Blogger's Quilt Festival Quilt

i gave a lot of thought to which quilt i wanted to share on the Blogger's Quilt Festival this fall. i had a couple to pick from but one just kept coming back to my mind. it still is my favorite quilt that i have made to date.

i know you have seen it before but you get to see it again.

 

'The Oz Quilt'

i made this quilt by following a quilt along from Julie over at Jaybird Quilts.



 

Julie taught us how to make hexagon blocks without using 'Y' seams.

 

i used Neptune from Tula Pink for this quilt.  that was really when i first fell in love with her fabric.  its a layer cake with Kona Navy for the setting fabric.  i also used a honey bun for the postage stamp boarder.

i pieced the leftover honey bun strips into the back of the quilt.

 

i had one hexagon block left which i turned into a label and put it on the back of the quilt. 

 

the quilt measures 70"x90" and i quilted it myself.

i learned a lot from quilting this quilt. it took me some time to get around to doing it. i think because of its size. but, i just focused on it a section at a time and worked my way through it and it eventually got done.

 

so why the name?  The Oz Quilt?

i have never actually been to Australia a.k.a. Oz, but i have spent a lot of time there in my mind while reading a story someone wrote.  i fell in love with Australia through that story and in particular Port Douglas and Ten Mile Beach. 

 

i looked at the quilt when it was all done and that name came to me and i thought it was perfect for this quilt.  the colors remind me of the water.  the fabric is called Neptune.  but most of all i can see this quilt in my mind on Ten Mile Beach in Australia.

 

defiantly an item on my bucket list.

 

happy sewing.

 

details

quilt measures - 70"x90"

quilted - by Me

best category - Favorite Group or Bee Quilt

technique learned - hexagon blocks without Y seams