Friday, September 25, 2015

Evan's Guitar - A Finished Quilt


This quilt top has been around for more than five years waiting to be finished. It is named after my oldest son, who in his teenage years decided he was going to take up guitar. Electric bass guitar to be exact. Being one to encourage all musical endeavors, he received his very own guitar and amp for Christmas. He might have played it three times in total. His rock and roll fantasy was short lived. Even though he is grown and lives away from home, that guitar still sits in his closet. We will see if either of his younger brothers get the urge.


I loved making this quilt top. It was fast and best of all, this is my favorite color palette. I had it up on the design wall for a while, thinking about how quilt it.


At first, I was determined to quilt something in each block, going for the yin yang impression given by the blocks themselves. However, the fabric in each block emphasizes that enough so I went with an overall design. There are three rows of three squares set on point. Each square is three concentric squares. The squares overlap each other creating a plaid sort of design.


I also tried changing out the thread so that every other square is dark thread and the remaining ones are light thread. This was supposed to help each square stand out on it's own but with the fabrics being so busy, it didn't really work. The texture shows far more than the different thread colors.


The inner border is quilted with free motion circles and the outer border is free motioned in a dark brown thread meandering all around the guitars.


The backing is a print by Carla Miller. I have been saving it just for this quilt. The binding is a solid dark brown.


This quilt is a keeper and will be perfect for keeping us warm as the temperatures continue to cool this season. It is lap size measuring 53" x 46".


Linking up with Finish It Up Friday over at Crazy Mom Quilts.

10 comments :

  1. Great finish. That guitar border is awesome :) and so perfect for this quilt!

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    1. Thank you! I don't know what took me so long to get around to finishing this one. It has been a favorite for a long time.

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  2. Beautiful!!! So, since you are on such a roll with finishing projects, do you think that I could slip one or two of mine into your stash and have them "magically" be completed.....I'm just asking!!!!

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    1. I am a bit like a teenager when it comes to quilt making. Sometimes the hormones rage and sometimes they don't. The hormones seem to be raging right now so I might not even notice if you slipped one in!

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  3. It's a gorgeous finish and I love the story behind the name, and the perfect border fabric!

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    1. Thank you for your kind words. This is definitely one of the happiest quilt finishes I have had in a while.

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  4. Great quilt. The colors are wonderful together. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thank you. I love the colors, too. I'm already poking around my sewing room for another project to make with that color scheme.

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    1. Thank you! This quilt is definitely my new favorite.

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