Wednesday 2 August 2017

Inside Addition Quilt Top Finished!


Back in February I was queen for the month in the Bee Inspired group. I chose the Inside Addition block that I upsized to 12 ½” (the tutorial is here). 


It was like Christmas once the blocks started rolling in, and coming home and checking the mail box was full of anticipatory excitement. I made some extra blocks and now we have the big reveal – tada!!!!!


The top finishes up at a fairly decent size of 62 ½” by 75”.


Getting the colour shading layout to my satisfaction was a little difficult for me. I haven’t ever attempted this technique before and I struggled to find any sort of starting point. Hindsight and photos are a great thing and I think I can see where I would swap some block placements if I was doing it again. If I have a tip it would be to allow yourself plenty of time to work on the layout (I didn’t so it was a case of frantically trying to get it laid out and watching the clock at the same time).

Thanks so much to all my Bee mates, all of whom are former participants in the 2016 New Quilt Bloggers group, for contributing to this project. You all did great work!

Till next time
Ooroo

Sue

Linking up to Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts, Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation and Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter

11 comments:

  1. I think the top is looking fantastic! Actually, I'm pretty impressed that you already have the top together, February doesn't seem like it was all that far away.

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  2. This is really lovely. Great job!

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  3. The top turned out beautifully. Photos can really help with placement, but I think this is lovely just the way you have it. :)

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  4. Hi Sue, I think you are the first of any of my Bee Mates (I am in three) to have an actual quilt finished. So kudos to you! I am impressed! It's fun trying to find my block and seeing how it fits in with all the others. Blue ribbon for finishing first!!

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  5. Your quilt looks great in pics to me! Have fun quilting it.

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  6. LOVE! LOVE! Love! It turned out fantastic! I may have to try this block soon!

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  7. It looks great! Yay to you for getting it put together. I enjoyed making this block and I think the colors came together really well.

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  8. Oh, I like the colors in this quilt! So bright and cheerful!

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  9. I see my block! This turned out lovely Susan. Thanks so much for linking it up to Wednesday Wait Loss!

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  10. It's looking wonderful, well done on finishing your top, time I did some work on mine too. It's a wonderful group we have, I'm wondering what everyone will choose next year, and we havnt finished this one yet.

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  11. Great quilt! I love the colors and the pattern. Your bee mates did a great job and I love the way you arranged it!

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