Back in May, when my son and his partner, Sara, were helping me to set up a booth for Essem Textiles, Carola’s Quilt Shop was setting up sort-of across the way. They saw a quilt she had hanging there and fell in love with it. Later, I went and bought the 5 fat quarters I needed to make the quilt. Here is a picture of the bundles of Tim Holtz fabric: (picture borrowed from Carola’s FB page).

It’s taken me since then to make the quilt and I gifted it to my son for his 42nd birthday – and yes, it was late! (How did my baby boy turn 42???).
Here’s a picture of him (and me and grand-dog) with the quilt:

And a picture of the quilt itself:

The quilting in the blocks used the Silly Moon ruler “Kite” … which broke as I was fighting with it on my little machine with a low shank. I didn’t have the proper ruler for my bigger high shank machine. And simple swirls with variegated thread were quilted in the sashing.
I used a light grey fireside on the back and it shows off the quilting! It’s a nice cozy quilt!

I used Hobbs 80/20 batting and Aurifil thread.
Don’t Forget!

I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
Linking to:
- Midweek Makers @ QuiltFabrication
- Wednesday Wait Loss @ Inquiring Quilter
- Happy Needle and Thread @ My Quilt Infatuation
- Andrée / Free Motion Mavericks @ Quilting & Learning – What a combo!
- Put your Foot Down @ A Quiltery
- TGIFF @ Devoted Quilter
- Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty
- Off the Wall Friday @ Creations – Quilts, Art, Whatever
What a great quilt design for showing off fabrics! Your swirl quilting looks amazing in the sashing!
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Thank you, Leanne!! It was fun to do!
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Hi Gail, no wonder your son and his partner fell in love with it. It’s really gorgeous and highlights the fabrics beautifully. I love your quilting but sorry about your ruler 😦
Thanks for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks. Have a great spooky day!
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Thank you!!
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No wonder they fell in love! Beautiful quilt. You did an awesome job quilting this–the black shows off that curly quilting perfectly. So sorry your ruler broke! Ugh. Hopefully you can replace it soon. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/10/23/wednesday-wait-loss-403
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Thanks, Jennifer!! It’s always fun to use variegated thread on black fabric!! And thank you for hosting Wednesday Wait Loss!
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Hi there! I have a few silly moon rulers! Finally, a Canadian ruler creator! I have used them a bit, but I freak out when it comes to machine quilting and I tend to procrastinate. I will take your lead and get out there and finish my tops ;).
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Oh do work on your tops!! They won’t get done just sitting there!! And don’t freak out about machine quilting. Forget about being perfect … remember “Done is better than Perfect!” 🙂
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Thanks! I keep telling myself that!
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I love the way the black shows off the colors in these fabulous fabrics. Its a treat to see your son and granddog! I have a similar stash and will keep this in mind…don’t have plan but loved the fabrics.
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Thanks, Kathleen! Its a great pattern to show off fabrics!! And it’s super easy!
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Isn’t this just a colorful, joyous quilt! How nice to see it happen finally!
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Thank you!! Some things do take time!
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quilt looks great Gail –
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Thanks, Judy!! Your quilt was also an inspiration for mine!
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What a great quilt, Gail! Perfect for a guy. I’m sure your son loves it! So sorry about your ruler, though.
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Thanks, Brenda! I’ll have to buy another as I really really like it!
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What a fun finish. Those bright fabrics with the black really works, I can see why they fell in love with it. Hope your son had a very happy birthday.
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Thanks Kate!! Black always seems to make colours pop!
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Great use of Tim Holz fabrics!! Love your swirls, too!!!
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Thanks, Nancy! The swirls were fun to do!
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