It’s that time of year again when all the poor souls who don’t get to go to International Quilt Market (that’s me!) participate in the Blogger’s Quilt Festival!
Amy hosts the event every Spring and Fall and there are so many great quilts to see and also fantastic prizes to be won.
The quilt I am showing for the festival is a 22″x 22″ mini I created for Fab Little Quilt Swap. I had such a BLAST making this quilt. I love participating in mini swaps because I am always inspired by my partner to try something new. Also, because of the small scale, I can add lots of little details and try new techniques.
My partner, Kim, likes bright colors, flying geese and circles. She is also a fan of “Wizard of Oz”, so I added in touches to reflect that:
This quote makes me so happy that I may need to make another mini for my house!
I FMQ’d a “yellow brick road” around the perimeter and poppies in the corners.
The sepia background fabrics (Preeti by Jessica Swift) were a perfect contrast to the rainbow of technicolor, just like the Kansas scenes in “Wizard of Oz”
The label on the back is the beginning of the yellow brick road.
Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the festival!
- Quilt Measurements: 22″ x 22″
- Special Techniques used, if any: paper-piecing, free-motion quilting, embroidery
- Quilted by: me (Janice Ryan)
- Best category: Mini Quilt or Color Wheel Quilt
Entry #99
Oooh, I remember this one! Fabulous Janice. 🙂
Wow, this is truly stunning! It would be hard to let this go in a swap 🙂
Good morning! You are my first stop at the quilt festival and Your quilt is amazing! You have made fantastic job! x Teje
So beautiful! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Love this!! And I can’t believe you gave it away. P E R F E C T
What a beautiful quilt! And I love how much thought you gave each little detail. Thanks for sharing!!!!
Absolutely, completely, totally stunning!!!
Stunning work! Thank you so much for sharing!
I LOVE this, omg, it’s stunning, amazing, I WANT ONE!!!
Amazing!!! Love it!!
I know I drooled over this in the FLQS, but I have to say again how creative this quilt is!!
That block, from the colors to the background to the quilting detail to the embroidery to the backing, is amazing! We all need one! 🙂
pure love for this quilt
Wow! This is incredible – fabulous workmanship all around, from the piecing to the quilting to the fantastic quote. Well done!
This is gorgeous. I love all the little touches you put in from the movie (and book, haha) – well done!
This is just really stunning. Your workmanship is delightful to see. Just lovely quilting too!
This quilt is amazing! I LOVE the yellow brick road you quilted into this. 🙂 Great job on this quilt!!!
I adore your little quilt! Making the background in the sepia tones really brings out the colors and makes your quilt sparkle. Great, great job!
This is just fabulous! Love it, and your quilting is beautiful..
This is absolutely stunning!
This looks great! It reminds me of the sun.
Oh this is just so lovely – I spotted the brick path immediately – love it! Thanks for sharing. #263
I love this quilt!!!! I want one. :O)
Your mini quilt is stunning! So much thought and detail given. I am sure the recipient just loves it!
Such a great tribute to a classic film. Love all the touches of the movie in this little mini. Really nice!
This is gorgeous! The embroidery around the center really makes this special.
A true eyecatcher – and I just LOVE all the details you put into it! Thanks for sharing !!!
Totally stunning!!! LOVE this!
Love this! So sweet and beautiful!
This mini is just incredible! From the beautiful piecing, the rainbow of geese, the incredible FMQ… wow!
I bet your partner was blown away by this show stopper of a quilt. Nice work!
gorgeous! I love the rainbow geese.
The quilting really makes this extra special. 🙂 Of course the piecing and color choices are also amazing!
This is a wonderful quilt, I do hope you will win a prize!
Very nicely done! Quilting is lovely.
Wow, that quilt is incredible. I’ve got to go back and look at the quilting some more!
What a beautiful color wheel – so creative!! I bet she was thrilled!
So beautiful. I really love this quilt, the colors and the quilting are amazing.
Wow. This quilt is technically, visually, and emotionally stunning.
Oh my goodness! I can’t even find the right words to describe how impressed I am by this quilt! I bow to you! 🙂 This is truly, truly stunning!!!
Love this! Absolutely beautiful – from the fabrics to the quilting. Love! Love! Love!
This is really beautiful, congrats on making the finals!
It’s a fantastic looking mini quilt! I love the way you used the Wizard of Oz theme and I was wondering about the yellow brick road quilting until I read your description. I think you totally nailed it! Congratulations on being in the finals!
Congratulations on your win, I’m so happy for you! Totally deserved it, I still love your quilt! 🙂