09 Sep Quick Column Quilts!
Nancy Zieman is a sewing and quilting legend! So when I had the opportunity to get a preview and make a quilt from her new book, Quick Column Quilts, I jumped at the chance!
Floating Squares 80″ x 88″ |
Its blue and white color palette is already totally my style, so I had to think a bit about which fabrics to use. I was lucky enough to have some fat quarters of Marcia Derse’s new Black + White line (due out in January) and paired that with some gold and mustard solids from my stash. The crisp black and white against the mellow golds is such a great juxtaposition. I love the sort of distressed look of the Marcia Derse fabrics – the print in the largest squares makes me think of scarred granite.
I switched the columns around a bit and made a quilt that is about a quarter of the original double bed sized quilt. It was, as promised, quick to make. The top, including cutting, only took about four hours and I am not a speedy sewist!
More Black + White on the back! |
Straight line quilting or spiral quilting? I was again afflicted with indecision. I decided on straight lines, but spiral would have been a fun option too.
Laura L
Posted at 08:29h, 14 SeptemberTwo color quilts are so clean & classic! Love your blue & white one with Nancy's pattern.
patty a.
Posted at 18:00h, 11 SeptemberLove those B&W prints!
Mary
Posted at 15:04h, 11 SeptemberSo many neat designs in this book and thanks for sharing your version.
Pamela
Posted at 07:12h, 11 SeptemberI do like your take on this quilt – so different from the original in the book. (And looking forward to those Marcia Derse fabrics too – yummy!).
Nancy Evans
Posted at 18:04h, 10 SeptemberYour color choices work well…….the mustard gold background shows off the black and white prints in a modern yet traditional way.
Robin
Posted at 16:32h, 10 SeptemberDebbie, really like your color choices and layout. Thanks for the great pattern/book review.
OhioLori
Posted at 03:13h, 10 SeptemberLoooove this Hop!!! Quilts are Awesome! I am loving this book…is definitely on my Wish List! 🙂
Vicki H
Posted at 00:03h, 10 SeptemberLooks like a very inspiring book.
Rochestergranny3
Posted at 18:32h, 09 SeptemberThrilled about this book.
MariQuilts
Posted at 15:25h, 09 SeptemberLooks like a great book….love what you have done!!!
PT in SC
Posted at 15:03h, 09 SeptemberLove your fabric choices, nice combination! Looks like a great book!
Julie in WA
Posted at 14:53h, 09 SeptemberWhoa! I love the stark contrast between the colors…yellows are the perfect choice to offset the printed fabric. Funny, my monitor makes the black and white look like blue and white, which is really cool too!
Tinliz
Posted at 14:21h, 09 SeptemberYour background fabric gives a wonderful added dimension to your quilt.
Lisa Marie
Posted at 14:14h, 09 SeptemberThis book looks like it's full of good ideas for quick quilts. Your quilt is very cute, thanks for sharing.