Monday, September 19, 2011

Off the Grid: A Wedding Quilt

Off the Grid (2011)
Off the Grid (2011)

T's sister Kari got married over Labor Day weekend.  Due to scheduling issues, we were not able to be there for the wedding, but flew out for a few days last week.

I brought Kari and Heath's wedding quilt with me on the plane and finished the last bit of the binding as we touched down in Montana!

I wanted to make a quilt large enough for them to share while watching TV on the couch--it ended up finishing at about 70" square.  This is the largest quilt I've made to date.  I wasn't quilt sure how I would get it through my little machine, but it worked!

I used a layer cake of Curio by BasicGrey for Moda, Kona Coal, and the binding is Cross Town in Mist from Hometown by Sweetwater for Moda.  Fabric from Pink Castle Fabrics.

I started out using KarrieLynne's "Boxed In Quilt" pattern, featured in the Moda Bake Shop here


I added sashing between the larger squares, and also made a couple of the squares out of the same fabric as the background fabric.  Once I pieced the squares, however, the top didn't feel finished yet.  Perhaps it was the way KarrieLynne's quilt was staged on an angle, but I kept seeing the design set on point instead of squared up.  I also remembered seeing this one by Ashley at Film in the Fridge:



In order to set it on point, I knew I needed a lot more background fabric.  I added a whole lot of Kona coal on two sides and ended up with this:

  
To give me an idea of what it would look like on point before I started cutting, I folded the corners under until it approximated the effect I was looking for.


From there, I used chalk, a tape measure and my ruler to mark off the portions I needed to cut off.  (Not gonna lie--this part made me nervous!) I then reattached the cut-off sections elsewhere to reach the final layout.  I quilted it in straight lines in a grid pattern outlining the squares, continuing the same lines onto the gray. I think it looks like the patterned squares "fell out" of the quilted areas on the solid gray.

Off the Grid (2011)



Off the Grid (2011)

On the back I stacked the squares cut from the middles of the large squares on the front.


Off the Grid (2011) back


Off the Grid (2011)

Congratulations Kari and Heath!

14 comments:

  1. Huge success! I love all the choices you made.

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  2. stunning. You should be proud of this one! :)

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  3. This is amazing! Someone pinned this on Pinterest, that's how I found you. Great work! I'd love to have even half the talent you have. :)

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  4. beautiful quilt. thanks for your process!

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  5. AMAZING! Iove love love it! Found your blog on Modern Day Quilts. Congrats :)

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  6. Very cool quilt! Turning blocks on point really makes them look different. I love how they travel off the edge of the quilt too. Totally love all of it!

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  7. wow! Love your quilt! Thank you for sharing!

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  8. this is a fabulous quilt - I love the setting - it is just so fresh and modern.

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  9. Gorgeous; the couple is very lucky to get such a beautiful gift.

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  10. This is great! Thanks for sharing your process too.

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  11. Love it! what a great idea on how to set the squares. Lucky couple.

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  12. Oh, I love this!! I made the same pattern from the Moda Bake shop, out of Grand Finale, but don't have your imagination...so mine looks just like the pattern! You did a great job, I love it.

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  13. I just found you via Ronit's blog post and am in love with everything, but especially this quilt! OH MY! I'm adding you to my Reader... Can't wait to see what else you're up to!

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