Go Figure Quilt

21 Oct Go Figure Quilt

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I am excited to show you my latest quilt. I wanted to create a design that used the colours of the autumn season. Warm red, orange, and plum, combined with brighter pink, gold, and violet. I chose my colours carefully so that when they are pieced together, they create an illusion of colour transparency. I used Riley Blake Confetti Cottons – Cayenne, Mac N Cheese, Autumn, Violet, Riley Fuchsia, Super Pink.

Go Figure Quilt
Go Figure Quilt

I cut out convex and concave shapes for 36 quarter circle (drunkard’s path) blocks. I used these handy acrylic templates and an 18mm rotary blade. Then I got busy piecing together all my curved blocks.

Go Figure Quilt
Go Figure Quilt
After sewing all the curved blocks, I trimmed them up to be perfectly square. This is essential in order to line all the pieces up precisely. I use a rotating cutting board so that I don’t have to move the block after I trim each side. I love how the trimmings look like party confetti. It’s like a little celebration of all your hard work. 
Go Figure Quilt
Go Figure Quilt
After I finished piecing the curved blocks, I laid out all my pieces on my design wall. 
Go Figure Quilt
Go Figure Quilt

99% of the time when I’m quilting I use white thread because I’m exciting like that. However, with this quilt I decided to get a little adventurous and I chose 3 different thread colours (gold, pink, and purple). I chose to quilt 1” straight lines across each “pill” shape, matching the thread colour to the connecting colored fabric. This created a 1” grid of quilting lines.

Here are some WIP photo showing the first two quilted pill shapes (horizontal thread is gold, vertical thread is pink.)

And a closeup of the back.

Go Figure Quilt
Go Figure Quilt
Go Figure Quilt
Go Figure Quilt

The quilting process can be long and arduous but it is so satisfying to see how the quilted texture can elevate the finished look of a quilt.

For the white sections I did 2″ echo quilting around the main figure using white thread.

Finished size: 67 x 67“
Backing Fabric: Riley Blake Bee Cross Stitch on Cloud Pebble
Binding: Riley Blake Texture in Orchid
Batting: Hobbs Heirloom 80/20
Machines: Pieced on a PFAFF Quilt Expression 720, quilted on a PFAFF Performance Icon 

Go Figure Quilt
Go Figure Quilt
Go Figure Quilt
Go Figure Quilt
Go Figure Quilt
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