Bordered Diamonds is finished and I'm very pleased with it. I think I fulfilled my goal of "Summery florals". There are so many beautiful Kaffe Fassett Collective prints in this quilt.
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| The bird fabric is "Summer Tree" by Philip Jacobs - out of print now |
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| The centre fabric is "Orchids" in blue by Philip Jacobs |
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| Centre fabric is Brassica in Rust by Philip Jacobs |
I really enjoyed making this quilt. The big diamonds give plenty of room to showcase the flowers in Philip Jacobs' and Kaffe Fassett's designs. And when you put smaller scale prints in the borders, they separate the blocks nicely.
As I said in my previous post here, I think this pattern works best when the same fabrics are repeated within the quilt, but with different borders.
And here's the back - pieced from Kaffe Fassett pieces in my stash.
I cut down the Midnight Diamonds pattern from Quilts in Burano, and left off the border, so the finished size of this quilt is 63" x 55".
I had it machine quilting by Busy Bee Quilt Shop in Wellington, NZ, and they used a wavy design running down the quilt.
Your quilts are always so vibrant , happy and stunning. Thank you for hosting the link party and happy quilting.
ReplyDeleteThis is a delightful quilt, Wendy. Although there are a lot of colours and a lot of interesting fabrics in the diamonds the total has not become overwhelming. Clever of you to separate them with small print fabric borders; I'm sure that's what makes the whole more restful to the eye.
ReplyDeleteOh goodness! That is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOMG, I have one of those diamond quilt tops done and have not gotten it quilted. You have inspired me. I hope to get mine out (where ever it is) and get it quilted um, this year? ha Love how pretty yours is!!!
ReplyDeleteStunning quilt!
ReplyDeleteThough I'm usually not a fan of this style of fabric print, this quilt shows them off beautifully!
ReplyDeleteWoweee that quilt is absolutely gorgeous, I love, love, love those bright colours of Kaffe Fassett fabrics
ReplyDeletethe quilt is lovely.........I do like this design.......
ReplyDeleteI've never worked with Kaffe Facetts fabrics, but have certainly admired them. Your quilt is stunning, simple shapes to showcase the fabrics, and glowing with colour.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow! So vibrant! Love, love, love! 😃
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ReplyDeleteA beautiful quilt !
So beautiful! It is a soft loud (LOL) Kaffe quilt. But you do such a wonderful job with his colors! Another winning quilt! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful! This quilt is a beautiful collection of Kaffe and Phillip Jacobs fabrics. You have to remind me: Is this a quilt you will keep or is it going to someone else?
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful and vibrant quilt! I have lots of Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics and this pattern is the best to have the prints stand out so well!
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