Thursday, November 8, 2012

Kate Spain "Joy" quilt ~ finished!

The Kate Spain "Joy" plus quilt is finished, washed, photographed, and up in the shop!  This is just a straight forward plus design, with the addition of lots of negative space.  I like that the Christmas fabrics are then not so overwhelming, and the Kona Ash softens it up nicely I think.  I added a little strip of pieced binding, just for fun!  This quilt finishes at 43" x 56".





I will be linking up with Finish it up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts

34 comments:

Kristan said...

Very nice! Cute scrappy piece in the binding. I love doing that!

Katie B said...

Very sweet! Your design makes it not so overwhelmingly Christmassy!

LimeRiot said...

I really like the tight quilting lines. Loving the grey sashing too :). The whole thing is great!

Melissa said...

The ash plusses are a nice contrast!

Patti said...

Great finish Heather! The hint of scrappy colour is fantastic!

Deborah said...

This is such a great Christmas quilt. Love the fabric!

CJ said...

Looks great, Heather!

Sara Hall said...

I am sooooooooooo in love with this quilt! I love the the Joy fabric and you did an amazing job!

Kelli Fannin Quilts said...

I love this Christmas quilt! Love the gray and the scrappy and how restful it is. :)

✾Jamie Lee Cooley✾ said...

It looks great! How do you make your quilting lines so even? Do you use a walking foot and quilting bar?

Susan said...

Another great finish! The grey is a wonderful contrast to the Christmas fabric!

Debbie said...

oh it's very nice indeed!

Jennifer said...

loving the new shop additions!! look at you busting them out :)

notting hill is in if you're looking for a next project ;)

CityHouseStudio said...

So cute, Heather!
I love the dense straight line quilting!

Kate said...

Looks great! I doubted your solid choice, but you are smarter than me. ;)

Cathy Tomm said...

Cute quilt. I love the bulb fabric.

Teri said...

Love the Christmas quilt. I bought a little of those fabrics too - just couldn't resist. Love the aprons in your header also. Do you have pattern information for those?

Karen H said...

I love the quilt - I have vowed that I will no longer buy Christmas fabric, as it puts me under too much pressure to finish a project. I may have to reconsider this... :) It's lovely!

Ariane said...

Your quilt is gorgeous!! I love the fabric you chose and the quilting is wonderful!!

Quilting In The Cold said...

Lovely quilt. I love the quilting.

Kirsten said...

Beautiful - love the bit of scrappy binding and the dense quilting is fabulous!

QuiltNut Creations said...

I love your quilt! Fabulous!!

Carla said...

Gorgeous! Love the quilting ; )

h said...

The fabric choice in these are perfect!! I'm in love with that little Xmas light pattern.

Anonymous said...

It's beautiful. I keep thinking I should make myself a holiday quilt, but I haven't yet moved forward with that project. The constant problem of putting things for myself on the back burner!

Jennie said...

I love it with the grey -- beautiful quilt.

Anna said...

I love the bit of scrappy binding.

Nat at Made in Home said...

It is awesome Heather!

LC said...

I love it! Wonderful work. I just started my own (non Christmas) plus quilt, and yours makes me want to make another Christmas version. I just love this design. And Kate Spain is my favorite fabric designer like ever.

**nicke... said...

i need to make a christmas quilt or three! love this one tons! very good work!

Holly said...

This is so great, Heather! I love the busy prints paired with a neutral ground. Really gives it a modern look! Now I want a Christmas quilt!

Abby said...

Love this! What a fun idea to add the piece of binding!

Megan said...

Everything about this quilt is so fresh and fun! I love the soothing gray background and the layout. And the patch of scrappy binding is so fun! Great job!!

Franziska said...

what a great idea. A non christmassy pattern with christmas fabric - wonderful. Can imagine that as a pillow for me. Thanks for sharing.