YES! Finished finished FINISHED!!!!!!!!
And I thought this one would take me a year.
In practise, as with all quilt patterns, I became completely gripped with a need to see this one finished. So everything else piled up whilst I ignored the chores, burned several dinners (my husband is getting used to the taste of cremated food now), let a few layers of dust settle and put it together.
The pattern for this quilt can be found here.
This one is 80" square, so required 16 blocks (each block is 20 1/2"). For the sashing I used some Moda Bella Solid in Bleached White. I have to admit to being pleasantly suprised with the softening effect the off-white colour the sashing gives it as I normally go for a whiter than white shade.
The binding is 'Square Dot' in Cherry from my 'Sherbet Pips'
The backing is made up of my 'Girl on a tree swing' print in grey and a stripe from 'City Weekend' by Oliver and S'.
As usual I stippled this quilt, which is a great choice for this pattern as it hides a multitude of slight wonkinesses in the piecing (there are many, my quilt tops very rarely lie flat)
Quilt is now living happily on my bed!
So, quiltwise what's next????
I was thinking of starting up another quilt a long in a few weeks and was wondering what I should go for this time???
Any thoughts/idea's/suggestions?????????????????
Beautiful! Yay to another quilt along! Something star like would be cool!
Posted by: Reene | 01/25/2011 at 01:19 PM
It's so beautiful!! This is definately on my list of things to make this year. Right after the 2 I've just cut out and the bee quilts I must make up and and and ....
Posted by: LauraJ | 01/25/2011 at 01:23 PM
Aneela this is gorgeous!
Posted by: Gill | 01/25/2011 at 01:30 PM
Fabulous!!! I'm in awe .... total awe ....
Posted by: Molly | 01/25/2011 at 01:30 PM
Fabulous! It is beautiful!
Can't wait till the yardage of your Pips is available!
Posted by: Darlene | 01/25/2011 at 01:55 PM
WELL DONE!
It looks great.
So, as a follow-up: why not try the double wedding ring now?
Or are you completely mad with the circly bits ...
Then try a postage stamp quilt?
psiquilt has a quilt along right now!
Whatever you're going to undertake: have fun sewing 'n quilting!
Posted by: Betty van Os | 01/25/2011 at 02:00 PM
simply stunning! i absolutely LOVE this quilt. you did a great job!
Posted by: randi | 01/25/2011 at 02:12 PM
This is beautiful! I have nominated you for a stylish blogging award Aneela. If you go to my blog you will find it waiting except I'm having problems putting the logo on. Anyway as I said your quilt is beautiful!
Posted by: alisonb2 | 01/25/2011 at 02:18 PM
Beautiful! It works so well with your Sherbet Pips line too.
Posted by: Caroline | 01/25/2011 at 02:19 PM
O. MY. GOODNESS. Just stunning!
I would do a quilt a long right now,but I am moving next month and things are going to be crazy for awhile:(
Posted by: Sara | 01/25/2011 at 02:20 PM
amazing Aneela...and what a joy to see on your own bed!!
Posted by: jenny | 01/25/2011 at 02:26 PM
Bellissimo!!!Brava brava brava ;-)
Posted by: Barbara | 01/25/2011 at 02:29 PM
Love love love love love this! It is so gorgeous! Great job.
Posted by: Regina | 01/25/2011 at 02:58 PM
It is quite gorgeous!
Posted by: Kelly Massman | 01/25/2011 at 03:01 PM
Congratulations! It's beautiful.
Posted by: Allison | 01/25/2011 at 03:02 PM
Wonderful, Aneela! It's completely lovely. Thank you for the great tutorial on this one. I've completed four pickle dish blocks and will be putting them together for a baby quilt.
Posted by: Lindey | 01/25/2011 at 03:04 PM
Fantastic quilt - well done!
Posted by: Kelly | 01/25/2011 at 03:05 PM
Oh, sweet Aneela, it looks amazing!
And I would just love to quilt along with you! Something easier this time? :) I'm doing the ps I quilt postage stamp quilt right now, and the simplicity of it makes me so happy to follow along.
