Sunday, May 19, 2013

Wall Hanging/Blogger's Quilt Festival

 Ripple Effect I 
 The spiral quilting reminds of the ripple effect of throwing rocks into a pond....it is the first of what just might be series of Ripple Effect Quilts. 

Ripple Effect I (35" x 39")

Detail of the spiral quilting.


 I started out with an assortment of bright graduating fabrics.....and just experimenting with reverse, raw edge applique.
Wanting to tone things down a bit, I sliced the blocks and set some strips in.

The blocks were quilted separately with concentric circles, before being joined.


As I worked on this piece I decided to turn it into a wall hanging rather than a quilt....binding it with facing type edges. 

I'm submitting Ripple Effect I into this year's Blogger's Quilt Festival Quilt Festival.
  
Spring Blogger's Quilt Festival - AmysCreativeSide.com
Thanks again for putting on this wonderful event, Amy

Find yourself a comfy chair and maybe a pot tea and enjoy the fabulous work our fellow quilters have submitted.....so much inspiration!!!




22 comments:

  1. I think this is really lovely. I like those strips seaprators! Julierose

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  2. It's beautiful! Love your work.
    Carol

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  3. I think if I saw a quilt you made at a quilt show, I could identify it as yours without checking the sign. You have such a strong design aesthetic, and I just love seeing new pieces emerge on your blog.

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    1. Thanks Sandi....that's a wonderful compliment.

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  4. Another beautiful entry, I love seeing this quilt.

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  5. Your work is so original and inspiring! Another stunning quilt Marianne!

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  6. Oh, wow - this is amazing! Thanks for sharing your process - the insight is so valuable...

    The quilting really enhances it. Beautiful!

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  7. I really like the concentric circles in each block! Makes it more doable for me. Wonderful entry into the festival!

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  8. This is a spectacular quilt. I have enjoyed following you and enjoy and appreciate you showing your progression of your projects. I'm not sure most people, with a quick look, understand just what goes into them!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  9. What a wonderful, colorful, imaginative quilt! Love the concentric circle quilting.

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  10. It's really lovely! I never would have seen the finished thing from the fabric you started with. I love your quilting too!

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  11. Thank you for sharing your process. This inspires me and I want out of my box!

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  12. lovely quilt. love the invisible binding! GOOD LUCK!

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  13. Marianne, I've been enjoying your blog immensely for a few months and have learned some wonderful things. Thanks. My question is how did you join the blocks for Ripple Effect I without joining strips visible on top, after the quilting was done. Barb.

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    1. Thanks, Barb. I joined the quilted blocks, right sides together, using a 1/2 inch seam allowance. I then pressed the seam allowances open. Then I lined the piece to cover the raw edges....stitching in the ditch from the front, using invisible thread. Hopefully that helps.

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    2. Thanks Marianne, for your answer. To clarify, did you have batting and backing in the 1/2" seam allowance? Barb R

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    3. Yes I did.......I could have left the backing fabric off, since I lined the piece after joining but I made the decision to join the blocks this way, later into the project.

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  14. Love your style. You are an inspiration.

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  15. Another lovely quilt. I enjoyed reading about your process too.

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  16. Hello Marianne

    Your blog has always been an inspiration to me - and it's great to an update with a post such as this beautiful quilt.

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Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I try to respond to all of your wonderful comments....if you are not getting any response from me it's because you are set up as a no-reply blogger. In order to receive a response you can change your status in your blogger profile. I'm no longer accepting anonymous comments.

Thanks again for all your wonderful comments
Marianne

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