Another WIP is done! Meet the Rainbow Wave quilt!
I've had this one in mind for months. As any casual reader
of this blog knows, I'm a total Elizabeth Hartman fan girl. I saved the New
Wave quilt pattern when it was first posted a few years ago and have kept it in the back
of my mind ever since. Back in May, she posted an updated version, and I knew its time
had come. I'd pulled a rainbow stack in April, and they seemed like a perfect match for a quilt for a friend’s new
baby.
For no particular reason, this quilt was slow going and kept
getting pushed to the side. I did all of the cutting, set it aside, made two of
the columns, set it aside, made a few blocks, set it aside, finished the
Flippin' Triangle baby quilt, and then finally got around to finishing this one
up.
I quilted it in white thread, mimicking the lines of the
"waves" on both sides of the horizontal seam lines. The binding is a black polka
dot from my stash, and the moment I put it on, my view of the quilt changed
completely. The black totally makes it, and I really love the quilt top now.
I'm still a bit iffy on the back, and I don't think it really "goes" with the friend it
was originally destined for, so I've decided to donate it to Project Linus as part of 100 Quilts for Kids over at Quilts in the Queue. It still feels
good to have come back around to liking it, though.
Fabrics: Mostly Jenean Morrison’s True Color bundle, plus the
tangerine and fuchsia haystack prints from Violet Craft’s Madrona Road collection, Kona Snow for the sashing, and mystery black polka dot from my stash
Size: 50 x 57 (The size of my final quilt is a bit off from the pattern because I had some issues during quilting (tried to squeeze the quilt onto a too-small piece of batting) and had to trim it a little.)
Pattern: New Wave quilt by Elizabeth Hartman of Oh, Fransson! (You can get the free lap-size version I made here; the full pattern with multiple sizes is available for purchase here.)
I think it's awesome! Your friend would be lucky to have it, but so is Project Linus.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I'm not a rainbow quilt kind of girl, but I really like this one. I think it's Elizabeth's chunky pattern + the waves of white + your fabric selections that resonate with me.
ReplyDeleteI've done one of these quilts too. I really like your rainbow, and the black binding does work really well! Someone is going to be very lucky to get such a cheery quilt :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous! Love the binding you chose for it too. I'm doing the same pattern at the moment and I've just about finished hand stitching the binding down :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt. Pattern has been on my list of "must do" also & had some pieces of True Colors put aside too !
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