Rainbow Twist Auction Quilt

Original Design - September/October 2010

This quilt was created for an auction. Originally, it was going to be the backing for another quilt, but I liked it so much that I decided to make it a top.

The simplicity of the quilt is striking and the colors are more vibrant than they appear in the pictures. I would love to find out more about how to photograph quilts to their best advantage.

I quilted each lengthwise strip, with a decreasing labyrinth in the color of the strip. And on the strips across the width I did diamonds between the colors. With a skinny strip of minky for the binding. I am really happy with how it turned out.

Plus, I heard it was a rather hot item at the auction. Yay!

Update and new quilt designs

Given that it has been over a year since I last posted. I thought I should share a little about my quilting over the passage of time in this period.

I have been anything but prolific in making quilts. I finished one quilt and two more tops. I have several others in development and design but I haven't finished making any quilts recently. Though I have designed several with witch I am really happy. So I thought I would share a couple of the designs I really like.

Crescent Circles

This is my take on the traditional orange peel quilt. I think it will have be applique. I am kind of excited getting around to it, as it will be my first applique quilt. I really like the bright vibrancy of the quilt, and think I would prefer it as very simple two-tone quilt.

Floating Bridges

I like this one. I don't really remember what inspired me. I think it would be fun to quilt with a bunch of names, kind of like graffiti artists marking up bridges.

Rectangle Shift/Sliding Doors

This is one of my favorite designs. I can't wait to make it. I think it would be great to make as a large queen size quilt. For whatever reason, the vertical aspect really appeals to me.

Well once I relocate, I will have to make a point of spending more time sewing. After my machine broke down, I finally replaced it but had fallen out of the habit of sewing and it has given me a hard time finding the time to pick it back up.