Saturday, May 17, 2014

It’s Blogger’s Quilt Festival Time

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Since I was one of the hand quilters who inundated Amy with requests to open a category for hand-quilted quilts, I figure it’s the least I can do to submit an entry of my own.  And now I can say that I’ve had a quilt entered in a “show” (on my bucket list).  Winking smile

I know that none of my quilts are truly “show worthy” … and this one is no exception.  But this quilt is full of precious memories … and is my favorite of all the quilts I’ve made over the 30 years I’ve quilted.  For that reason, I’m going to enter my blue and white log cabin.  (As many of you might remember, we’re out of town, so I’m going to have to rely on whatever photos I thought to take (and publish) when I finished up my quilt.) 

Blue and white quilts are always a favorite … they’re so simple, so striking … and a change of pace from my usual more prim fabrics.  I’d long wanted to do a log cabin quilt in just white and blue… it’s a favorite pattern, and I had an image in my mind of how striking a blue log cabin would be. 

As I was finishing up the piecing of a blue and white single Irish chain, it occurred to me that I probably had a LOT of blue and white scraps in my stash, thanks to making a couple of blue and white quilts for my grandsons as well as that Irish chain.  And sure enough, I did!  It was a sign … my blue and white log cabin was meant to be!  Other than the red for the center and the binding, all the fabrics came from my stash (and that’s saying something because I have a very limited stash).

I’m not usually a fan of piecing, but this top went together quickly … watching the first couple of seasons of NCIS (on DVD) kept me entertained while at my machine.2012_0417LogCabinQuilt0004

By the time I finished up the top and started quilting, I still had several seasons of NCIS to get caught up on, so the quilting seemed to go quickly, too.


It seemed like this quilt, from start to finished, was done in no time at all … I don’t know if it was because I was entertained by NCIS while making it, because I loved the fabrics (and the memories of the other quilts I made using those fabrics) or because I loved the pattern … or all of the above, but this is my favorite quilt.  Log Cabin Quilt 004
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Please check out the other hand-quilted quilts (as well as the quilts in all the other categories … just click on the button at the top of this post) … I know my humble log cabin quilt can't compete with all those other quilts, but to me, there’s no comparison.  Winking smile  I love this quilt ... and that's all that matters to me.
Kathy

32 comments:

  1. I love log cabin quilts and this one has such wonderful red center squares and red binding - really adds a pop!

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  2. Seriously - I think your quilt belongs in the show!

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  3. Your log cabin quilt is fabulous! No apologies needed!! I'm sure it was those several seasons of NCIS (my favorite TV series!) that made the piecing and quilting so enjoyable for you! So glad you decided to enter!

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  4. Your quilt is lovely. I love the blues that you've used. It's crisp and clean with the white too, and just dots of red to lift it all.
    I'm a hand quilter too and will be putting up my entry later today. I joined the push for a hand quilting category in this show, even though I didn't really know about the show at that time. Yes, the more of us who enter the hand quilting category, the better.

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  5. Stop being so humble, this quilt is AMAZING !

    Seriously, it is truly stunning .

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  6. This is a GORGEOUS quilt and I am so glad you entered / yay for hand quilting AND for people who can manage to sew and watch something at the same time. LOL I am not that advanced yet. I can screw up just paying attention to what I am doing / sewing! :)

    Me and my seam ripper are still best friends! :)

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  7. I love this quilt Kathy-it is so beautiful and I think you do yourself an injustice saying none are worthy of a show-worthy, they all are.
    Happy Beach time.
    Hugs,
    Noreen

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  8. tu colcha es preciosa !!!
    que suerte ver tantos edredones maravillosos juntos
    buen domingo

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  9. I love this entry Kathy! I am so glad you did this with your hand quilted beauty! How can you think it is not show worthy when it sooo is :) Thanks for sharing it there and here for us to see! Kathi

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  10. That is such a beautiful quilt, my husband sitting here beside me, said, " Wow is she good!" I never saw the red binding on it. I really like how it looks and your hand quilting is fantastic. I just love hand quilted quilts the best.

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  11. You know I love blue and white too Kathy - and this is another of your B&W beauties!!! You keep making my jealous with all your lovely B&W's :) I love Log Cabin blocks too, but can you believe I've never made one? I've used the blocks as an alternate block with other blocks, but never just a LC quilt alone. Definitely on my To Do list :) Great job on this one - and I think it absolutely deserves to be in the Festival!!!

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  12. It's a beauty allright! Sweet reading about how much you enjoyed making it and how special it is to you. And you are right....that is ALL that matters!! Hope you are still enjoying HH!!

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  13. Kathy, it is absolutely beautiful! And it is definitely show worthy in my opinion. That you quilted it by hand is just the icing on the cake.

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  14. Oooh, lovely, I especially like the detail with the darker blues and the secondary pattern x

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  15. Fantastic! I love log cabins! The blue and white looks great :)

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  16. Kathy, your quilt is definitely worthy of display here. It's quite stunning and I agree blue and white is a winning combination.

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  17. I love the red centers great job on the hand quilting.

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  18. This is just gorgeous! Really beautiful, Kathy!

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  19. I love log cabins, too - I've been experimenting with very tiny blue and grey ones with orange centres so this quilt makes me smile even more!

    Beautiful work.

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  20. WOW!! I somehow missed this post! Kathy, this quilt is just GORGEOUS!! Seriously, I LOVE it. Plus I have been enjoying myself now looking at all the entries. Sooo many pretty quilts. But my honest opinion is yours is up near the top. How fun. I have entering a contest on my bucket list too, but I am soo far behind now I don't know if it will happen. But who knows? Anyway, sure glad you did. I'd love to see it in person as I would love to see the hand quilting up close and personal. Hope your stay at the beach has been a good one!

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  21. WOW!! I somehow missed this post! Kathy, this quilt is just GORGEOUS!! Seriously, I LOVE it. Plus I have been enjoying myself now looking at all the entries. Sooo many pretty quilts. But my honest opinion is yours is up near the top. How fun. I have entering a contest on my bucket list too, but I am soo far behind now I don't know if it will happen. But who knows? Anyway, sure glad you did. I'd love to see it in person as I would love to see the hand quilting up close and personal. Hope your stay at the beach has been a good one!

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  22. I love blue and white as well, and this is as cute as can be! Nicely done!

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  23. I love blue and white quilts!! The red centre squares really set off the other colours and I love the quilting you did. I can see that I'm going to have to bump a log cabin quilt up my list of 'One day I'll make'!!

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  24. Your quilt has as good of a chance as any! It's very pretty. Nice work!

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  25. It certainly does belong in the show! It's lovely, I love the diagonal stripes created by the log cabins

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  26. I always love a log cabin quilt and yours looks so bright and cheerful

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  27. How did I miss this post? I love this log cabin and your stitches add such a softness to it. I just want to grab it and snuggle under it. Did you just stitch in the middle of each log? I have mine pinned and waiting for machine quilting but...... I may need to rethink that idea and hand quilt it.

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  28. Wow the quilt is beautiful. I love the colours and how well they play off each other.

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  30. Great quilt! I am impressed you quilted it by hand.
    It's not ALL about winning, is it?

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