Well, it was finally nice enough weather to get some pics of my finished Texas quilt! This quilt (if you didn't already know) was inspired by this quilt, made by Dana Michaelsen. Did you look at the link? It's amazing, right? Dana is an awesome quilter, and if you want to see more of her creations, you can always check out her on Instagram @danahannah310.
For my Texas quilt, I quilted it loopy L's--I really love that design for FMQ because I have had the most luck with the finished look. I used a water soluble marker to draw straight lines from edge-to-edge, so I could keep all my L rows straight. I got everything done just in time to start working on my next one for the Roadtrip QAL that starts in just a week!
I've picked out my fabric--it's Lori Holt's Vintage Happy, and I think I'm going to have a solid navy background. I can't wait to start making all the blocks designed by all the bloggers! If you want to join along, we are going to be offering lots of fun prizes along the way from some really great sponsors. Just click the Texas button on my sidebar and it will take you to the Roadtrip schedule, list of sponsors, and all the information so far :)
For those of you who are planning on joining the QAL, have you picked out your fabrics yet? If you have, I would love to see what you've chosen. You can upload pics to our Flickr group page, so we can all admire them!
Anyway, hope everyone gets to relax tomorrow for Memorial Day/Bank Holiday:) I know I have a ton of stuff to do that probably won't get done, so hoping you have time to enjoy the day!
Your quilt turned out great!
ReplyDeleteDeep in the heart of Texas! Wow so fantastic!
ReplyDeleteAhhhhhh! It's so awesome!! I need to pick my fabrics for mine! Oh gosh!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what I am going to use!! I so seriously love your quilt and I have Scrumptious in my stash, so maybe I will use it...Or my Flea Market Fancy I have been hording. Decisions, decisions!
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt Cristina! And the quilting - gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt!! Gotta say, I am loving the colors you've chosen for your next Texas quilt; they're a bit of a departure from your usual color palette. Cannot wait to see how it all turns out!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt and the quilting! Your color choices are always spot on!
ReplyDeleteThis is soooo amazing!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is awesome!! We loved living in TX (Austin and the Houston area) for 7 years, and our son was born there. Such a fun quilt!
ReplyDelete:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
Dagnabit, I was totally going to do Vintage Happy for my Texas quilt! You are too good!
ReplyDeleteLove love love the quilt. Makes my wannabe Texas-self green with envy.
Your quilt looks great! I love the colors you chose. :) Thanks for the design credit!
ReplyDelete`Dana (danahannah310)
I saw this & found you on Instagram. This quilt is in my future! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAhh I zoomed in to see what quilting you meant by loopy Ls. I call it wishbones, and I find that a good one too. It's easier for me than others. Must be easy for me to get a good rhythm up or something. I love this quilt, by the way! So pretty. Kind of inspires me to do one for my state of South Australia. Will never have time to get to it though.
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