I am SO, so, so thrilled with how this came out!
The back is a simply pieced combination of Kona Ash, Kona Snow, Moda Bella aqua and a strip of leftover Little Folks.
I made the blocks 15" square (14.5" square finished) and used a total of 36 blocks for a quilt that measures 87" by 87". The design was inspired by SouleMama's Little Folks pillows in this post.
I decided to quilt it with simple straight lines in a grid pattern. This is absolutely the softest quilt EVER!
I must admit that piecing was a little more challenging with the voile because it is so slippery! I tried using Best Press as I pieced but it didn't seem to make any difference in stabilizing it.
A few other things I did was I took Anna Maria's advise to use a smaller machine needle since it is a more fine fabric. Some people have also had fraying problems so I shortened my stitch length a bit to mitigate anything of that sort.
I also read that it was somewhat of a nightmare to sandwich and baste a voile quilt but I had no problems at all with shifting. I just used a ton of pins and thankfully all went well!
The vibe this quilts gives off is cheerful, summery, luxurious happiness! I would love for it to stay with me but this is a custom order for a friend...I know she will be ecstatic when she sees it!
12 comments:
simply beautiful, indeed! your friend will be very happy with it, I'm sure!
Wow, that is amazing! Very impressive quilt.
it's beautiful! so bright and cheerful.
This is beautiful! I so hope to make a Little Folks something - the fabric is gorgeous!
Very nice
It is truly spectacular! I've never made a log cabin. So, so, so need to!
I love the color combination: so lively and cheerful. You've inspired me to make a new log cabin quilt, and I will, but I must finish a few UFO's which are in progress. Again, simply lovely.
The colors are amazing! This is quite a chef-d'oeuvre!
That is amazing! The fabric is gorgeous!
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That quilt is absolutely divine!
Gorgeous!
Stunning! Found you via Flickr - I have a whole set of Little Folks fat quarters and can't decide what to do with it - scared to cut such beautiful fabric! But I'm beginning to feel inspired...
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