Thursday, May 22, 2014

Blogger's Quilt Festival, Nini's Turn!!

Isn't this blogging world fun?! I have never entered a quilt show, I've been quilting for about 6 years and frankly I don't want anyone looking that closely at my quilts!!! Let's just say I'm measurement challenged! I've decided that improv quilting is my new best friend, if it doesn't come together even, just slap another piece of fabric on it and stitch it up!! Modern Quilting is my passion. When I heard of the Blogger's Quilt Festival, I thought, heeeeey....this. is. for. me. I control how people see my quilt, peeeeerfect!! So here's my entry, I call it Orbs on the Prairie.







 I got my inspiration and how to from the book Quilting Modern by Jacquie Gering of Tall Grass Prairie Studio and Katie Pederson of Sew Katie Did. I sized it down for wall hanging size, the 4 1/2" squares wouldn't have allowed for many orbs to show up in such a small area, so I sized them down to 2 1/2 inches. It was fun to make, putting everything on the design wall and arranging things again and again until it was just the way I liked it. I added prairie points for more fun, I never made prairie points before, so I thought I'd add them for interest and something unexpected as well as learn something new along the way. Quilt measures 19"X25".





The background fabric is Sketch by Timeless Treasures, the orb fabrics are from my scrap bins.  


Thanx for stopping by...now go make something!

Nini~

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19 comments:

  1. CitricSugarMay 23, 2014 at 12:38 AM

    I love tininess! This is great work - I'm not much of one for prairie points but they soooo belong here!

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    1. Denise Bongiovanni~May 23, 2014 at 8:04 AM

      Thanx! I agree, traditional prairie points don't thrill me...mix em up, make them improv and it works!

      Nini~

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  2. Sweet Dreams QuiltingMay 23, 2014 at 8:54 AM

    How pretty! Love the prairie points on the border.

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    1. Denise Bongiovanni~May 23, 2014 at 9:32 AM

      Thank you! Learning traditional, making it modern is fun!

      Nini~

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  3. AnonymousMay 23, 2014 at 9:25 AM

    This is fantastic! I love the randomness and movement of the piece. The background fabric is a personal favorite!

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    1. Denise Bongiovanni~May 23, 2014 at 9:34 AM

      Thank you! It was fun to design and stitch together, funny how hard we work to appear random!!

      Nini~

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  4. a maidenhair fernMay 23, 2014 at 10:49 AM

    What a great wall hanging/quilt! I love the texture it puts off. your points are awesome! Don't worry, everyone's quilts always look so good, but they're all full of little crooked lines too, they just don't tell you about them. I think it looks really cool

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    1. Denise Bongiovanni~May 23, 2014 at 2:48 PM

      Thank you. You are right, I know no one's quilt is perfect, I am hard on myself. I forget no one else knows the lil mistakes that are hiding!!

      Nini~

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  5. SIMPLESEWMay 23, 2014 at 11:20 AM

    I really love it, great inspiration . I need to do more small items for me to experience and learn and to hang up......

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    1. Denise Bongiovanni~May 23, 2014 at 2:49 PM

      Yes you do. Although I'm not sure where that quilt is going to hang in my house! It would be great for a child's room!! Thank you for your encouraging words.

      Nini~

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  6. VeraMay 23, 2014 at 12:45 PM

    What a fun desing! I really like it! Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Helen@Till We Quilt AgainMay 24, 2014 at 8:12 AM

    Can not even begin to tell you how much I LOVE this! And there are so... many incredible techniques used in this gem! Your photos are fantastic too!

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    1. Denise Bongiovanni~May 24, 2014 at 3:51 PM

      Thank you! Finally the camera is making sense to me. Now if I can get the quilting to be nice to me I'll be good!! I love this quilt too...it's me!!

      Nini~

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  8. SarahZMay 25, 2014 at 9:15 AM

    This is darling! Love the brights with the sketch!!!

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    1. Denise Bongiovanni~May 28, 2014 at 11:26 AM

      Thank you SarahZ! Scrap busting is always good, didn't realize I had so many brights! That sketch is indispensable...I could use it in everything.

      Nini~

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  9. Katharine YatesMay 27, 2014 at 8:35 PM

    I really like this quilt. Looks like a fun technique. I would love to try it, I am also measurement challenged and think improv quilting may be the answer! :)

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    1. Denise Bongiovanni~May 28, 2014 at 11:26 AM

      Kate, I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only measurement challenged quilter! Improv all the way!!

      Nini~

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