Friday 13 August 2021

Mirage

 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. 

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.  


I do love the blocks where I made the extra effort to pattern match the stripes. 


Although I love hand quilting, I knew long arm machine quilting would work better on this quilt for two reasons:
1. it's for a young man and it will probably need washing more frequently than my other quilts, and
2. it's massive and I didn't have the energy to spend months hand quilting it.  

So I had it custom quilted by my friend Rayna Clinton from Tui Song Quilting in Wellington, New Zealand. We chose the pattern together and I'm really pleased with it.  It's called Snakes Hexagons by Sharon Perry.

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.  


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23 comments:

Soma @ inkTorrents.com said...

Gorgeous! A beautiful quilt made for your son.

-Soma

Gretchen Weaver said...

Beautiful quilt, a perfect man's quilt! Love the blues, happy stitching!

Vicki in MN said...

Mirage is a very striking quilt!

piecefulwendy said...

Mirage is such a great quilt (and great name for it). One of my favorites, for sure!

PaintedThread said...

Love this quilt. It feels like looking underwater. I could dive right in!

Wendy said...

I just can't stop looking at this quilt! It. Is. Stunning!

Denice Barker said...

Absolutely WOW!

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

I love that pattern and the colors you chose I can understand getting it machine quilted and the quilting pattern is perfect for it

Cathy said...

Wow, that is a massive size quilt, and so pretty!

Rebecca Grace said...

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!

Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio said...

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.

Rochelle aka Bella Quilts said...

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.

Kiwiquilter said...

Stunning fabric choices, and the blend is inspired.

Carol Andrews said...

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 💙💙💙

O'Quilts said...

This quilt is just perfect...wonderful job xo

Sue said...

Great quilt Wendy. I think I must buy this pattern from Sheila.

Mystic Quilter said...

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!

Allison said...

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 :-)

Anne / Springleaf Studios said...

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.

Chay said...

Blue is my favorite color so this quilt really appeals. Just curious to know if you planned all the color placement (motifs as well as grey stripes) in advance. If so, do you use some kind of planning sheet, coloring page, etc. It's a beauty!

Marie said...

I'm with you on wanting to insert a heard emogi - this is gorgeous!

Sharon Kwilter said...

Stunning quilt. I love the blocks.

Chookyblue...... said...

just gorgeous.......love taking a quilt out for photos........and blue is just perfect...........