Friday, May 13, 2011

Bloggers Quilt Festival

Amy's Creative Side


As soon as I realized it was Bloggers Quilt Festival, I knew immediately which quilt I would enter.  Bare with me here, because I just finished and posted about it last week, but I've decided to enter my Scrappy Rainbow quilt, as I think its my favorite quilt I've made to date.

scrappy rainbow quilt

This quilt started really with no direction, aside from using up fabric from my scrap bins.  This was the very first "blue blob" of fabric snippits that evolved into the finished product.


I really had fun piecing the centers of these blocks together randomly and just seeing where things went.  While this didn't make quite as large of a dent in my overflowing baskets of scraps as I'd have liked, I just love picking out all the different fabrics in each block and remembering where I'd used them initially.


I think the repetitive white borders and second color borders help to ground the random center blocks, I'm not an overly huge fan of true "improvisational" piecing, so I think this is a nice balance of order and randomness.  


This fun happy rainbow quilt is one of those quilts that I don't think I could part with if I tried, and is now nestled in its new home on our couch, just waiting to be snuggled.  

Be sure to pop over to the Bloggers Quilt Festival hosted by Amy's Creative Side to check out all the beautiful quilt entries!




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  1. LeeMay 13, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Nice choice! I love this quilt! And you're right, the orderliness of the white borders is the perfect way to set off the random scrappiness of the blocks.

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  2. Sara @ Sew SweetnessMay 13, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    I love this quilt so much, the white definitely makes it pop!

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  3. TeresaMay 13, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    Its not often I find a scrap quilt to be striking. You should be really proud, its awesome!

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  4. Elizabeth DacksonMay 13, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    Definitely the right choice :) I love this quilt, love the rainbow effect, love the somewhat random piecing, and I definitely love the white borders. Fantastic quilt!!

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  5. MandaMay 14, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    Great choice! This quilt is so bright and happy!

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  6. MeganMay 14, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    I love this quilt Jess! :) Great choice for Bloggers' Festival!

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  7. DebbieMay 14, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    I loved your quilt when you first posted it, & I love it today! SOO nice!

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  8. The ThompsonsMay 14, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Gorgeous quilt! The colors are bright and beautiful!

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  9. CarolMay 14, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    Lovely. So chearful.

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  10. felicityMay 14, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    Great choice - I love this quilt as you know.

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  11. SandraMay 14, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    Don't want to sound like a broken record but I love this quilt. I'm a big fan of freeform piecing and I love how it is freeform and yet controlled. Great use of color.
    Come see my entries #211 repro cheddar orange stars and 215, antique 1850 applique flower garden

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  12. LynneMay 14, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    I love it! So colourful. It may be scrappy but it's controlled as well. Thank you so much for inspiring this novice - one day I may have enough scraps to do something like that!

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  13. canuckquilterMay 14, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    What a great use of scraps! I love the mix of order and improvisation.

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  14. Jess @ Scrappy n HappyMay 15, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    So Beautiful! I love rainbows and I like what you did in the first border of each block with that little extra piece put in, very striking!

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  15. LonciMay 15, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    It is beautiful, congratulations:)

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  16. SiobhanMay 15, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    I love it. So pretty.

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  17. stitchinpennyMay 15, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    Your quilt is so pretty. I looked, but didn't even have enough stash to do justice to this quilt. You did it very well.

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  18. MelindaMay 15, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Beautiful! I love this.

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  19. noga quiltsMay 16, 2011 at 1:17 AM

    I love the fresh bold colors, such a happy quilt! Beautiful, congratulations

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  20. WendyMay 16, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    Pardon me for say this to the easily offended, but holy buckets!!! This is flippin' freakin' gorgeous! Love your quilt!! I may have found my favorite!! You've done a marvelous job :)

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  21. EileenMay 16, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    Wonderful quilt. Fantastic colors, fabrics and pattern. Do like the white sashing too. Thanks forcsharing and have a great day

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  22. CharlotteMay 16, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    This is really really lovely, a great way to use your scraps. I love rainbow colours and the white really sets them off

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  23. Lindsay ConnerMay 16, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    I'm still loving this quilt the second time around!

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  24. HMay 16, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    I love this quilt...now where are my scraps?! The white inner border is a great idea and I love the little touch of dark/light in the outer squares - inspired!

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  25. lauraMay 16, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Beautiful scrapbuster quilt!

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  26. BJMay 17, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    Now that's what I'm talking about. Love it!

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  27. KarenMay 17, 2011 at 3:47 AM

    This is a lovely quilt - so bright and vibrant. The idea of using all scraps is very appealing. I am inspired to get to work!!

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  28. KendasCraftsMay 17, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Nice job! I've had something like this on my list for a while. I love scrap quilts!

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  29. LisaMay 17, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    It's a beauty! Love all those bright colors

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  30. Sarcastic QuilterMay 17, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    I just have to ask, can you just send this my way? ;)

    It's so pretty.

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  31. UnknownMay 18, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    I do love this quilt so much. It's gorgeous and a great way to use your scraps!

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  32. CarlaMay 21, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Jessica I love this quilt! Bold, modern, and fun! I really like how you added a bit of light/dark on the sashing around the blocks.

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  33. Plain Ol' VanillaMay 21, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    I love this Jessica! I'm working on a scrap quilt right now but yours is getting my wheels turning even more. Thank you for sharing this!
    Joyce

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  34. LoriMay 22, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    I like how you added a contrast color in the border around the colorful blocks. It adds a lot of interest. Its a very beautiful quilt.

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  35. Andrea May 22, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    I love this quilt that show up at the festival

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