I am so excited to have a new share for this festival!!! This is my Rah, Rah, Rally Quilt and it is part of the Sweet Celebrations with Moda
book. And since it came home in my suitcase from Texas, I can now share it here! Yippee Skippee!! 
I have to say, this is one of my all time favorite patterns I have designed. Awhile back I saw some kitchen tile at the hardware store and I couldn't get the design out of my head. I loved the amazing movement and simple geometry of it. So I played around and played around, adjusting the design and then figuring a fairly easy way to turn it into a block. But the great thing about it is it doesn't look like a block pattern. (Another reason I love it!!)
And now that this quilt is home my husband has quickly taken ownership of it. This is the first quilt I have made just for him and he is very happy to have it back. (And I have to admit, I am very happy to see him so happy to have it :) For now, it has taken residence on our bed for easy football viewing. I wonder if I can get him to take it off the bed before basketball season starts :)
So all in all, a fun throw quilt for my husband. Now I just need to get cutting again because I plan to make myself a matching one. My husband and my Alma Mater share the same colors so they will match perfectly except for the school applique logo. How cute will we be!! (I am pretty sure my husband will think we are a lot more cheesy and a lot less cute :)
Thanks for stopping on by today and letting me share my new quilt. Now pop on over to the Blogger's Quilt Festival and check out all of the amazing quilts!!! There's days worth of Eye Candy there!!
Awesome quilt Melissa!! That is a GREAT pattern!
ReplyDeleteI love the latice/ basket weave effect - it is a visual pleasure. Yum!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! My school colors are purple (which just happens to be my current favorite) so would love to do this one!
ReplyDeleteWoo-hoo! I'm a Ute fan, but REALLY, really love your quilt pattern. Together they are totally awesome. Also, thanks for the great post on Market, for those of us who were not able to go! You rock, Melissa!
ReplyDeleteWow! How did you manage to keep this one under your hat?! I see a Texas Aggie quilt in my future! That's such a great design!
ReplyDeleteFabulous entry Melissa...love your quilt
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun quilt!! You did a great job on it!
ReplyDeleteI agree, this is a great pattern. I was playing with something like this, in my head and on paper but your pattern is amazing. I like the woven look, it is really pleasing to the eye.
ReplyDeleteAnd your post on Quilt Market was so great, I felt ALMOST like I was there ;-) Thank you for sharing such an wonderful post.
Michelle
Nice to see the whole thing. The fact it makes your Hubby happy is the icing on the cake. I hope to surprise mine this year. He needs a quilt just for him. But it would be BYU- BLUE!
ReplyDeleteI love this and can't wait to get a holod of this pattern for my next LSU quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love this pattern and I would have never guessed you could make a block from it. Yet another reason to pick up that book. If only it was BYU blue!
ReplyDeleteStellar quilt for school colours. Now I have to buy the book!
ReplyDeleteIt really is a great quilt pattern, and I love how it could be adapted to anything, not even just for sports teams. =)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great pattern Melissa!
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt design. I'm trying to figure out your block pattern, and I just can't see it. Great design!
ReplyDeleteWow! What an amazing quilt! I need to make a UO themed quilt for my hubby soon... It's been on the back burner for far too long.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteGo UTES!
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern! Love the translation from tile to quilt!
ReplyDeleteLove the weave effect and colors on this one, great work and my fave of the quilts in that book from what I've seen! Congrats :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you finally got to share your Sweet Celebrations quilt! It looks awesome! Too bad it's not blue ;)
ReplyDeletePopping over from the festival after getting my own up at the last minute. Your quilt is great for school spirit colors. Especially with the applique. Bet lots of people would like to make their own version.
ReplyDeletethis is a wonderful quilt. I love the pattern. you did a fantastic job. cant wait to see your matching quilt. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI'm so intrigued by that block, Melissa - may have to buy the book. Beautiful, manly quilt.
ReplyDeleteWonderful quilt. Can see that in so many different color combinations. Very nice! Thanks for sharing and have a great day
ReplyDeleteLove it Melissa! Nice work on the applique!
ReplyDeleteI see there are other BYU fans that want to see it in blue. :) It is a really cool pattern regardless of school affiliation. The applique is AMAZING! I don't have that kind of patience.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt but it would be sooooooooooo much better in BYU BLUE~~
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, what a great sports quilt. Congratulations.
Sandra in Moab
Come see my entry #46 Batik Tulips
applique, hand quilt, wall hanging
Great quilt pattern! Go Utes! Sorry Sandra:))) It's funny we've commented so close together--we are in the same quilt guild, but I'm not in Moab anymore.
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, this is a great quilt!
That quilt is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI think that it can be used for UofA Wildcats. I know the person to get it too.
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