Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Magic Carpet, finished

It's finished. I'll have to hang it on the quilt rack outside to get a really good straight on picture of it in good light, but for now this will have to do. This quilt was designed in one day from leftover big diamond shapes I had cut out for the diamond quilts I made. I had cut about half the blocks, but as I designed the quilt I raided my stash for more fabrics. There are 62 different fabrics here, and each fabric is used once. There are a few prints that are shown in different colorways. The fabrics were all in my stash. I didn't shop for anything. Had I planned it I probably would have made something a bit smoother and more "regular" but I'm happy with it. Each diamond is 8" across by 16" tall.

This is a big picture, so you can click it to make it bigger and scroll around to see the fabrics in detail. There is one fabric in there, an Alexander Hoffman, that is 35 years old.

10 comments:

Nancy J said...

WOW !!!!! Superbly amazing beyond words.

Sewgirl said...

This is one of my favorites of your quilts. Just beautiful!

Linda Swanekamp said...

I just love bold florals and this is the poster child for them. I love the glow of the colors and values. It truly is a Magic Carpet Ride!

Allison said...

We knew it when you were laying this one out, but it's absolutely clear now - you it out of the park again!

Ann said...

A masterful finish. When you mentioned each fabric is used only once, I smiled to think of this as a charm quilt. Look what fabulous fabric, a shape other than a square, and a good eye can do. Congratulations.

Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson said...

Floral fabrics are so pretty and your layout is great. Those are some huge diamonds!

Kiwiquilter said...

I can’t see any fabric that looks to be over 35 years! Please tell us which one it is... Love this quilt.

Quiltdivajulie said...

If I had to choose one of your quilts as the most beautiful of all, this would be THE ONE. I've loved it and the way you made it from the moment you first shared it.

Mystic Quilter said...

Such a glorious riot of colour, I love it!!

Ruth said...

Awhile back I had the zebra-quilt-on-the-back-of-the-couch picture up on the monitor and my husband saw it and was blown away! He wanted to see the other quilts I described to him, so we hunted back and forth across the blog for the ones I remembered. Thank you so much for all of this personally created beauty!!