My Chicopee quilt is finished and already off to a new home as a little housewarming present for my cousin and family.
I love this new line by Denyse Schmidt, and as I mentioned before, I really love how the entire line looks together. And I think the color palette lends itself well for the fall season. I can totally picture myself relaxing on this quilt among newly fallen colorful leaves. I’d probably be sitting next to a pumpkin and munching on an apple. Definitely… But anyway, you know what I’m saying, right? Great bold colors, and a fun change from all the softly colored Liberty florals I’ve been working with lately.
I decided to do a type of string quilt, using wider strips and positioning them any which way, along the lines of Denyse’s Any Way You Slice It quilt pattern. Some of my strips ended up short, so I started piecing them, and I really like that extra little addition.
The backing is made up with some extra Michael Miller Cotton Couture solids, and a few of the leftover Chiccopee prints, along with a fun diagonally pieced strip of leftover scraps.
I attempted Denyse’s signature loopy quilting, which was a fun change. I need some more practice, but I do love the way it looks on this quilt!
I worried about giving this one as a gift, since those bold colors may not appeal to everyone, but in the end I decided it might provide a nice pop of color. And I must say, it really looked right at home in their new place!
Previous post about this quilt here.
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Gorgeous as usual. The location is great for a photo shoot ; )
Great composition for these gorgeous colors. Wonderful quilt for the fall that really looks good for all seasons! What a nice gift!
I love this quilt. And I love the photo location, too.
Those colors look so good!
The bold colors are perfect!
Swoon! Beautiful quilt
Piecing together the too-short strips is a great idea. I think the recipients will love this. I know I would…now I have to make it! Ha.
This is wonderfully beautiful!!! Gotta go get some of this fabric!!! Love it Ashley!!!
Oh, so so beautiful. I am in love with Chicopee, and you really made it shine.
Stunning colours. I’ve decided that you must suffer from hyperthroidism and obviously have too much energy. You seem to complete quilts at such and amazing speed. Do you work also or is this your lifes blood passion and wage? I really am being nosey but you do produce a lot of wonderfu work at such a rapid pace. Well done!
This is So Fabulous..I love it, I have to order me some now, the hard part will be making slashes through the fabric, usually my scraps are for the strings we make on flicker but this is just great. Please check out my Blog today too.
The quilt is just lovely. I think I would always choose “color” over a neutral when giving a gift. I’m not sure why. You’ve given me something to think about today! Beautiful finish and a thoughtful gift for your cousin.
I bet they are thrilled with it, it is just stunning!
Give it as a gift to meeeeee! I like bold! Just kidding… it probably better go to someone you actually know. It is fab tho.
wow, totally magazine worthy, both the quilt and the pictures. beautiful job ashley!
I love the bold fresh colors and the loopy quilting. Great job. You inspire me many days when I see your beautiful quilts posted or one you are working on.
Fabulous location, pictures and adorably quilt. Love the colors
What incredible, incredible pictures!!!
Love the quilt! It is about time I did another one. May need to do something similar with my scraps.
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