Finally, a finished quilt top!

I am calling it, 'Summer Solstice'

I can seriously get why people love designing their own quilts.  From the first moment you get an idea, playing with layouts, colours and fabrics, right up to that point where you've lovingly stitch that very last block, sew in that last border.  There is a sense of accomplishment, relief almost knowing and seeing your work, your idea come alive.  I love it!

I love this quilt!  I had a mix of ten different 'Cocoon by Valerie Wells for Westminster fabrics' in my stash for a while now, and I knew I wanted to keep it for something special.  This project was the perfect choice, and I am so glad I did.  Using traditional quilt blocks, with bright and bold fabrics and the white background fabric makes it look quite modern, and with the blocks on point it really adds another dimension to the quilt. 

The quilt top finished at 87 x 66 ½ inches, the biggest I have made yet.  It will be a test of patience quilting it on my little Bernina, but I cant wait to get started, sooooo excited!!

I thought of sharing with you some of the colour layouts I played with before I finally decided on what I have today.  I love the look of solid colours as shown in the pink/grey and red/green quilt below.  I even played around with some more traditional autumn colours, but it was just not what I had in mind.  That was when I uploaded a few of the fabrics I used in my now finished quilt,  and I loved it together with the white background. 

I have a few people that volunteered to test my pattern, but I am not completely finished with it just yet.  If there are any of you who might want to try it out, please contact me.  Update (19/01/2014) I have been very lucky with a large amount of volunteers to test my pattern, and do not need any more request, thank you for your interest.  Please keep a lookout for future updates on my blog, it will be up for purchase soon.

Fabric Requirements

6 yards White/Solid Background Fabric

1 ¾ yards Assorted Print Fabrics

½ yard Assorted Solid Colour Fabrics

Finished Quilt Size at 87 x 66 ½ inches

Finished Block Size at 13 inches (12 ½ inches inside quilt)

Quantities are for 44/45” wide 100% cotton

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Anything Goes Mondays #45

As promised, anything goes mondays are back and will resume each monday throughout the year.  This weekly linky party allows anyone of you to share just about anything you like!  If you've made it, and want to share it, this is the place.  So if you quilt, knit, crochet, sew or do any type of fiber craft this is the place I want you to share what you've made.

I could not contain my excitement any longer, so I just have to give you a sneak peek into a quilt I have designed on EQ7 over the holidays and started piecing.  I am super excited about this quilt and I hope to, in the near future have a written pattern to share with all of you.  

Over the next few weeks I plan to have a completed quilt top, and a written pattern.  So if there are any of you that like to test out patterns, I would love for you to contact me.  I would really like to make my dream of pattern writing a reality, and that would only be possible with a bit of your help.

Now it is your turn to share what you have been busy with these past few weeks.  I am sure that since this is the first linky of the new year and after taking a break for little over a month you have a LOT to share!

Rules:
1.  Link up ANY recent blog posts, it can be one or more, but PLEASE do not share blog posts you might have linked up in the past.
2.  Somewhere in your blog post, you must link back here to my blog, OR grab the 'anything goes' button for you sidebar.
3.  Try to visit at least a few of the other blogs linked, the whole point of having a party is to connect, share and maybe get a few new followers...remember to leave a comment to let them know you stopped by!

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