Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Blogger's Quilt Festival 2010 -- Figgy Pudding

Last year, I discovered the world of quilt blogs.  I was and still am amazed at the things you guys create.  When I found the Blogger's Quilt Festival, I knew I had to start a blog.
I knew I might have a problem when I saw Moda's Figgy Pudding fabric.  I couldn't stop thinking about it.  I wanted this fabric. After calling all my LQS, I resorted to ordering this fabric online (a first for me).  When I saw this pattern, I knew immediately that I wanted to make it.  I thought it would be challenge because of the trees and the size, but once I got started, it came together pretty quickly.  I worked on it for about 3 months and finished just before Christmas.

After a suggestion from a reader, I decided to hand quilt snowflakes in the blocks. That was taking FOREVER, so  I machine quilted around the trees which was a challenge, but I think it motivated me to try machine quilting for my next project. It's so much faster!

For the back, I used ideas from the blogs I read and found an inexpensive brown sheet that was almost the perfect size.  The scrappy stripes turned out great too.

Happy Quilt Festival-ing!










37 comments:

  1. I love the trees, that is very cute!

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  2. What a pretty quilt! I love that you hand quilted those snowflakes! They are adorable! I'm inspired to make a Christmas quilt now... I'll have to add that to my list! Congrats on a beautiful finish!

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  3. So Festive!!

    margaret
    www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com

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  4. What a great quilt! ...and I dearly love that back! Good for you at getting it done for Christmas!

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  5. I really like your quilt - it's such fun!

    Thanks for sharing. Regards, Sue

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  6. I LOVE this quilt and want to make it too!! I have been collecting Figgy Pudding all winter long...I hope I have enough...thanks for reminding me about this quilt! Stunning!
    Paulette

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  7. I like the light background you used for this pattern! It's such a great one!

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  8. Well done, Lauren. It looks lovely.

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  9. Love it, especially the quilting round the trees!

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  10. It looks great, Lauren! I love Figgy Pudding too - I managed to get hold of two Honey Buns, but haven't got started on the Log Cabin quilt I intend to make yet...

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  11. That's a really special quilt - great job.

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  12. nice combination of blocks - great colors!

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  13. This is brilliant - love the design and the fabrics, and the quilting. Well done!

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  14. Beautiful quilt, love the fabric as well, designed by Basic Grey who does super wonderful paper for cards and scrapbooking. Thanks for sharing!

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  15. I love Figgy Pudding! What a great quilt!

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  16. I love the fabric and the quilt. I have a thing for squares and the trees too...

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  17. Great quilt! I loved to read how the quilt festival motivated you to start a blog. It is such a nice hobby to share...
    ; )

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  18. Great job getting it done. This pattern is in my 'wanna be quilts' file. Such a fun quilt.

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  19. this is so cool!!! great job. i love those trees

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  20. great quilt!!! Love the fabrics!

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  21. That is a great quilt. Love the trees.

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  22. Beautiful Quilt and I love figgy pudding.

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  23. Figgy Pudding was one of my favorite lines last year. You did a great job on the quilt.

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  24. So pretty! This is such a fun Christmas quilt!

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  25. I love the trees. Congratulations on finishing it on time for Christmas even with all those time consuming snowflakes (that I bet look great up close!)

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  26. Awesome quilt!

    I had the same problem with Figgy Pudding. I daydreamed about it and visited it online all the time. I love the quilt I made from it, I'm so happy with how it turned out!

    I'm getting ready to make a quilt from Blush (also by basic grey) now too!

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  27. Great work! We look forward to seeing and reading more from you.

    www.aqsquiltnews.blogspot.com

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  28. Absolutely stunning. I love it.

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  29. What a hip modern holiday quilt. Figgy pudding is such a fab line. Btw, sheets can be okay if machine quilting but are usually miserable for hand.
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  30. I really love how you see the trees on the back, too! That fabric is so gorgeous and your quilt is too!

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  31. I remember seeing this quilt too and I wanted to make one also, but I have other quilts that had to be done first (they were christmas gifts).....and I remember the first time I bought fabric online, now I'm addicted to it, because it's so EASY (sometimes it causes an argument with the hubby).

    But anyways, I really like how your quilt turned out....great job on the snowflakes....and I really like the outline of the trees on the back...so simple!

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  32. Great quilt! I love the trees. Thanks for your kind words on my PTS3 pillow

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  33. a nice Christmas quilt. i wouldn't have thought to make something like this, but it's very fun to see it. thanks for sharing

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