This quilt is the first big quilt I ever made. I found the pattern at Quilters Cache. It is called Irish Plaid. The pattern is beautiful and complicated. The pieces cross each other and create diamonds within diamonds.
I incorporated my favorite color of teal. I love this teal fabric which has turtles in it. It is a Hoffman Batik that they no longer make. I had to find 3 different retailers for this fabric because I kept needing more and they had retired it by the time I needed more!
I liked black as a base color. These days I lean more towards white. I often use muslin as a color or base. I like the texture in the fabric, it is never just a flat piece of fabric.
I have been fortunate enough to visit Hawaii a couple of times and I am on the lookout for turtles on my visit.
My mom always hand quilted her quilts or tied them off. This was a pattern that seemed to need hand quilting. I had never done hand quilting before and needless to say it has taken about 6 years to finish this poor quilt off!
When I opened it up I was shocked on how little there was left to do. Only about 4 embroidery hoops worth of quilting left on it! Last night I knocked out most the quilting that was left. A bit more left to do today and turning the edges and then it is finally done!
I starting making this quilt in 2005. I was a different person back then and so were my skills. How far I have come in my skills in 6 years.
The seams, not so great! In fact hey are awful! Those mistakes in the quilt that probably only I would notice.
Hopefully I will be finish this quilt today. Off to Joanns to buy more supplies for millions of new projects!
