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.
  

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!!!

When All Else Fails.....Finish Something

Since my creative muse seems to have vanished at the moment....I spent some time organizing and sorting fabrics and such, always a good thing.

Then....I finished Ripple Effect I 

Ripple Effect I (39" x 35") 

 I used a facing type finish.

 Check out those corners

I wasn't happy with my corners at first, but then I happened on an article by Ricky Tims.....

Quilt Life (June 2013)

I really like this method because it eliminates a fair bit of the bulk in the corners.... plus I really enjoy this magazine.

I used some reverse, raw-edge applique for this quilt....I feel a tutorial coming on.

It's back to Alberta, tomorrow, perhaps my creative muse will be waiting for me there.

P.S. all those bossy blocks are tucked away, in a drawer, until I return.