it is finished! so late! tonight is the concert and auction and i barely got it done. it took a long time, i wanted it to be perfect. by perfect i mean, just how i imagined it, and how i imagined it is very imperfect. it's meant to be a symbolic quilt. the lines aren't straight, the quilting is random, the plus signs are wonky and that's because life doesn't always go the way we planned it to. but together, with our loves and friends and family, we can make it through anything (the plus signs). the colors are meant to symbolize that we can get through all those trials that will come our way with love and beauty.
i LOVE the colors. and they feel so february to me. lovey and cool and cozy.
it's an oversize throw (it of course needed to be big enough for two).
the back is mostly white with a strip of the red and aqua from the front.
i just like this picture.
the plus signs. i cut two at a time and shuffled the pieces so as to make them all different, wonky, and all sizes, while wasting NO fabric and still only having to sew straight rows. i am super proud of the technique and am almost done writing out the pattern that will be in the etsy shop. i will also have a limited number of kits with these exact fabrics in different sizes.
me plus you. kits and patterns available wednesday in the shop. bid on the quilt tonight at the nie nie benefit concert. and now i can focus on project 31! happy february!
I LOVE this quilt. I am wanting to make a twin size for my daughter's first bed. I can't wait until the pattern is available.
Posted by: Carrie | February 02, 2009 at 09:55 AM
There are very few quilts that I love and would want in my home. This is certainly one of them. I wish I had the patience for quilting!
Posted by: Laura | February 02, 2009 at 09:57 AM
that's beautiful. i love quilts that are not "perfect", if it's perfect it doesn't seem handmade to me.
the colors are great.. i never would have thought of pairing the red with the aqua.
Posted by: Lisa | February 02, 2009 at 10:03 AM
I love the imperfect quality of quilts because they feel loved and vintage and so perfect!! Kelly- I don't think you know how to not make something perfect, it is beautiful like all your other creations, well done!
Posted by: angie | February 02, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Kelly, it is so beautiful!
Posted by: Lauren | February 02, 2009 at 10:19 AM
The quilt is beautiful! I especially liked what you wrote about life not always going the way we planned but our friends and family's love get us through. That is so true!
Posted by: Victoria Ezell | February 02, 2009 at 10:20 AM
beautiful! i LOVE it!
Posted by: melissa w | February 02, 2009 at 10:41 AM
I stand in awe. I knit. I don't quilt. And likely never will.
Posted by: Annette | February 02, 2009 at 10:45 AM
that is a really beautiful quilt. someone will be very lucky to have it. the white just makes the crosses pop! Good job pamela
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Posted by: pamela | February 02, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Ok, ok. I am IN LOVE!
Is it possible to reserve me a kit??? I need me some of that red/aqua love.
Posted by: Lindsey Z. | February 02, 2009 at 11:14 AM
That is so fab! I love it! I love that it's not perfect. I will be checking out the pattern! I love your color choices! I may have to check out the kit! Good job!
Posted by: Mindy Murray | February 02, 2009 at 11:42 AM
so awesome. i can't afford a kit right now, so maybe you'll put some up again soon... hint hint!
it is truly beautiful!
Posted by: Nicole | February 02, 2009 at 11:43 AM
i love it kelly. i might have to break up with you unless you make me one too. :)
Posted by: tara | February 02, 2009 at 11:53 AM
It's really beautiful. I love the colors too.
Posted by: liz r. | February 02, 2009 at 11:54 AM
it's delish! you are so very talented and beautiful :)
Posted by: em | February 02, 2009 at 12:15 PM
it's perfect kelly! and that picture of cate is a big plus too!
Posted by: amanda | February 02, 2009 at 12:29 PM
beautiful, Kelly!
Posted by: sara moon | February 02, 2009 at 01:12 PM
Your creations never cease to amaze and inspire me. I love everything about this quilt and it might have given me the push I need to get started on my scrap quilt.
But then again, I could just order the kit for this one from your shop and give myself a break... ;)
Posted by: Amber | February 02, 2009 at 01:27 PM
That really is a beautiful quilt. Good work.
