Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Brightly Broken


So the title sounds morose, but this mini is anything but!  Using the tried and true Broken Herringbone tutorial by Anne at Play Crafts, I (temporarily) left the black and white behind in favor of rainbow blocks ala Molli Sparkles.  I chose pretty much all bright jewel tones of magenta, purple, green and blue and sashed them in white.  It was pretty fun to shop for fabrics in my stash and I loved creating a bit of an "I Spy" in each block.

I spy...some fruit and fowl.



I spy...Aladdin's castle and Belle's bicycle.



I spy...snips and shells.



All those straight herringbone lines needed a bit of softening up, so I quilted it in one continuous spiral from the center.


It got bound with some Comma in black.


So what's with the extra herringbone love when I've still got a top unfinished?  Well....I've been given the opportunity to teach a class featuring this block at the fabulous Quilter's Way in February and wanted to create a few extra samples to show just how versatile and different these blocks can be.  I'll be making a few more little pieces in the next month, but this is the sample that will hang in the shop to advertise the class.  Hopefully enough people will be inspired to sign up and make it happen - I can't wait to give it a try!

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24 comments:

  1. So lovely! :)
    Greetings from Finland
    Hugs, Ulla

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  2. So pretty! I love the layout too! Fun fabric choices as well. Very nice finish!

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  3. I love your choice of fabrics and bright color!

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  4. Looks great! Loove those sweet fabrics, and the spiral quilting is a perfect compliment to the herringbone pattern.

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  5. Awesome quilt! Congratulations on the opportunity to teach a class.
    How wonderful is that!

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  6. I think this is my favorite BH quilt!! Love it!!!

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  7. Gorgeous! Love the spiral quilting! And all those close ups... Adorable!

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  8. This is a great use of i-spy type fabrics! Cute!

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  9. Love this, lots of beautiful color!

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  10. I love those broken herringbone blocks! I really need to make a quilt with those!

    Kim
    http://tiesthatbindquilting.wordpress.com/

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  11. Pretty. I like your layout and quilting.

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  12. Looks great - there may be one of these in my future.

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  13. I like that layout. It makes a perfect mini. I am going to get out my 4 lone herringbones and whip up a mini. I love the close up shots of the fabric too.

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  14. What a fun quilt! The fabrics and colors makes me want to keep looking at it!

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  15. Oh, wow! I love the spiral quilting and all of the little details hiding in the prints.

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  16. Love the layout. It is stunning as four blocks like that. My broken herringbone from Molli's QAL will be home from the quilters on Monday and I can't wait!

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  17. Oh that is ultra awesome! I love it! Super job!

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  18. Hello Stephanie,
    I love your quilt and the bright colors are . . . oh so pretty :) I'm a grandma and your little "I Spy" touched my heart and sounded like such a sweet game to play with a little one. I'm new to your blog and I love it here. I hope that you will visit and maybe even follow me back.
    Your new blogging sister, Connie # 105

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  19. Did you use wider strips for your colored fabric then the tutorial?

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