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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

quilt festival time!

I'm entering this quilt into Amy's quilt festival.
A VERY. Scrappy. Quilt.
For a deserving Graduate!

This quilt incorporates lots of blue strips.
I had quite an overload of BLUE!
And I'm afraid this quilt did not
put a dent in the scrap pile!

This quilt represents my beginnings as a quilter.
I've been heading up the making of quilts
for high school seniors at my little church
for about 15 years.
When we began....
Our quilts were VERY simple.
Just 6" squares sewn together.
The squares for this quilt were made here
on a Saturday morning by anyone who wanted to help.
Then.....
I incorporated the blocks into a quilt!!!
The back is kind of funky and fun.

I absolutely LOVE giving these away each year!
Some years we have 2 or 3 graduates.
Last year I think we had SEVEN!


This quilt is ready now for graduation!....
And a college dorm!.....
And a summertime picnic!....
And........??
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20 comments:

  1. LeslieMay 18, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    this a beautiful entry quilt....i love blue so i seem to also collect quite a bit of it

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  2. the gathering girlsMay 18, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    the quilt you made looks great! I don't have a quilt ready for the festival, but looks like they have wonderful prizes...and I hope you win one, you deserve it!

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  3. Dresden QuilterMay 18, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    It is a beautiful quilt. The recipient is very lucky!

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  4. CharityMay 18, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    I think this quilt screams, take me to the beach! Or that may just be the college student coming out in me.
    I'm sure it will make a graduate very happy.

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  5. LisaMay 18, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Looks like a quick way to use up scraps, and it's so pretty! I too have a plethora of blue scraps, hmmm......

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  6. Wacky WomanMay 18, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    Very nice Beth. Love the extra stripe of color in the border.

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  7. Dawn S.May 18, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    I love it! the colors are wonderful. The back is great too!

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  8. TerriMay 18, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    Such a lovely quilt, and such a nice thing to receive... something to remind you of the love from your church as you venture away from home. How wonderful! I might have stuck with my church if there had been love like that.

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  9. pcflamingoMay 18, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Great pattern! I'm going to abscond with it - I see it in red/white/blue for an American Hero quilt (a Pacific Northwest thing).

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  10. NancyMay 18, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Very nice! The colors are so appealing.

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  11. em's scrapbagMay 18, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Great use of your blue scraps. Love the back!

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  12. Stray Stitches (Linda G)May 18, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    Wonderful quilt! I love all the blue scraps. Blue seems to be my over flowing scrap bin too.

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  13. RachaeldaisyMay 18, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    Beth, that quilt is stunning! The blue strips really pop against the browns. What a special graduation gift, no wonder there's so many graduating!

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  14. JanMay 18, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    I love it. What an inspired use of scraps, for such a great cause, too.

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  15. tink's momMay 18, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    Beth, I love this quilt. The brown strips at the top and bottom are a great look. What a wonderful program your church has for the graduates.

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  16. DollyMay 18, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    What a wonderful tradition, and good excuse to make another quilt.

    This one's nice ! I think the gold/brown added in with the blue is very good-looking !

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  17. Sarah CraigMay 18, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    I'm so glad you picked this quilt! It's one of my absolute favorites of yours from the past year. It represents so much of what you do!!

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  18. stitchinpennyMay 19, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    What a great way to acknowledge an accomplishment not paid enough attention to anymore. Beautiful quilt.

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  19. KatherineMay 20, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    What a beautiful quilt and a beautiful reason to give it! I admire your talent and your generosity, Beth. Great entry for the BQF!

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  20. Martine KucielMay 22, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    très masculin j'aime beaucoup superbe réalisation

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