Welcome to my post for the Bloggers Quilt Festival 2012. If you have never visited before, my name is aneela hoey and I have a bit of a habit when it comes to the stitchy stuff especially making quilts. I also love to embroider lots, work as a fabric designer with Moda and am a soon to be published author for my first book Little Stitches.
My entry for the festival is my Bloom quilt, which I made from my own pattern. The idea of a multi layered dresden came to me last summer when I put together a double dresden pillow which completely convinced me I needed to go bigger and quiltier and well pinker. The result of which is this blooming number.
The quilt is made up of four machine pieced dresden rings which I then hand appliqued onto the background fabric. I echo quilted around the outline of the largest dresden all the way out to the corners of the quilt on my machine - it took a whole day and a ton of thread but I love the end result of all that quilty texture surrounding the central bloominess.
Finished quilt size is 73" x 73"
Pattern can be found here.
Fabrics used are from my Sew Stitchy line (out in August) and moda bella solid is Sisters Pink
yup, still loving it! Can't wait to have my very on, oh genius pattern-designer woman that you are :-D
Posted by: Charlotte | 05/18/2012 at 05:37 PM
I love this quilt and I've just noticed the wonderful binding!!
Posted by: Archie the wonder dog | 05/18/2012 at 05:45 PM
Your multi layered dresden Bloom Quilt is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Julia | 05/18/2012 at 06:17 PM
A wonderful quilt. I love dresden blocks and multi layered dresden is even better!
The quilting looks great on the soft pink fabric.
Posted by: Geta | 05/18/2012 at 06:26 PM
Absolutely stunning!!!
Posted by: Heidi @ Fabric Mutt | 05/18/2012 at 08:34 PM
This is one of my favorite quilts of 2012 so far Aneela...just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Tanesha | 05/18/2012 at 09:20 PM
So pretty!
Posted by: Flying Blind | 05/18/2012 at 10:21 PM
Absolutely stunning. I love all the pink :) I really want to start a dresden sometime soon!
Posted by: CherrySprinkle | 05/19/2012 at 12:42 AM
I love this quilt and so glad to see it again for the festival! Just beautiful. It makes something as traditional as a dresden seem fresh and modern.
Posted by: CitricSugar | 05/19/2012 at 03:21 AM
It's brilliant : ) Very pretty
Posted by: Carla | 05/19/2012 at 04:00 AM
Cute and very clever!
Posted by: Cynthia | 05/19/2012 at 04:42 AM
Congratulations on a beautiful design and quilt, Aneela. You are so talented, both as a fabric designer and pattern designer too! Just LOVE the quilting. Your girls are lucky to be surrounded by so many beautiful quilts...
xo
Posted by: marit | 05/19/2012 at 09:38 AM
What a beautiful quilt!
Posted by: Karen | 05/19/2012 at 11:03 AM
Gorgeous. I absolutely love it.
Posted by: Shontelle Stanyer | 05/19/2012 at 11:09 AM
Gorgeous quilt, such a pretty design
Posted by: wendy | 05/19/2012 at 02:25 PM
This is a beautiful quilt - I love the oversized dresden and the quilting!
Posted by: Leanne | 05/19/2012 at 02:39 PM
I really love the modern adaptation of a traditional design
Hope you visit my blog too,
margaret gunn
www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com
Posted by: margaret gunn | 05/19/2012 at 05:31 PM
Gorgeous quilt! I so want to make one just like it, love the pink and the dresden!
Posted by: LisaAnn | 05/19/2012 at 08:14 PM
Beautiful quilt and can't wait to see the full line of fabric!
Posted by: Susan | 05/20/2012 at 03:32 PM
I love the layered dresden!
Posted by: Becky | 05/21/2012 at 09:13 PM
It's lovely! I love Dresden Plates!
Posted by: Becky | 05/22/2012 at 01:44 AM
I think you may have a winner with this quadruple dresden design! I love it . It reminds me of a pink peoney...which BTW is my favorite flower! I will be trying out this design!!!!! I tried to click on the "here" to get the pattern, but it didn't work. Can you let me know where to get the pattern again?
Posted by: Danielle Hudson | 05/22/2012 at 05:11 AM
Just beautiful. I love dresdens, and this is such a wonderful variation.
Posted by: Krysta | 05/23/2012 at 02:35 AM
This is the perfect combination of pink of dresden plates. I love it!
Posted by: Sandy | 05/23/2012 at 03:38 AM
what a great way to do dresden!! i love it and the colors are perfect. great quilting also. thanks for sharing and have a great day
Posted by: eileen | 05/24/2012 at 07:43 AM
It is still early here in Utah, US, and I can't think of a better way to start my day than looking at inspiring art. So grateful to you for sharing your wonderful work!!!
Posted by: Denise Russell | 05/29/2012 at 02:32 PM
Yay!! Your super duper dresden is fabulous!!
Posted by: Rachaeldaisy | 06/20/2012 at 09:22 PM