I started this on Tuesday and finished it this morning! I have always wanted to make a sail boat quilt and Messy Jesse has been working on one http://messyjessecrafts.blogspot.com/ and the pattern is free http://www.quiltmag.com/quilt-patterns/quilt-junejuly-2013-%E2%80%93-naturally-nautical-blue-and-white-remake/ so I started digging in my blue scraps and just used some random pieces of muslin for the background. Every boat is a different blue fabric. I made mine smaller than the original pattern with 18 boats.
I quilted it with the large wavy quilt stitch on my Pfaff horizontally, so it looks like the ocean. I spaced them every inch. It scrunched up nicely in the wash and its finished measurements are 35 x 50 inches. I used the Pellon cotton batting and the backing/binding is something I had in my stash from Jo Morton and I know I bought it ages ago for $3 a yard.
Thanks to Kelly over at http://myquiltinfatuation.blogspot.com/ I am trying to label my quilts. I named this one "Sail Away." I really love how this came out because I like how it looks like an antique quilt and it reminds me of all the sailing I did when I was a teenager. Now, I can start something else. I need to make a needle book for a swap, so I am off to the quilt shop for some special fabric.
beautiful quilt, I think using the muslin really does make it look like an antique quilt. great job
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling quilt. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI am in awe that you finished this so quickly! It does not look like a quicky at all. Very well done!
ReplyDeleteIt is a great finish. I love the scrappiness yet how well it all goes together.
ReplyDeleteThe blue sail boats.....so nice! I made a quilt with blue sail boats a long time ago. Donated to a charitable cause. Baby quilt size. I have often thought of making another.
ReplyDeleteLove the boats, and the quilting just pushing it over the top. The waves are just so perfect.
ReplyDeleteDreaming of sailing with this perfect quilt. What a great finish for summer. Great color selection!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful quilt! Love how you quilted it and the label is so nice.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Now I have the earworm "Come Sail Away, Come Sail Away, Come Sail Away with Meeeeeee" stuck in my head. (That dates me doesn't it?!?)
ReplyDeleteLove the quilting! Love that it's more "everyday quilting"--plays to the visual impact of the quilt---not just the quilting!
ReplyDeleteDropping by from Sew-Jo Saturday, what a smashing quilt, looks fab with those blues - Chris :D
ReplyDeleteLove it! :) So fun. I would totally have made this pattern for my boys when they were babies if I'd quilted then! Lovely work. (stopping by from Sew-Jo Saturday)
ReplyDeleteI too have been wanting to make a sailboat quilt. Love yours! I also need to try making my own labels like this, love them!
ReplyDeleteIt looks fantastic, your quilting is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a quick finish! Looks so cozy with all those crinkles. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is awesome! I agree it has an antique flair to it. The wavy stitch you used looks just like waves and is the perfect design to complement the sailboats!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love the quilting and the label is perfect....I am always a little jealous of how great Kelly's always look!
ReplyDeleteThat is a fabulous quilt! You did a fabulous job with the quilting.I am getting at labeling my quits too. I put the label on the backing before I quilt it. Then I just have to bind and write on the completion date.
ReplyDeleteI love sailboats, too. Your quilt is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love your Sail Away quilt! The label is pretty, too. It does have a beautiful vintage look to it!!
ReplyDeleteSusie
Thanks for the pattern link. I haven't resisted Sarah Jane's Out to Sea collection, and I think this may be just the ticket.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt really caught my eye! I love the wave quilting lines too, just a perfect choice. Although we don't sail, we do have a boat, and there is NOTHING better in the world (well, maybe quilting) than bobbing around on the lake in the sun. I will have to check out the link to this quilt. And LOL I hear you about the "counting the days until she drives" -- I remember the running days all too well.
ReplyDeleteThese boats are so timeless. I love this quilt. Great finish : )
ReplyDeletesuper cute sailboats :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love the wavy quilting. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteThe boats in different shades of blues look so wonderful!! Beautiful quilt!!
ReplyDelete-Soma
oh this is GORGEOUS! I just stumbled across your blog, while blog hopping, so pleased I found you! Your nautical quilt is just fantastic, I meed to get my butt into gear and finish mine! Jessie, xo
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