Howdy y'all! I hope your Monday is going well! Today, I'm doing something I never thought I would do. I'm entering two of my quilts in a show! That show is the
Blogger's Quilt Festival hosted by Amy's Creative Side and anybody who wants to can enter. For me, this a HUGE step out of my comfort zone. But after much hmm-ing and hah-ing, I decided that this would be a good thing. The online quilting community is amazingly supportive, so I couldn't think of a better time to enter my quilts into a show. :)
First up, I'm entering Technicolor Galaxy: Pocket Edition in the Mini Category. I've never been prouder of a little quilt than I am of this little beauty! As you could probably guess, this was directly inspired by the Technicolor Galaxy Skill Builder that so many have taken part in. I made this in a swap with quilty friend
Jenn @ A Quarter Inch From the Edge and I fell absolutely in love with it as I made it. There are precious bits of my Alison Glass fabric mixed in that rainbow! :) You can read up more about this little mini
here!
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| Rainbow hand quilting makes my heart sing! |
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| Belle, the lovely Jack, for scale purposes. :) |
I have also just entered the Bloggers Quilt Festival for the first time. A great way to do some blog hopping and be inspired. Nice work in your mini quilt.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen! I'm just now settling in to do some blog hopping today! Looking forward to seeing all the wonderful quilts. :)
DeleteWow! Ya kinda knocked it outta the park with this wee quilt, didn't ya? It's awesome! Good on ya for entering the festival! Did you know that next to springy things Jacks are my fave?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Val! This one just took on a mind of its own and I love it! :) Belle was my 13th birthday present after years and years of asking for a puppy. When I went off to college, she stayed with my parents and when I came back, I was informed she wasn't leaving! Lol. She's an old, blind gal now, but still one of the best dogs in the world (in my humble opinion. ;) )
DeleteThis is just darling! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alison!
DeleteSo cute! I just finished my Technicolor Galaxy (I blogged about it too), but I didn't enter it to the BQF (I entered two other quilts though).
ReplyDeleteThanks, AStrangerView! I am absolutely in awe of the Technicolor Galaxy quilts that I've seen. They are absolutely amazing! I've been following along with Jenn's progress since she started posting about it I think and it's just one of those quilts I am so excited about. :) I'm going to head over and check yours out today! Thanks for stopping by my blog! :)
DeleteThis is so cute! And truly impressive that you managed to get so much detail in such a tiny little mini. I love it. What a lucky swap partner
ReplyDeleteThanks Peaches! I nearly pulled my hair out on those teeny tiny little petals in the center, but I'm so glad I stuck to my guns and kept stitching. I loved it so much when I finished and I'm so glad that Jenn was happy with it. :)
DeleteGood for you, great entry! Mini's are so much fun, and a great way to make a quilt and not use a ton of those precious fabrics we don't want to use up ;) I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pamela! I've been making quite a few minis lately to keep fabric consumption low! Lol. And those precious little bits go such a long way with little minis like this! :)
DeleteYou must keep Belle around. She's great for providing scale! I'm with you on the Alison Glass fabrics, and your mini is adorable. Welcome to the quilt show circuit! I'm glad you decided to put yourself out there.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Afton! In her hay day, I'm not sure I could have got Belle to sit that still! Lol. She's more than happy to quilt model these days. :) It was so nerve wracking tossing my hat into the ring, but I'm so glad I entered!
Deletethis mini.....BIG TIME AWESOME! Jenn showed it off and it was even more impressive in person! Congratulations on such a great piece. And your doggie..Adorbs!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Adrienne! I don't know if I've ever been more excited about a quilt as it was coming together. It was almost exactly how I imagined it in my head, it was so exciting! :) I'm so proud of this one, especially because so many of the quilty people I look up to love it too!
DeleteGood job! I have yet to finish my Galaxy quilt! It is so tiny, but has all the elements of the big grand daddy! Well done Jennifer!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jayne! In the beginning, I was going to try and fit more into this mini, but I'm so glad I went simpler. It turned out better than I could have imagined! :)
DeleteThis is amazing. I hope you win.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Anja! And oh my goodness, I couldn't imagine winning! Y'all could probably hear me squealing in surprise all the way down here in KY if I did! LOL
DeleteI'm not surprised you are proud of it, it is so lovely. Great fabric choices and the hand quilting sets if off perfectly.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kate! I'm definitely not a hand quilter, but this screamed for hand quilting. And what the quilt wants, the quilt gets, right? :)
DeleteSuch a thoughtful little quilt! I know Jenn adored it. Good luck in the BQF
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda! It makes my heart so happy to know she liked it! I always get nervous gifting something I've made, especially for a quilter I respect like her! Good luck to you too in BQF! :)
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