Monday, May 21, 2012

Blogger's Quilt Festival...how could I resist?

One of the blogs I follow is Quiltincats. She recently posted about a Blogger's Quilt Festival and so of course, I had to check it out. Amazing! Simply amazing! Over 500 entries have been made already...that's crazy!

Well, naturally, being slightly competitive and a lover of all things quilts....I figured I better throw my hat in! What do I have to enter though? This is the last day to enter and so it's not like I can finish any of my UFO's AND take pictures AND write a story.

Let me see....I must have something around here.....

Aha! Peace, Love and Happiness! I made this one last year and it makes me smile when I see it, isn't it so bright and cheery?




 It's kind of scrappy (I love scrappy) and I also love rag quilts. They are super easy, you get to quilt as you go and they just have a homey, snuggly feel about them.





This quilt was really out of my element. I have a tendency to stay in a not so lively color pallet but I wanted bright and hippy colors contrasting with one of my favorite combinations, black and white. 
 I also love to use my embroidery machine AND I love applique....did I mention that I love all things quilt?  So I got to play with finding just the right font for my "peace, love and happy" 
and of course there is peace, love and happiness in applique too!
I had discovered in a previous rag quilt, the use of Osnaburg fabric for the inner layer. I absolutely love it! It gives my quilt a light but cozy feel and the Osnaburg just ravels so nicely!

AND, this is one of my favorite things about making a rag quilt....the back is done when the front is done and the only thing left is the binding!


So, I am going over to Amy's Creative Side now and link up to my first ever Blogger's Quilt Festival!
Come and see and the wonderful entries, you will be amazed, I promise!

18 comments:

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    1. Thank you so much...it was really fun to design...thanks for stopping by!

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  2. This is a great quilt! Love the embroidery.

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    1. Thank you Janine! Embroidery is a great way to embellish a quilt...or anything for that matter...thanks for stopping by!

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  3. Cool quilt! I have always wanted to learn.. looks hard!

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    1. It really does look hard but secretly it's so very easy...I hope you try it sometime!

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  4. I like this quilt! I'll have to look up some tutorials on the rag quilt. I've heard of them but never seen one before. I'm also thinking the Peace & Love theme would make a fun wedding quilt for a particular young couple I know. :)

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    1. They are really easy to make and it's true that you quilt as you go in small steps so the part that is most intimidating about a quilt (the quilting) is not hard at all! Peace and Love would be a great theme for a wedding quilt!

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  5. I think this is the prettiest "rag" quilt I've seen! How delightful it is! I love black and white too so I think it's the perfect frame for all that lovely color you've used in the body of the quilt.

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    1. Thank you so much for stopping by! Black and white makes any color look fabulous, I think.

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    1. Thank you so much for stopping by! Love your name, btw!

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  7. Oh Suzie! I just love this quilt! It is so bright and cheerful! I have been wanting to try a rag. I even have the squares ready to sew. Now that I have seen your beautiful quilt, I'm going to be pulling out those squares. Happy Quilting!

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  8. Aw, thanks, Sandy! I hope you do get those squares out and I highly recommend osnaburg for the the center layer, you will love it! I left a comment on your second post about the festival and didn't tell you how much I enjoyed your quilt. Love the colors and the applique was the perfect touch!

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  9. I also follow Quiltincats and love her blog! =)
    This Blogger's Quilt Festival sounds really cool. I absolutely LOVE the Peace, Love & Happiness Quilt!!! LOVE IT!!!
    Hope you're having a great day,
    Kim
    http://2justByou.blogspot.com

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    1. She IS fun to read and she takes such beautiful photographs! Thank you for admiring "Peace, Love and Happiness" !

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  10. That is a fun quilt! Love that raggy look. The back looks really fabulous as well.

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  11. Thank you! I love how the back came out too...the back is kind of a bonus when you rag quilt.

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