It's finished! And I've called it Mirage. (If I could insert the blue heart emoji here, I would.)
I love how the colours transition from top to bottom - that was my son's idea.
The pattern is Topsy by Sheila Christensen, but I've named this quilt Mirage for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, when I met my husband he drove a 1979 Mitsubishi Mirage and it was blue like this quilt.
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| The well loved Mirage - that is not my husband in the photo. |
Secondly, my son loves Transformers, and there is an blue Autobot called Mirage.
This quilt is for my son's 21st birthday, so it seemed appropriate to call it Mirage.
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| I do love the blocks where I made the extra effort to pattern match the stripes. |
I put the wide back Onion Rings by Brandon Mably on the back and I love that too.
Finished size is 105"w x 97"h after washing.
I used the Queen sized blocks, but added extra columns and rows to make it bigger.
You can read an earlier blog post about this quilt here.
I think this quilt will be my most significant finish in 2021. I loved making it, and I'm really pleased that my son loves it too.
Now it's time for the Peacock Party. What have you been up to this week? Feel free to link up a recent blog post below.
22 comments:
Gorgeous! A beautiful quilt made for your son.
-Soma
Beautiful quilt, a perfect man's quilt! Love the blues, happy stitching!
Mirage is a very striking quilt!
Mirage is such a great quilt (and great name for it). One of my favorites, for sure!
Love this quilt. It feels like looking underwater. I could dive right in!
I just can't stop looking at this quilt! It. Is. Stunning!
Absolutely WOW!
I love that pattern and the colors you chose I can understand getting it machine quilted and the quilting pattern is perfect for it
Wow, that is a massive size quilt, and so pretty!
Oh, Wendy -- your Mirage quilt turned out spectacular! I love the ombre effect. Great suggestion from your son. Just gorgeous. Congratulations on a fabulous finish!
What a GORGEOUS quilt! I love the blues. Is that zigzag stitching on the narrow lines or is that part of the fabric? I am most impressed that everything all lines up so perfectly on the quilt. Your son will treasure this quilt.
This is a beautiful quilt. I love the colors and the way the hexagons flow along the quilt surface. Your choice of backing complements the front design. The quilting is wonderful and does not detract from all the work you did. Your son will be so happy with the quilt for a long time. Congratulations on a great finish.
Stunning fabric choices, and the blend is inspired.
Wendy I love your reasons for naming your quilt Mirage. Hooray for your son loving it. I think this one has earned several blue heart emotions 💙💙💙
This quilt is just perfect...wonderful job xo
Great quilt Wendy. I think I must buy this pattern from Sheila.
Stunning quilt and a perfect name, I hadn't realised it was going to be such a size Wendy!! I must try and join the link up with the Peacock Party, better brush up on the link directions tomorrow!
It certainly is a beautiful quilt. Sure to used, loved and treasured - hope you all enjoy celebrating your son's special birthday.
As for inserting emoji into a blog post I found this site is ideal: https://getemoji.com/ Just cut and paste the emoji you require :-)
Perfect name. I know I've told you before but I absolutely love this quilt . . . and I'm not even a big fan of blue. It's the transition of color and feeling of the depth that grabs me every single time. Hope it will have a long happy life with your son. Maybe one day I'll make this pattern too. You have certainly inspired me.
I'm with you on wanting to insert a heard emogi - this is gorgeous!
Stunning quilt. I love the blocks.
just gorgeous.......love taking a quilt out for photos........and blue is just perfect...........
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