People say that quilty inspiration is everywhere and this quilt really proves that! Last spring Alyce, of Blossom Heart Quilts, hosted the DIY Design Challenge on Instagram. If I remember correctly, for the first week her instructions were simply to take pictures of whatever you saw that could serve as inspiration for a quilt. Well, one day that week I went for a walk and discovered that someone had taken orange spray paint to all the manhole covers. I immediately stopped to snap a picture. I'm sure anyone looking out their window thought I was crazy, stopping in the middle of the road to take a picture of a manhole cover!
Well, crazy or not, from that picture came this quilt design :)
The x's are pieced into the spots and the spots are appliqued onto the background, so the quilt comes together really quickly.
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If you make your own X Marks the Spot quilt, I'd love to see it! Tag me @devotedquilter if you post a picture on Instagram, send me a link to a blog post or even just email me a picture (devotedquilter at gmail dot com).
Nice pattern + mini (so much texture)!
ReplyDeleteThere is no end to inspiration...its everywhere! This is a beautiful quilt, I love the 'X' and with the circles, its perfect! It can be so hard to photograph some quilts, but you did great!
ReplyDeleteThis is darling! I always love seeing how you quilt your mini quilts.
ReplyDeleteI love the inspiration for the quilt, and your quilting of the mini is fantastic, Leanne. Congratulations on the finish and pattern release!
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern Leanne, you never know when inspiration will strike.
ReplyDeleteThe X is lovely. It has made a wonderful mini.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteIt just shows you what wonderful things can be created from taking a second look at the ordinary. Great job!
Love the way you quilted it, Leanne! Whimsy meets straight lines, love that!
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I've had the same photography problem with quilts that have high contrast. Not sure what to do except make sure to take pictures in a shady spot.
ReplyDeleteTalk about inspiration comes from everywhere! This story is impressive...I love that you took such a simple object/idea and turned into a great quilt.
ReplyDeleteHey, that photography problem...my reason for not using white very often. No, wait, I wouldn't be able to use any color if that were the case. lol It's really just the lack of photography skills in my case.
So cool, Leanne! I love the background story -- from inspiration to finished quilt -- it's great! Love those purples! I hear you with the photography challenges. Red is hard to photograph too. LOL!
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