5.14.2015

quilting with stripes (and working from a kit)


After spotting a Kaffe Fassett quilt and its accompanying kit during a visit to the Waterwheel House Quilt Shop this past fall, my mom and I struck up a deal that she would buy the kit and I would make the quilt for her for Christmas.


I finished the quilt just in time to gift it to her for the holidays (I shared a process shot on Instagram back in November), and it's been a staple in the living room ever since.


This was the first time I'd made a quilt from a kit, and while the colors and fabrics were outside of what I typically work with, I really enjoyed learning a few new piecing techniques, and having the chance to work with the soft, yarn-dyed, woven stripes.


For the backing, I used a deep solid turquoise from my mom's stash, and added a strip of leftover stripes to the middle. I quilted it with a turquoise thread in a large grid, keeping the quilting somewhat minimal, so as to leave the quilt puffy and soft.


Have you ever made a quilt from a kit? If so, would you do it again? I'd love to hear about your experiences!

5 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous! I have never made a quilt from a kit, but this is a great one.

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  2. This is gorgeous! I have never made a quilt from a kit, but this is a great one.

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  3. The colors are fabulous and the quilt is beautiful!

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  4. I just got this kit from them after seeing there easily a dozen times! I'm really excited to work on it!

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  5. I just got this kit from them after seeing there easily a dozen times! I'm really excited to work on it!

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