I had to keep this project under wraps while I was making it since the bride reads my blog, so there are no progress photos to speak of.
I knew the wedding colours were blue and yellow, and I used the invitation as a benchmark, throwing in some black and grey for a bit of gravitas (married life isn't all sunshine and daisies, you know!).
It was a real endurance test! There nearly 1000 HST units in this quilt, and I cut more than half of them by hand using the Marti Michell templates. It took ages! Finally, I succumbed and bought a Sizzix BigShot Pro and cut the rest of them in 20 minutes.
The quilt pattern is based on the traditional block Ocean Waves, machine quilted by me on my home machine. The background is an ivory Essex linen/cotton blend. It finishes 64" x 70".
Quilt name: Summer WEdding
Traditional quilt block Ocean Waves
Pieced and free motion quilted by me
Size: 64" x 70"
Best Category: Scrap Quilt; Home Machine Quilted; Bed
NB: Wedding photography by Ray and Soo Kang; post-processing by Eric Akaoka
Best Category: Scrap Quilt; Home Machine Quilted; Bed
NB: Wedding photography by Ray and Soo Kang; post-processing by Eric Akaoka
55 comments:
A really special quilt!
Love this quilt and what a cute couple!
Triangles. I luv them. What a smashing quilt you've made!
Very pretty quilt. I'm sure it is treasured.
Your quilt is beautiful. Lovely colours in the fabrics and a great choice of design.
Such a wonderful gift.
It's wonderful and will be well loved : )
Lesly, I'm honestly in love with this quilt! It's stunning. Sweet couple too.
This is a beautiful quilt, I love the colours!
STUNNING!! Love the photo of the bride and groom on the quilt! I would frame that one! Priceless!
P
This is such a beautiful quilt. I love the photos of the bride and groom.
That's a beautiful quilt! What fun to have so many great pictures of the couple with their wedding quilt!
What a great wedding quilt! :)
I love this quilt and the photo shoot makes it even better
Beautiful!
Beautiful. Lovely photos too! Congrats!
Lovely quilt, and a great story! Let's hope you get to start a baby quilt soon!
So much work!!! Beautifully done! What a lucky couple!
Wow! So beautiful! And how nice to have such a cute sweet story behind it :)
It's awesome that they used the quilt in some of their wedding pictures...congrats!
I love the quilt and the pictures with the bride and groom! My sister gets married in 2 weeks and the swoon quilt I made her will be finished by then. I will have to take it to the wedding to get pictures like yours! How wonderful!
Such a great quilt! Love the pictures you have of the bride and groom with your quilt--very special.
simply wonderous! And I like how you admitted that you caved and bought the cutter... I think that was a very smart plan LOL!
Fabulous!!
You've got a great eye for color! I love the addition of the grey- it's a great compliment to a traditional yellow and blue quilt.
Wow its lovely and I love the picture with the couple lying on it. You cant beat a big shot for cutting out things can you! Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous quilt - an ocean waves quilt is on my list of must makes for next year. The bride and groom look very happy with the quilt. They look beautiful lying in it.
Lovely quilt! What a wonderful gift.
What a beautiful quilt and a lovely story behind it! And those photos of the bride and groom with thee quilt are just gorgeous. You have every reason to be bursting with pride over this quilt!
Great quilt!
Great story!
Margaret
www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com
Lesly I am glad you shared this quilt in the festival! Absolutely stunning. So fun to see pictures of the happy couple enjoying their gift.
What a beautiful gift (my profs never gave me quilts :) ) and what great photos. Thanks!
The quilt is beautiful and I like the story behind it, you've been involved with their lives in such a nice way. Thanks.
Beautiful quilt..and such a nice story!!
Beautiful quilt, and great story. I love how the bride & groom incorporated the quilt into their pictures!
Great quilt, colors and also very good photos! #76
Beautifully done! Love the colors :)
What a fantastic quilt and beautiful story! I think it should be nominated for quilt photography too.
So beautiful! What a lovely couple too, so fabulous to see the heirlooms as part of the wedding!
Oh, I really love this quilt! I've always been drawn to blue and yellow and you've done such a beautiful job with it!
Stunning quilt and I love the settings used. Take care.
Oh, thanks for sharing these photos. How special to see it in action. At least it was only this kind of action!
Beautiful! It looks like the couple really enjoys it too. :)
How sweet! and the quilt is so lovely. :)
It is such a beautiful quilt. I love the warm yellows you've chosen for it and generally the yellow and blue colour scheme with a bit of dark. But seeing the happy couple enjoying the quilt makes it even more special. Thank you so much for sharing the photos.
It's beautiful! You've inspired me with your colors & pattern!
Looks like a real marathon to do all those HSTs, but you made a real beauty! Love the photos of the happy couple with the quilt. I like your reason for adding the greys and blacks. :) They really add to the quilt, I think.
Simply beautiful I am sure the quilt will be cherished for a very long time
Beautiful quilt and great story!
Oh, that's such a pretty, pretty quilt! And what a fabulous picture of it with them laying together head-to-head. :D
Beautiful quilt!! I love how it looks like prisms....just gorgeous!!
Fabulous quilt and fantastic story!
What a lovely gift!
Your quilt is just gorgeous!! What a beautiful wedding gift!!
Love it! great colors and fabrics. Good block choice. Like making hst's but 1000 would definitely be daunting. Thanks for sharing and have a great day
Congratulations on winning the festival. Beautiful quilt and pics!
Post a Comment
Thanks for dropping by - I'd love to hear what you think, so please leave me a comment!