Cozy QAL - The Finale!

I am just delighted with my Cozy quilt finish from Alison Glass QAL. The words of affirmation were stitched with a rainbow of pearl cotton. Revealing the color of the middle layer as I cut away the stencils was incredibly satisfying! (Lettering was done with  these 4" stencils.) The color effect came out so much better than I ever expected. (See the post about the middle layer.)

I do intend to continue to stitch and cut away more of the top layer to reveal the color underneath. I'm thinking about leaves and vines along the edge or maybe some groups of flowers. No immediate rush however.

I choose a very simple edging - cutting away the back layer so that it was even with the middle layer and then trimming the top layer leaving 1/2" to fold across the back. Pink was my favorite color when stitching so it was the only choice when it came time to stitch down the edge.

The back still needs a bit of tidying. The knots will stay visible but I need to make sure they are secure and then trim thread tails.

The top and bottom layer are a jersey knit purchased from Alison directly. The color - which is very hard to photograph - is a deep denim blue.

The QAL officially ends this month so I will submit my photo and be in position to claim my finisher pin! (Go me!) Creating this quilt was such a great experience. Alison runs a great QAL.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Peachy Keen

Peachy Keen is the working name for my latest quilt top finish and is my entry for this year's Pantone Challenge using the color Peach Fuzz. (You can read more about the challenge on Sara's blog.) I will be entering just the quilt top - love that this is an option.

I'm busy basting the quilt now and looking forward to getting the quilting underway.  Fabrics used are Painter's Palette color Verbena (aka Peach Fuzz) along with black and a color called Bittersweet which is a red-orange. I plan on using Aurifil 2277 Light Red Orange and 2220 Light Salmon.

The quilt is 48" x 60". I debated with a few friends whether to make the quilt square or rectangular and (clearly!) went with the rectangle. My plan is to quilt with my walking foot and then come back and add some FMQ. 

This is my second year joining the challenge. Last year's entry was my quilt top Echo.

I'll be linking up here.

Cozy QAL - The Stitching & The Color Reveal

My quilt with the Cozy QAL from Alison Glass is stenciled with words of affirmation. These 4" stencils turned out to be the perfect size - rest assured, I did test things out ahead of time on scraps just to be sure. I also used a washable marker - also tested multiple times - so any errors could easily be washed away. (It is incredible hard to photograph this to capture the true color of the jersey knit.)

After taking advantage of a long car ride to see the eclipse, I quickly finished up my stitching around the stencils and began the process of cutting away the letters to reveal the color inside.

Six words done with four to go - all words of affirmation. I used different color pearl cotton for each word beginning with red at the top and ending with a deep purple.

Most of the letters are easy to cut away although the letter S is a bit finicky. Once all the words are revealed, I plan to "bind" the quilt using one of the techniques in the tutorial from Alison. There will be some negative space along the edges in spots that I may be temped to add some stencils like a flower to reveal more color but no decisions on that at this point. (Want to see the middle layer - check out this post.)

Such a fun project!

Have a wonderful day! Patty