Friday, October 30, 2015

Bright Side Quilt

Today I am super excited to get to share another quilt that I made up for Market.  This one was for Moda to hang in their booth and the quilt is a new design of my good friend Vanessa's ;)   The quilt is called Bright Side and uses Vanessa's new line called Little Miss Sunshine that she debuted  at Market last week :)  This is such a fun line, the prints and colors are just fantastic!!!! and it is absolutely fantastic!!!!


Just like yesterday's quilt that I shared, this one uses great big blocks which are oh so much fun to put together!!!    I love the little sunshines that Vanessa created in the negative space of the center of the block!!  Just such a fabulous design!!


I really did some custom quilting on this one and am so very happy with how it turned out!!! So ya, there is going to be a lot of quilting pics ;)  On the blocks, I quilted pebbling in the background to try and really make those points pop!!  Then in the center negative space, I did pebbling in the "sunshine points" and paisleys and swirls in the center.


I rotated quilting just swirls or just echoed paisleys in the main print part of the block and then did just some straightish lines on the center print part of the block.  I changed thread color to match each of the prints so everything blends oh so well!! Oh, and I almost forgot the double arches in the white squares in the corners of the center. So fun.


And finally, in all of the background negative space, I quilted little pebbles to frame the space and then once again echoed paisleys and swirls in the center.  I was trying to echo the "sunshine" quilting that I did in the center of each block.


So ya, all in all, lots and lots of fun quilting!!!  I loved trading between so many different design patterns and seeing them all blend together to complement the quilt design ;)   And ya, I might have squealed out loud and done a few fist pumps when I took it off of the long arm.  So much wonderful texture!!!


And that is Bright Side!!!  Sadly, as I wasn't at Market so I don't have a picture of it hanging in the Moda booth, but maybe on will surface and then I can share that!!!  This really was such a fun quilt to make!!!  All of Vanessa's awesome patterns, including Bright Side are available now and Little Miss Sunshine will be in quilt shops in April of 2016.  You are just going to love this line, it is so happy and bright!!!


Thank you so much for visiting today and each day!!!   I just love getting to share my creative journey with each of you and so appreciate your following along with me ;)

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Weekend!!!

Linking this finish up to Sarah's and Amanda's :)
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16 comments:

  1. Gorgeous design and absolutely amazing quilting! Wow! derussell22@gmail.com

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  2. Gorgeous! The quilting is crazy...in a good way! There's something about big blocks and these are so interesting!

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  3. Lovely quilting... and great photos to show it off!

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  4. Beautiful quilt Melissa!! I love all the different quilting you did on it: it makes it so special! You certainly have become a great long arm quilter!! Have a great weekend!! Hugs, H

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  5. Oh how stunning! I love all the little sunshines and that quilting is incredible

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  6. This quilt is gorgeous! The fabric is really sweet... one to wait for!!!

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  7. This quilt is gorgeous! The fabric is really sweet... one to wait for!!!

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  8. That is beautiful and the quilting is gorgeous.

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  9. Oh what fun your quilting is on this one!

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  10. Love quilts with LOTS of quilting!!! They are so much fun to do and look so yummy!!! Love this quilt!!

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  11. A beautiful quilt and your custom quilting is stunning!!

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  12. It is a fabulous design and your quilting makes it oh so yummy! It really appeals to me.

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  13. Beautiful quilt! These stars are reminiscent of Feathered Stars but less fussy. Love them!

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  14. It's beautiful. I noticed it in Pat Sloan's picture from her Market post.

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  15. Oh I really like this one. Nicely done.

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Have a Happy Quilting Day :)

Melissa