Posted by: Miggy | February 02, 2009 at 03:13 PM
I totally love this quilt. I need a new one b/c my old one is ratty looking and the Corgi keeps eating it!
Posted by: Jessica | February 02, 2009 at 03:17 PM
Beautiful job, Kelly. I just love that quilt so much.
Posted by: Ashley S. | February 02, 2009 at 03:19 PM
This is so beautiful and looks so cozy in the last pic, lol...
Great work!
Posted by: celia | February 02, 2009 at 03:58 PM
oh kelly, i love it. you did a fantastic job. i can't wait to see how much it goes for tonight. i may just have to order a kit. so cool. you are a good friend to stephanie. this is a priceless gift.
Posted by: natalie | February 02, 2009 at 04:07 PM
If you find that someone in Scotland has been on your site for like 4 hours, it's just me, back to look at that quilt some more. It is my favorite.
I'm SO impressed....it's PERFECT. It should be in a MAGAZINE.
Posted by: Lindsey Z. | February 02, 2009 at 04:10 PM
That IS AMAZING! i too love the colors. Whoever gets this is really blessed.
Posted by: Wendy | February 02, 2009 at 04:11 PM
I love that color combo (see my logo), but i just love the different cross's and the bunting. Great job!
Posted by: Cherry Tree Lane | February 02, 2009 at 04:11 PM
That quilt is simply spectacular!
Posted by: Creole Wisdom | February 02, 2009 at 04:36 PM
It's beautiful, Kelly. And so thoughtful. I LOVE the colors.
Posted by: Kate R. | February 02, 2009 at 04:56 PM
I love love love this quilt. I am excited for your pattern!
Posted by: Makayla | February 02, 2009 at 07:01 PM
How beautiful! I love the colors and I love your blog!
Posted by: Tammy | February 02, 2009 at 07:54 PM
oooh! i love it! i think kate loves it too! very february! great job!
Posted by: Alyssa | February 02, 2009 at 08:24 PM
Charming. As is your model,on that fantastic buffet!
Posted by: Amanda | February 02, 2009 at 08:36 PM
Holy cow. I can't comprehend the mental skill, plus the physical talent that went into this (I can't do many crafty things myself--I'm a disaster). This quilt is perfection, exactly the kind of thing I would covet for myself. It's fresh and modern yet still feels homey and like something a great auntie would have done decades ago. LOVE it. LOVE it. LOVE it. Colors, pattern, back, all of it.
Posted by: KJ | February 02, 2009 at 08:42 PM
kell it turned out better then i even could have imagined. i love it
Posted by: kirsti osborne | February 03, 2009 at 01:23 AM
BEAUTIFUL quilt. I have never made a quilt myself and your kit seems tempting but might be a little much for a novice like me?
That last picture is marvelous. I actually came back to look at it this morning. BEAUTIFUL!
Posted by: Erica grover | February 03, 2009 at 08:05 AM
so gorgeous. so perfectly eye-popping. what a perfectly marvelous quilt you completed. yay! just astonishing, simply astonishing. i think it's imagine will remain imprinted on my eyes all day long, like when you see a really bright light.
Posted by: rebecca | February 03, 2009 at 08:06 AM
Wow - looks absolutely beautiful!
Impressive...
Posted by: Petra | February 03, 2009 at 08:12 AM
Everything about this quilt is lovely in everyway. The colors, the pattern you designed and the sewing. I love it!
Posted by: candice | February 03, 2009 at 03:27 PM
I LOVE the new quilt, you are a genius! The colours, the scale, the pattern. Well done!
Posted by: Catherine | February 03, 2009 at 06:18 PM
Just perfect - really, really lovely! I am doing a virtual quilting bee and had everyone make red & white crosses for me - you've inspired me to add aqua to it - maybe the sashing or binding? Anyhow, fantastic job!
Posted by: stephanie | February 04, 2009 at 06:08 AM
it is just beautiful!
Posted by: erika | February 04, 2009 at 08:11 AM
It's all been said, but this is truly breathtaking.
Posted by: Mal | February 04, 2009 at 05:21 PM
I love the color combo on this quilt. The red with the light blue is my favorite!
Posted by: april~living the sweet life | February 16, 2009 at 10:32 PM