This post is a recap of my navy and white Diamonds in the Deep quilt (pattern can be purchased here) as an entry in the Blogger’s Quilt Festival.
It’s both brilliant and painful to watch all the amazing Houston Quilt Market photos roll in. Brilliant because there are so many talented quilters out there and painful because I live on the other side of the world and can’t attend! It’s hard to watch everyone having fun without you!
Thank goodness for Amy at Amy’s Creative Side for putting together the Blogger’s Quilt Festival. All of us sad sacks who can’t attend can at least enjoy each others’ sewing efforts.
This quilt is my own design, so I’m entering it in the Original Designs category. Entries close on Halloween and voting will be from 1-7 Nov. The winner of each category announced 8 Nov.
More than the opportunity to win a prize, Amy’s Festival is just a great way to see what everyone’s been up to in the past 6 months.
There’s not a huge amount of story behind the design of this quilt. Those that know me know how I love a good colour gradation in a quilt. Normally I achieve this by taking identical blocks and changing the colours it is made from. This time, I keep the colours static and change the blocks themselves. There are four different log cabin variations used to make the colour morph from predominantly dark to light.
I previously made a scrappier version of this quilt but I always planned to make it in just two colours. I really love red and white quilts. (Did you see the red and white display at Market? Sob.) But I’m a blue girl at heart so it was always going to be navy and white. This is probably the most grown up quilt I own!
Pattern: Diamonds in the Deep quilt pattern
Size: 52″ x 78″
Fabrics: Navy and white (Kona Celestial and Kona Snow)
Quilting: By the wonderful QuiltJane
I’m making Twin size by following your pattern. Numbers don’t match. Where do I find Pattern Correction?
Totally awesome! I hope you will have a pattern available!
I love solid fabric quilts, 2 color quilts and the color blue so your quilt is a triple play winner as far as I’m concerned!
Is the pattern available?
Gosh that is a very beautiful quilt
Great quilt! I love your pattern.
It’s too late for me to cast my vote, though. Too bad.
Keep up the good work. Beatrice (from France).
Oooooh!! I LOVE a good ombre!!
This is just gorgeous! If you feel so inclined to write a pattern, I know at least one person (me) would be interested! And blue is just never wrong, is it? I’m with you on that one.
Hi Kate – thank you, good hear another blue supporter too :)
There is already a pattern for this quilt – you can click on the link at the bottom of the post (where it says (my own) after the pattern info). Or just go straight to the Pattern Shop (in top menu). It comes with instructions for 4 sizes, so hopefully you’ll find one that suits!
Thanks for dropping by!
I really do feel sorry for you. Does it help that I voted for your quilt? I am glad you are getting in on the Blogger’s Quilt Festival festivities. The concept of changing the block to cause the gradation is brilliant.
I adore this quilt so much. It’s done with such skill and precision – it’s a work of art. I’m sitting here on my laptop and my Husband is sitting beside me watching television and he just said “Oh wow” out loud and I looked up to see what he was watching and he was looking at your quilt. It’s beautiful, absolutely beautiful. You should be really proud of it. I adore it.
I absolutely love your design Kirsty. It looks stunning in the blue and white.
Such a great design and quilt. Love it! Good luck with the festival
Hillary
I seriously love this quilt. Just purchased the pattern and went to vote for it in the festival. While I was there I thought I might just as well take a boo and see what the rest of the categories had to offer. Lots of lovely quilts to see and vote for!
Good luck and thanks for the inspiration!
That is a lovely quilt. The graduation from light to dark works beautifully. Well done.
I absolutely LOVE this piece – so simple in palette but such a WOW effect – superbly done.
I love this quilt: so clean and crisp with the two colours and so interesting with the gradation of colour. Great design!
This quilt is amazing and beautiful!!!!! I love it.
I love this Quilt! Blue is my color too :)
Your quilt is gorgeous! I would love to have the pattern!
I found your site recently and have it on my blog list. I love this quilt. It has it all., interesting, simple and clean yet really complicated looking, a conversation piece.. I think the blue wins for me, even though I love red and white quilts too! Thanks for sharing your talents with us!