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Shannon's Sweet Talk

loisflan
9 years ago

My niece is getting married next January, so I asked her mom if she thought they'd like a quilt as a wedding gift. Her mom said absolutely "yes." I asked what colors and traditional or modern. The answer was "modern and in the eight colors of the smallest color crayon box." This is what I came up with. The pattern is Ringle & Kerr's design from "Transparency Quilts." Now I just have to find a backing fabric. I choose the medium orange print for the binding, but that's subject to change depending on the backing I find.

I'm debating whether or not to quilt it myself. I've got a few months before the wedding, so maybe I can perfect my FMQ skills by then.

The colors of the quilt are so much more vibrant in person. And the fabrics are all prints or tone-on-tones. Many of them look like solids in the photo.

Comments (16)

  • jackier123
    9 years ago

    That is so cute! I love quilts made with primary colors.

  • geezerfolks_SharonG_FL
    9 years ago

    That looks great, Lois! You certainly hit the requirements of Modern and Crayons. :-)

    SharonG/FL-IN

  • calliope
    9 years ago

    You did well with that inspiration. I am not into modern but this one appeals.

  • lindaoh_gw
    9 years ago

    Wonderful quilt!

  • jennifer_in_va
    9 years ago

    great design, and great use of value! It's sure to be treasured!

  • FlamingO in AR
    9 years ago

    Oh, very nice, I like this a lot. They will be thrilled to get this!

  • littlehelen_gw
    9 years ago

    Really well done... I'm partial to the modern quilts and do especially like Weeks/Ringle!
    V.

  • msmeow
    9 years ago

    Very nice, Lois! I know she will love it.

    Donna

  • quiltnhen
    9 years ago

    Wow! It's wonderful. Now there's yet another "hope I get to it" pattern to pursue. Bet they'll love it.
    LindaB/CA

  • quiltingfox
    9 years ago

    Aw that looks great! I like it's simplicity.

    Best to you,
    Sandra

  • new2quilting
    9 years ago

    A lot of modern quilts have close, parallel straight line quilting. I could see diagonal lines on the angles of the squares looking cool, if you're worried about FMQ. Very pretty quilt and I like the basic colors.

  • toolgranny
    9 years ago

    I see straight lines and crosshatching. Looks like a winner to me.

  • beth7happy
    9 years ago

    Love it! It looks so crispy-clean!! Uncluttered.

  • bee0hio
    9 years ago

    Very nice! She will love it!

  • bev2009
    9 years ago

    It's so clean and crisp looking. You did a wonderful job on color selection. It really looks like the dark is peeking through the light color.

  • magothyrivergirl
    9 years ago

    Perfect! She will be so surprised! I love your choices. Very Modern!

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