Monday, October 19, 2015

Apple-licious Quilt

With fall finally in the air, I finished this Apple-licious Quilt up yesterday, but because of all the rain I did not get a picture of it until now. The design is from Lori Holt's book, Quilty Fun
I will be teaching the blocks in the book as a BOM starting in January, so I am trying to make some of the quilts featured in the book. I made the apples at our retreat in July, but did not get around to quilting it until Saturday.
 I love all the bright and happy colors. I quilted it cross hatch style about an inch apart on both diagonals. It shrunk up quite a bit and measures 31 x 43 inches.
 I bought a large red gingham from the $5 flat folds at the fabric store a few weeks ago and used it for the backing. The red gingham makes it feel very country and cheerful. I am going to start piecing my Farm Girl Vintage blocks this week. What are you up to?

30 comments:

  1. Oh my love your quilt it turned out so very cute. Love the backing!

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  2. What a great quilt! And, it is apple picking time! Sally

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  3. oh, now then! I love this quilt....very pretty and fun! Hey, thanks for putting my button on your side bar.....It looks lovely there, even if I say so myself!

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  4. Love this quilt! Great fabrics for the apples and a terrific border! Well done!

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  5. What an eye-catching quilt! I love how adventurous you were with your fabric selections for the apples, and the red gingham does bring it all together nicely. The pieced border also does a nice job of bringing the colors out.

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  6. Tanya, I LOVE this! What perfect fabrics, and colors. I just love gingham, what a great finish!

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  7. The border really POPS the apples...I love it!! ANd the backing perfect!

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  8. I was proud of myself for baking an apple pie, but this is gorgeous and will last so much longer. The border and backing are both fantastic!

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  9. This is perfect!! This one has been on my "to do" list forever. I an't wait to get to it.

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  10. I love your apple quilt! I just finished a quilt from Lori's Farm Girl Vintage book. I love her patterns! :)

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  11. Oh my, I love this quilt! Great inspiration!

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  12. A lovely finish. It is a great quilt and the cross hatching works really well. Love the gingham backing.

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  13. Love, love these apples and that backing is perfect!

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  14. What a beautiful quilt. I love your fabrics and colors!! Congrats with this finish!!!

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  15. Love your cheerful fabric palette!!

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  16. It turned out so cute!!! I love this book. All of her blocks are amazing. That backing is just perfect for it!

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  17. OOH!! too cute! and I LOVE the red checkered backing- great job!!

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  18. Such an adorable quilt! It's a slice of Fall!

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  19. This quilt is so much fun! From the terrific ensemble of apples to the scrappy border to the awesome backing - huge success. :D

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  20. What a fun little quilt! I enjoy how you used such a variety of prints for the apples. Thanks for linking up with TGIFF!

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  21. It does have a great country feel to it with that red gingham. Love it! If you need a name, may I suggest "Apple pickin'"? Those few apples that have been eaten are what made me think of it...I can't imagine picking apples without eating a few!

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  22. Congrats on that gorgeous finish. The gingham back is absolutely perfect.

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  23. It's gorgeous! Good luck getting more finished for your BOM group.

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  24. This is super pretty and fresh! I love all Lori Holts patterns!

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  25. This is so pretty! The colors are wonderful :)

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