Posted by: Elena @ Breakfast for Dinner | 01/25/2011 at 03:26 PM
It's a lovely quilt!
Posted by: Anna | 01/25/2011 at 03:35 PM
Gorgeous!
Posted by: Margaret | 01/25/2011 at 03:47 PM
absolutely fabulous! Aneela, you outdid yourself!
Posted by: elsa | 01/25/2011 at 03:51 PM
absolutely gorgeous!!!
Posted by: Leila | 01/25/2011 at 04:30 PM
It truly is breathtaking! You did a fabulous job!
Posted by: DianeY | 01/25/2011 at 04:30 PM
OK. That's it!!!! I am going to try this! The quilt looks sooooo great, and I have to say, your use of exclamation points is very familiar to me (and those who I send emails to! ;) ). I would say that there isn't enough punctuation in the world to communicate the feeling of finishing this! But: I'm going to try!
Thank you so much for sharing your pattern and the tutorials. Happy day to you!
Posted by: Jen | 01/25/2011 at 04:33 PM
Love it...a masterpiece that will be around for generations!!
Clare
Posted by: summerfete | 01/25/2011 at 04:46 PM
It is just beautiful, you did a wonderful job.
Posted by: Anita | 01/25/2011 at 04:47 PM
That is such a stunning quilt!!
Posted by: Rachaeldaisy | 01/25/2011 at 05:20 PM
Beautiful!
Posted by: Meg | 01/25/2011 at 05:53 PM
I LOVE your pickledish quilt!!!
Posted by: Becky S | 01/25/2011 at 06:04 PM
What a finish!!! Well done, it's such a happy quilt Aneela,!
Posted by: Krista - Poppyprint | 01/25/2011 at 06:08 PM
So beautiful!
Posted by: Ellen Ban | 01/25/2011 at 06:12 PM
Aneela, it's amazing!! I just finished block 1 and posted it to my blog.
I think I'm in love with the pickledish!!
Posted by: Laura | 01/25/2011 at 06:26 PM
WOW! What a beautiful quilt! Good job. :D
Posted by: CJ | 01/25/2011 at 06:45 PM
Absolutely stunning. Especially in the colors you chose!
Posted by: liveacolorfullife | 01/25/2011 at 06:58 PM
WWow how beautiful!! What a great finish. Good job. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Shannon | 01/25/2011 at 08:41 PM
It looks amazing! I think you made a good choice getting this done over dinners and dust :)
Posted by: Kate Conklin | 01/25/2011 at 08:42 PM
Wow it looks amazing.... LOVE all of your work.
Sandyn
Posted by: SandyN | 01/25/2011 at 09:55 PM
Love it! you must be very proud - It's nice to have a nice big quilt made by yourself. :)
Posted by: siobhan | 01/25/2011 at 09:57 PM
Aneela I LOVE IT... It is so pretty I want to make one. I can't wait for your fabric to come out, then the dust will pile up at my house : }
Posted by: Maria | 01/25/2011 at 10:27 PM
It's so cute! Congratulations on your finish. I find it hard to believe that you have a multitude of sins to be hidden with the quilting. :)
Square Dot is so cute as binding!
Posted by: Jackie | 01/25/2011 at 11:05 PM
This is simply gorgeous! I love it. I know after a big project I like to do a journal cover or a table runner... just to take a break and have some small victories....Most of all enjoy it...
Posted by: Melanie | 01/26/2011 at 01:24 AM
looks great. I've been talking u[p pips to pink chalk studio. can't wait for the release!
Posted by: carolyn | 01/26/2011 at 01:49 AM
Congrats! and, on the quilt-along concept, I need to make a quilt for my son's bed (4 years) and I have no inspiration yet. Just in case you have some kiddie ideas for a quilt along...
Oh, and I linked to your Pillow Talk Blog Hop yesterday!
Posted by: Rachel at Stitched in Color | 01/26/2011 at 02:43 AM
It's soo beautiful...I just love it...wow...what else can I say...this is just one gorgeous quilt!
