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Saturday, 29 October 2011

Bloggers Quilt Festival

Although I'd really really love to be going to Quilt Market in Houston, or even the Festival that follows, sadly I'm here, but lucky for us all Amy has organised her Bloggers Quilt Festival for those of us not going...

So it would be rude not to, right? So to those of you visiting for the Festival, welcome, and enjoy!

It was a difficult choice, so I've gone with my second favourite quilt I made this year is Arcadia Hexagon Park... 


This quilt was Designed by Lynne Goldsworthy, of Lillys Quilts for Moda Bakeshop, and when I saw it there I was immediately drawn to it, not just because it was designed by a friend ...



I confess, I'm not a love of grandmothers garden, but this, well this was different, yeah right! 

Clear instructions, and Lynne's voice telling me how to do this as I sewed through it ...



What I learned, well, that would be to concentrate, I mis-cut three of my layer cake squares, and had to do a little fudging to make it fit!  Oops!



I love the Arcadia line by Sanea, and when it came to quilting this one, it turned into a very organic process which I thoroughly enjoyed ...



I love how the Superior Lava threads glows with the sun shining through ...

this picture just sums up how magical this quilt is for me.  I hope you like it too!

Please head on over and visit all the other peeps entering the Bloggers Quilt Festival, you are in for a wonderful feast of loveliness  :)


Amy'sCreativeSide


Happy Quilting!


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29 comments:

  1. Barb29 October 2011 at 22:05

    YOu did a fantastic job!!

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  2. Judith, Belfast29 October 2011 at 22:13

    Brilliant choice! Love how the quilting shows up in those pics! Jxo

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  3. Bobbi29 October 2011 at 22:51

    WOW. I love this! Now I want to put this pattern on my to-do list!

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  4. Pat Merkle29 October 2011 at 22:53

    What a lovely quilt!

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  5. Katie B29 October 2011 at 23:01

    Gorgeous quilt!! Arcadia is one of my all-time faves.

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  6. Anonymous29 October 2011 at 23:25

    very pretty!

    Margaret
    www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com

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  7. Manda30 October 2011 at 00:02

    It is beautiful!

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  8. Leanne30 October 2011 at 00:17

    It's beautiful, I love the quilt and the fabrics but what I especially love is that thread, it is way cool.

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  9. Lorraine30 October 2011 at 00:19

    Beautiful quilt , I love that pattern & the arcadia suits it so well .

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  10. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com30 October 2011 at 01:02

    ha! ha! I featured the same quilt. Yours is beautiful. I loved the pattern and clear instructions Lynne wrote for us, too.

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  11. Hideaway Girl30 October 2011 at 01:47

    Such a beautiful quilt! The quilting looks amazing! I have an unfinished Arcadia quilt and seeing yours is just the motivation I need to get working on it again.

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  12. Mrs Flying Blind...30 October 2011 at 08:00

    Gotta love a Goldsworthy pattern x

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  13. Sheila30 October 2011 at 09:30

    Beautiful quilt - I have never liked GFG either so much so I hadn't stitched a hexie until Lynne came into my life.............

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  14. Anonymous30 October 2011 at 12:19

    I LOVE this pattern, and your colors really sing!!

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  15. Canadian Abroad30 October 2011 at 12:43

    It's such a fab quilt, Trudi and great to see it again.

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  16. Denise :)30 October 2011 at 13:31

    What a lovely quilt! Really beautiful! :)

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  17. Sarah30 October 2011 at 14:56

    Gorgeous quilt :-)

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  18. Shannon30 October 2011 at 17:00

    Great quilt! All of those fun large hexies. That is such pretty fabric. Thank you for sharing!

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  19. Annabella30 October 2011 at 20:15

    I haven`t seen it before and I love it - a great entry for the BQF!

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  20. trish30 October 2011 at 20:55

    Love your quilt!! :o)

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  21. {Leila}Where the Orchids Grow30 October 2011 at 22:24

    Lovely quilt!

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  22. The Thompsons30 October 2011 at 23:21

    It's lovely!

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  23. Tracey30 October 2011 at 23:30

    I love this quilt and the way you quilted it. Good job Miss Trudi.

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  24. meli B31 October 2011 at 10:34

    Beautiful quilt. Looks like it was a hard one to put together.

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  25. jonhebert31 October 2011 at 17:33

    Some really pro work you do, although honestly it is a labor of love!http://karensquilting.com/blog/2011/10/what-can-i-say/comment-page-1/#comment-12102

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  26. Unknown31 October 2011 at 20:38

    YES! LOVE IT! A refreshing twist on the usual. Thanks for sharing.

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  27. Eileen3 November 2011 at 08:44

    Beautiful quilt! Love big hexagons so much. I can see that might be something i'd do...those tiny ones are beautiful but don't think i'd ever do it. Thanks for sharing and have a great day

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  28. Kit Lang6 November 2011 at 00:17

    Lovely quilt. Thanks for sharing!

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  29. amy smart14 November 2011 at 22:57

    Trudi,

    This quilt is DIVINE! I have loved that tutorial by Lynne and then to combine it with Arcadia - one of my favorite fabric collections?? Holy smokes, I LOVE IT!

    Also congrats on your bricks quilt being a 'banner' quilt over at Sew We Quilt. I love it out of Hoot! (You have fabulous fabric taste.) Thank you so much for the shout out too. It was so fun to see your version!

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