is my first queen-sized quilt (and last? ugh!). Final size was 85″ x 95″. It’s going on a full-size bed, but also fits our queen-sized bed nicely. This was the best shot I could get of the entire thing — the missing bottom corners are just more of the same.
I am so happy that I made the decision to just pick some wilder colors that weren’t in the curtains I had at all, in order to liven this up a bit. I can’t imagine how dull this would be without the blues and that awesome orange!
And the way the colors of the backing and the binding work together gives me little warm fuzzies.
I ended up quilting the background in horizontal lines — but not straight — in a yellow color that would blend in for the most part. The beads are quilted in free motion concentric circles in a bright blue thread. Love that too!
I have recently been reviewing the massive List, which I won’t link to here because there is no point. After the completion of the dress and this quilt and a serious perusal of the list, I have declared it pretty much done. I would still like to try out making muslins from the Sew U book, from which I have made exactly nothing at this point, and to copy a pair of pants I have that are super comfortable and great for traveling. But I am considering my plate cleared so that I can move on to new and better things. Like more improvisational quilting! I have a six-week break (in a couple of weeks) before the fall quarter starts September 21, during which I’ll be taking Adobe InDesign and a Web Site Design class. I’d love to get in a bunch more sewing before classes start up again then!
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The quilt is beautiful! Love the the pops of colour against the more neutral background
I’m still recovering from my first queen-sized quilt… It might be a little while before I attempt another hehe!
wow first the dress now THIS!! i really love the blues too!! and the choice of stitching is perfect. Love it
I hope you plan to keep this one cuz it’s really fantastic! I love the colors and the quilting is fabulous. Great job with this one! By the way, I’m so envious that you are taking all these design classes. I can only take one per semester.
that quilt is really gorgeous.
I love this!! The Love Beads quilt is definitely on my to do list. The binding choice you made is really great. Nice work
I love your quilt! Beautiful!
Love this quilt! The beads are so clever, the quilting is interesting and enhances the design, and the binding provides that little zing of the perfect color. It’s beautiful.
Bravo!! Awesome quilt. This one is on my list too. I love that Modern Quilting book!
Beautiful job! I really like the colors that you used for this and your quilting. I need to make some more quilts from their book.
Your love beads are lovely! I have a small one on my living room wall – can see it from where I’m typing now. Glad it has another relative out there!
I so love that. Modern, simple and oh so beautiful!!
This quilt is awesome!!! The colors just pop beautifully and the quilting is gorgeous. Beautiful work!
Man, this is just perfect. These are great style and fabric combination ideas.
Just stumbled upon your blog today surfing around and I absolutely LOVE this quilt. It’s gorgeous! You are uber talented in the quilting!!! Wow!!
This is so beautiful! I love the colours, the pattern, everything about it! Really gorgeous! Congratulations on its completion.