Posted by: sherri | 01/26/2011 at 05:03 AM
It looks amazing, such an intricate pattern and you chose fantastic colours to work with. You are so so clever. Well done.
Posted by: Juliab | 01/26/2011 at 10:31 AM
That is very lovely. Such a clever use of your fabrics and I do love that red binding with the square dots. I was planning on using a red dot (Bliss) for the binding on my Sherbet pips charm square quilt ... but this might give me an excuse to wait until April to finish it, so I can use that square dot.
But then, I could never wait that long.
Posted by: Jennifer | 01/26/2011 at 12:31 PM
way to gooooooooo!! This is amazing.... you rock!
Posted by: pat sloan | 01/26/2011 at 03:17 PM
It's just gorgeous! I think you have finally inspired me to start my own! Thanks!
Posted by: aimee | 01/26/2011 at 04:35 PM
This is so beautiful, Aneela! The colors are so beautiful! I cannot wait until your fabrics are released!
Posted by: Erica | 01/27/2011 at 12:54 PM
just beautiful aneela! I love it, and I can't imagine how much work you put into it. Glad it resides on your bed!!
Posted by: anna | 01/28/2011 at 03:59 AM
So, Aneela, this is fabulous and thanks to you i have... hand quilted my first ever baby quilt, recovered my ironing board, learned binding, joined hexagons and acquired metres and metres of bliss and an early bundle of pips.... (happy puppies and scarfs are genius)
what i like is that you bring a fresh, very modern and original look to your projects and your tutorials are real and clear and not technical.
so i would like to see your originality and unique approach to colour in a future quilt a long. Maybe something with layers of texture too?
i found your blog while doing research for my first hexagon project (still in progress) but you gave me lots of ideas for other things to work on so now I am collecting fabrics for the pickledish too
Posted by: imnotaquilter | 01/28/2011 at 09:32 AM
love your quilt! It's beautiful!!!
Posted by: Jessica | 01/28/2011 at 09:59 PM
absolutely gorgeous Aneela. I love everything about it. You should be proud. :)
Posted by: Angela | 01/30/2011 at 11:31 PM
I love this quilt! I used to have a double wedding ring quilt that my grandma made (at least I think she made it). My goal is to make one myself someday.
Posted by: momawake | 01/31/2011 at 02:01 PM
Amazing Aneela!
Posted by: Mary on Lake Pulaski | 01/31/2011 at 02:05 PM
way cool! i'm secretly working on one for my fiance. we get married in september and it's going to by my gift to us. :) your's looks gorgeous!
Posted by: taylor kate | 02/01/2011 at 10:05 AM
Love the quilt. My favorite current moda line is Central Park by kate spain
Posted by: KristyR | 02/01/2011 at 03:53 PM
What a beauty! I can understand why you would want to put everything else aside to get this finished. Wow. It's so amazing! Love it.
Posted by: Katherine | 02/01/2011 at 05:29 PM
Congratulations - this is so wonderful and thanks for sharing that pattern with all of us! I printed off the templates and I am considering giving it a go. Somehow my to-do list keeps growing and my "Done" list never seems to get bigger :)
Posted by: mn2nm | 02/01/2011 at 07:10 PM
My most recent favorite is Sugar Pop!
I love your pickledish quilt!!
Posted by: noe | 02/02/2011 at 12:00 AM
My all time favorite was probably Gingham Rose from 3 Sisters. I can't wait to see the yardage for your line! Beautiful quilt!
Posted by: Abby Latimer | 02/02/2011 at 04:50 PM
I absolutely love it!
Posted by: erica K | 02/02/2011 at 09:35 PM
That quilt is GORGEOUS Aneela!
Posted by: Allison | 02/06/2011 at 05:20 AM
this is such a fabulous quilt - I can't quite believe you actually got it finished, it just looks like so much hard work. gotta tell you, if you have a sherbet pips layer cake to give away, people go mental - I'm giving away that one on my blog this week and there are queues all the way down the road!!! I feel like I'm Harrods at sale time.
Posted by: Lynne Lily's Quilts | 02/16/2011 at 09:20 AM