Lots of Color

      During the big quarantine, I did the quilt along with Gudrun Erla on Elvira. I thought it was a fun quilt and made a nice large one to give as a comfort quilt. It was pretty bold from fat quarters I had brought together as bright patterns.
     I found out that a secretary that worked at my last school had a rough summer battling a long running blood cancer disease. She always loved bold, lots of color. The quilt reminds me of her. I messaged her on Facebook to see if she would like it. I sent her the link to my blog. She said yes, so I quilted it and put the whole quilt package together. She had two treatments this week and is not up to me delivering it this week, so hopefully she will feel better so I can drop it off next week.
     I quilted each whole block with a different pattern, depending on what the fabric said to me. I love the quilting. Mocha glide with mocha glide 60 in bobbin.

On longarm

Back with extra blocks

The whole package, quilt not in bag yet.

Bright and happy, the quilt that is

      Been dragging my heels to post this because I don't like writing, but like the results. I decided I need to learn some newer techniques and my well used Stripology ruler cracked at the hole they drilled in it to hang. A quilt store a bit away from me was doing curbside service and I was able to get the new Stripology ruler so I could participate in the Quilt a Long by Gudrun. 
     I had a collection of fat quarters that I had put together because they were all happy bright prints. I decided to put together some fabrics in collections as inspired by Julie. The quilt, Elvira, needed just the amount of fat quarters in the bright stack. 

One of the layout possibilities

     It was fun to follow along although it took me longer than the day of the videos. I made some dumb mistakes, like making more Block A's than Block B's so I was short fabric and had to hunt for a couple more fat quarters. I was able to use the new ruler because I went slowly and did sample cuts before I cut the good fabric. It was an unusual way for me to put together a quilt together.
     It is on my design wall and I like the cheer it broadcasts. I don't know what the backing will be. I will figure out how to quilt it when it gets on the longarm. 

All sewn

     The pattern was free when the quiltalong was first posted, so I saved and if I can find some more interesting fabric, I will make another one. It is a fun construction quilt.