October 24, 2014

Blogger's Quilt Festival Fall 2014 - Spin Cycle

Thanks to Amy, of Amy's Creative Side, for organizing the Blogger's Quilt Festival once again for those of us who can't go to Quilt Market.

For this Festival, my second entry is my Spin Cycle quilt, which I made for the Schnitzel and Boo Mini Quilt Swap. I'm entering it in the Home Machine Quilted category.
The block was designed by Gudrun Erla for Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, volume 9. I love those magazines!

I love how the quilting became a whole new design element in the background. This was the first quilt on which I was brave enough to focus so much attention on my free motion quilting. The quilting was inspired by the cover of Judy Madsen's book Quilting in Wide Open Spaces. Free motion quilting is pretty much my favourite part of the whole quilt-making process now!
Please forgive the progress shots. Apparently I didn't take more close ups of the quilting before mailing it to my swap partner!
Be sure to check out all the other amazing quilts entered in the Festival. There's a lot of talent in this quilting community!
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13 comments:

  1. MarikaOctober 24, 2014 7:58 pm

    beautiful quilt work

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  2. Yvonne @ Quilting JetgirlOctober 25, 2014 2:11 am

    Your swap partner got such a lovely treat in this quilt!

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  3. Dianne NealeOctober 25, 2014 3:46 am

    I would have been very happy with this swap. Quilting is great

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  4. BarbaraOctober 25, 2014 12:07 pm

    Beautiful quilt. Great job on the quilting.

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  5. Rachel @ QuiltineeringOctober 25, 2014 5:48 pm

    So glad you chose this one! Its one of my favorites :)

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  6. PattilouOctober 26, 2014 11:13 am

    Beautiful quilt and great quilting!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 26, 2014 4:21 pm

    Leanne, this is a beautiful quilt - the quilting is excellent! I found this page through Amy's Creative Side. I'm glad to have met you and I love the aims of your blog.
    Allison UK

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  8. Tomomi McElweeOctober 26, 2014 4:35 pm

    I love the colour combination and quilting design.

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  9. UnknownOctober 26, 2014 11:48 pm

    I love the colours of this. Its a really impactful use of the pattern. Good luck in the festival.

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  10. LynetteOctober 28, 2014 2:14 pm

    I love this quilt~! What fun quilting with cheery pops of color in a clean design - very enticing. :)

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  11. knottygnomeOctober 30, 2014 11:09 am

    wow, your quilting is amazing! lucky partner.

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  12. Archie The Wonder DogOctober 31, 2014 4:32 pm

    It's a stunning quilt!

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  13. DeonnNovember 16, 2014 12:31 am

    Oh, I love this quilt - that beautiful background quilting emphasizes the colors and makes the design pop. Wonderful!

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