It was really great working with these beautiful fabrics designed by Allison Beilke for the Mod in Milwaukee Challenge.
I decided long ago that I wanted to spell out Milwaukee, so I purchased Elizabeth Hartman's Refrigerator Magnets Pattern. I was pretty scared to try this new technique, but as usual, my fears were unwarranted, the pattern was easy! I had to blow up the letters to get them to a decent size for a lap-sized quilt. Then I had to futz with the spacing to get the letters reasonably centered.
Inspired by a quilt that Rita of Red Pepper quilts made, I chose to make an HST border. I like how it gives the quilt a little more color and uses more of the Milwaukee-inspired fabric.
Wavy line quilting highlights the "great city on a great lake" catch phrase referring to Milwaukee and over the letters/HST's I quilted the letter M.
I am thrilled with the finished results (44" x 64") and hope it's your favorite for the Throw Size Quilt category.
Okay, that's pretty cool. Love your colour choices! And the quilting. You've inspired me to play with text a little more often!
ReplyDeleteThanks! EZ's alphabet pattern was awesome
DeleteI love text quilts and you did a fabulous job.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteAs someone who great up in Milwaukee, I can't help but love your quilt! :) Great color choices, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks! We have a very lively MQG here that's been totally inspiring.
DeleteYay for a text quilt. And I love your choice of fabrics.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by!
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