Thanks for all of the love on the Super Kids quilts my friends. I really appreciate it.
It was a little torturous, but I finally finished this CRAZY BIG "Crackle" top. I cut the fabrics in March but didn't begin sewing them until May. I had a lot of other projects demand a higher priority and the pieces from this project have been haunting me as I sewed other things.
There are 132 blocks in this top. The worst was when I was putting together the last row and I realized that I was four blocks short. Or maybe the worst was when, after assembling the whole top- borders and everything, and I realized that an end row needed to be flipped. But then again, I wasn't that thrilled to see how teenage-ish this thing looks. It didn't seem so "young" until I actually started assembling the rows. I actually feel pretty silly that it's actually king size (100x110)- I know I had planned for queen size but I guess I goofed.
Seeing it held up at a distance, like the picture above actually makes me feel better about the whole thing. I really tried to choose light and dark fabrics instead of predomininantly "medium" value that so many of my fabrics are. I think I achieved the contrast and look I was aiming for.
I will definitely be long-arming this as soon as I can save some pennies and schedule the time!
6 comments:
This turned out awesome, as always. Can't wait to see how you quilt it.
Nope, it's completely made of awesome, Laurie. The Washi border?! All the colors are amazing, and it looks so cool. I bet you will find that you think it is less "teenager-y" when you have it quilted and get a binding on it. The right binding choice can make such a difference to the look of a top.
This is fabulous... and big;-) I LOVE that you added a border, it frames it perfectly!!!
I think this is absolutely gorgeous. A real hodge modge of colours and styles.
*podge* !
I really love this quilt! You did a great job with selecting your light and dark fabrics.
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