prism

Here it is! This is that huge quilt I finished a few months ago, and couldn't find a big enough place to hang it for photographs. Mom helped me out on that one. This is one of the independent pieces in my portfolio and is my favorite piece that I've ever made. I am so in love with the colors in this quilt (thanks Joel Dewberry!) This was the first queen quilt that I have made and I am more than thrilled with how it turned out. 

The front is really print heavy, so on the back I went with a gorgeous solid chartreuse cotton sateen. (My mom was reluctant to give it up) I knew from the beginning that this fabric would be the back. It's beautiful and has more weight than the quilting cotton and a nice sheen. Perfect combo.

This was also the first time that I have done triangles in a quilt. Talk about a lot of piecing! There's something like 640 triangles that I got to match up, but I would do it again, in a heartbeat. 

Cheers to my first queen quilt and on to the next one!

almost there

A little progress update for you. Yesterday, I got all of the rows of triangles sewn into 4 row groupings. With 16 rows, I now only have 3 SEAMS LEFT!! This makes me so incredibly happy. To go from just a thought of what this quilt could look like in my head, to seeing it in photoshop, to almost having it finished right in front of me. Such a great feeling.

And as I am sewing the rows, I am trying my best to get those points to match up! And I'll admit, they're not all perfect, but more are matching up than I expected :)

The next step, planning the back of the quilt. I have some ideas, but haven't completely decided yet. There are so many options, which makes an indecisive person go crazy!

Can't wait to show you the finished top!

xo,
Lark

what i've been up to

This is my latest quilt, and I'm SO EXCITED!!! I have made many smaller quilts, baby quilt size, and I knew the next one I wanted to make was going to be for me and it was going to be big! So this is my first queen quilt, and boy, is it harder. Just the amount of time that it takes is frustrating. If this were a baby quilt, I would have been done days ago. But, I'm sticking to it! I'm determined.

 It took me a while to pick my fabrics, but once I saw Joel Dewberry's Heriloom collection, I knew that was the one! It is colorful, and lots of bold and beautiful fabrics. I'm obsessed.

This was the day they came in the mail. You should have seen me, running to the mailbox :) One of the best packages I have ever recieved.

 

 

The next tough step: decided what layout. Oh my god. So many options. Not the best for a very indecisive girl. I originally thought I was going to a 9 patch quilt, but I could not choose from the 5,500 designs!

This is what I laid out on photoshop. This helped me so much. It allowed me to see what my quilt would look like, without having to just imagine it. After this, I knew it would be a triangle quilt!

So then I started cutting those lovely triangles. I put in several movies, and before i knew it, I had 272 triangles.

 

 Then I started laying them out on the amazing quilt wall my mom made. It's one of those huge pink foam boards from home depot, covered in cotton batting. The fabric just sticks to it, so no need for pins! This makes it really easy to lay out the quilt and move things around when something isn't right.

Growing Quilt

I knew that I would need way more triangles than what I had originally cut, so I had to cut more. What is sad about this quilt is how much you lose with seam allowance. But it will all be worth it when I have this gorgeous quilt to snuggle up to!

I'll do more posts to keep you updated on this quilt, but for now my sewing machine is calling my name!

xo, Lark