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Blogger’s Quilt Festival

17 May

It’s that time of year again when we normal, common, quilting citizens sit at home and cry about not attending Quilt Market, (well ok, maybe it isn’t that bad, but I know I’m at least a couple shades of green).  Luckily, Amy at Amy’s Creative Side has organized The Bloggers Quilt Festival and it gets bigger and better each time!

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My favorite quilt I have made this year would be my Spiral Geese Mini Quilt.

 

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I created this rainbow mini for a Flickr swap and it was a fun challenge all around.  I enjoy experimenting with curved geese and I had this image of a spiral in my head.  I wasn’t even sure if it would actually work, but it did!  You can read about my process for creating a pattern for this mini here.

 

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I quilted it on my Juki and hand embroidered teeny-tiny white geese in the center.
I’m currently working on a pattern for this mini, so check back, if you want to make your own!

 

Stats:
Size: 20″x 20″
Special Techniques: paper-piecing, reverse appliqué
Quilted by: Janice Ryan (that’s me!)

 

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  1. Heidi @ Buttons and Butterflies says

    May 17, 2013 at 8:33 am

    Never a disappointment when I see your name on a quilt! Gorgeous!!!!!!

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  2. Heather says

    May 17, 2013 at 9:09 am

    Just gorgeous Janice. So nice to see this one again. You should totally win in your category! 🙂

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  3. Kim says

    May 17, 2013 at 9:50 am

    Adorable! Your creativity is amazing. I love the placement of the geese, but more than anything, I love the quilting….it really makes the quilt complete! Excellent job!

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  4. Teje says

    May 17, 2013 at 10:26 am

    Hi Janice! I love your quilt and I’m happy to see it again! Beautiful colours with white, great quilting and your design is fantastic! x Teje

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  5. Patti says

    May 17, 2013 at 10:56 am

    I have loved this one from the first time I saw it, and it just gets better with time!

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  6. CitricSugar says

    May 17, 2013 at 11:37 am

    Oh wow – this is incredible!! All the different sizes, the spiral… Love it!

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  7. Jenny says

    May 17, 2013 at 11:48 am

    I just love the extra hand embroidered geese — what a great idea!

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  8. Christine says

    May 17, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    I love your quilt so much and I would love a pattern.

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  9. Sharon says

    May 17, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    This is fantastic! Great piecing

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  10. Jess says

    May 17, 2013 at 1:00 pm

    This is so gorgeous! Love the design and your quilting is just so cool!

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  11. Kristy @ Quiet Play says

    May 17, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    This is definitely my favourite of all of your quilts. It’s so fabulous!

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  12. Christine Sherman says

    May 17, 2013 at 6:24 pm

    Love it!

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  13. Jeifner says

    May 17, 2013 at 6:55 pm

    I love it so much, I have since I first saw it 🙂

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  14. diane stanley says

    May 17, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    You know I love this and always will.

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  15. Dawn says

    May 17, 2013 at 11:15 pm

    When I first saw this quilt I hoped there would someday be a pattern. I surely will be back to see about the pattern. Love this mini! You did a great job!

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  16. leanne says

    May 17, 2013 at 11:39 pm

    this is such an amazing quilt and I know its a favourite of mine and many others 🙂

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  17. Charlotte says

    May 18, 2013 at 12:53 am

    it’s so brilliant! I love the teeny embroidered geese in the centre – such a great touch!

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  18. Sheila says

    May 18, 2013 at 4:46 am

    Oh this is glorious, good luck.

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  19. Doreen says

    May 18, 2013 at 5:10 am

    That is definitely a fave of mine and am excited about the forthcoming pattern!!! It’s so cool when head-idea becomes reality so perfectly, hmmmmmmmmm? Hugs, Doreen

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  20. becca @ bryanhousequilts says

    May 19, 2013 at 11:54 am

    The quilting is fantastic!

    I am more than a little green about quilt market. But it’s getting better. 🙂

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  21. Vicki says

    May 19, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    It’s beautiful! Love the embroidery in the middle.

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  22. Eileen says

    May 20, 2013 at 9:16 am

    Well…all i can say is wonderful!! Love rainbows, love spirals, love geese!! Your quilting is lovely and those hand done geese are perfect and precious! Thanks for sharing and have a great day

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  23. Tiffany says

    May 20, 2013 at 11:45 am

    Wow, this is amazing. The quilting really adds a new level to it, too.

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  24. Aoife says

    May 21, 2013 at 7:29 am

    This quilt is so stunning. Loved it since I first saw you post it up! The amount of work that went into it with the handstitching and the piecing and the quilting. Always blows my mind!

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  25. Josée @ The Charming Needle says

    May 23, 2013 at 6:07 am

    Your quilt is amazing. And the quilting really adds to it. My favorite one in the mini quilts so far.

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  26. SarahZ says

    May 29, 2013 at 9:49 am

    Super quilt!!!!!

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  27. Deborah says

    May 30, 2013 at 4:32 am

    gorgeous 🙂

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  28. Gladys says

    May 31, 2013 at 8:47 am

    I love, love, love it! It’s Amazing! Thanks for sharing! Congrats!

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  29. quiltbenaco says

    June 1, 2013 at 11:34 pm

    Congratulazioni!!!

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  30. ChristaQuilts says

    June 2, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    Congratulations on your winning quilt / it’s fantastic!

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  31. Barbara says

    June 4, 2013 at 1:57 pm

    Love this design. Tried to get into WordPress to see your process, absolutely no luck. The site will not allow me to enter, despite changing passwords several times and re-logging in. Would love to see this in a pattern and will anxiously look forward to how to purchase it!

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  32. Kelley says

    May 21, 2015 at 1:15 pm

    So lovely! The texture is great!

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