Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Soul Searching - all blocks done!

It all started with my blog at the end of June...here...and I am down to the last two blocks - purple and brown. I was expecting to find the brown block the most difficult but it was the purples that I scrambled around for. At first I tried to pull out the purples with a blue base, and I came out with a paltry six different fabrics...and it wasn't until I relaxed and pulled out anything from purple/blue to purple/pink that I finally got this block together.


 And doesn't it look purdy with the sunlight behind it :)


And look at my "browns"...given that it is a colour I do NOT like, fancy me having so many different shades of brown in the stash!


Well I did cheat a little with a couple greys, and few tints of orange...but it  fits in well with the other blocks.


All the blocks look great together. I think I have used about 240 different fabrics in this quilt top.


So all nine blocks together...72x84 it is not small....but if I make it a little bigger, it can be a topper for my king size bed....maybe some borders ?


Decisions...decisions....

Don't forget the Soul Searching quilt pattern is from  Making Quilts - The promise of Joy by Kathy Doughty (Material Obsession) :)



16 comments:

  1. Looks fabulous! Well done...I am still plugging away with mine. Love yours!

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  2. Love it!! Well done with the browns - this would be exactly where I would struggle too!

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  3. What a great quilt and a good project, well done.

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  4. Gorgeous - it would be amazing on a bed.

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  5. Love that quilt, really a stunner!

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  6. Oh, what a lovely quilt. Great job! I really like it.

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  7. Oh wow....it's absolutely stunning!!! Well done!

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  8. That looks great. Love the pattern.

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  9. looks like chinese lanterns...looks great. Yes, borders would be nice. I have one of those darn King sized beds too...they're nice to sleep in, but takes LOTS of fabric! Wagon-Quilts is what a friend calls them.

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  10. I love it, I have been working on rainbow quilts myself. I love how you have added bits of other colours in. Like the orange in your browns. I also have trouble with brown.

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  11. Beautiful! Love the mix of prints and color play.

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  12. I just found you from Rachael's blog, great quilt. I am now a follower!

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  13. Your quilt is lovely. I too would have a hard time with a purple block.

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  14. Just found your blog via Flickr looking for Soul Searching quilts. I am 3 blocks done and needed inspiration. I am currently working on the yellow block. A bit exhausting! Thanks for the nice photos! Pam

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