Thursday, 14 May 2015

Rainbow Petals Quilt

Would anyone notice if I don't send this off?? 😉 #igminiswap #flossysgroup
I found the free pattern for this "Flower of Life" quilt on Craftsy and knew that I wanted to make it for the Instagram Mini Swap.
I originally thought that I would needle turn appliqué it, but it was taking too long and so I turned all the edges under and then machine appliquéd it. Raw edge with Bondaweb would have been much simpler and have a similar effect.
I guess I need a label. Never made one before as this is only the 4th quilt I've actually finished! #igminiswap #flossysgroup
I traced the leaves with a Frixion pen on sand paper to stop them wriggling around too much.
@karie_twokwikquilters this is how I made the segments. The outside doesn't have to be too accurate, taper towards the points. I drew a pen line and then turned each one under to that line, held in place with a bit of fabric glue. Hope that makes sense. Statistics
Machine Appliqué
Approx 20" x 20"


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15 comments:

  1. maria14 May 2015 at 13:45

    Wow, this is stunning. I think you made the right decision, personally I'm not a fan of raw edges.

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  2. Diane-crewe14 May 2015 at 15:46

    WOW! It looks incredible ... HOW are you going to put it in the post? afraid it would stick to my fingers and stay at home xx

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  3. Fran14 May 2015 at 20:25

    So beautiful!

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  4. mammafairy14 May 2015 at 21:51

    Lovely rainbow effect. Very pretty!

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  5. Benta AtSLIKstitches15 May 2015 at 07:29

    Oh my gosh, that's beautiful! I think I'd be too impatient to do the needle turn thing, I'd go raw edge!!!

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  6. Quiltification17 May 2015 at 17:15

    I love this quilt - so calming and serene.

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  7. Hilacha (loose strand)17 May 2015 at 19:19

    I like the graded rainbow effect!

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  8. Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore18 May 2015 at 03:37

    What a lovely quilt. It's so soft and gentle looking. I hope whoever you gave it to enjoys looking at it every day.

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  9. Kamila @ Work-With-Patches 18 May 2015 at 09:52

    What a great idea for a beautiful rainbow quilt! I love your design beautiful fabrics, and GREAT quilting!!! :)
    Greetings from Poland
    Kamila

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  10. Jenn18 May 2015 at 16:24

    This is gorgeous!

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  11. Renee19 May 2015 at 17:00

    Love the colors and fabrics you chose! It's very pretty.

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  12. Karen@littlebirdiequilting21 May 2015 at 09:02

    Love this 'petals' quilt!

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  13. MTN MAMA22 May 2015 at 16:13

    What an eye-catching design!! Bright and beautiful!! Makes me smile!

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  14. Sarah Goer Quilts25 May 2015 at 19:34

    It's so pretty and I love the quilting. Sand paper is genius!

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  15. Wonky Patchwork14 June 2015 at 10:18

    Beautiful quilt, and the sandpaper sounds a great idea. It's lovely to find another quilting blogger down in the South West too!

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