At long last, here is The Wedding Quilt for my great nephew and his new bride! They were married last January in a beautiful winter setting in northeast Oklahoma.
My great-nephew Cory and his beautiful bride Brooklyn
Cory with his hat - lol - to cover his bald head!
I still remember Cory as a toddler, when he cried every time his Mama put him down. We thought he would grow up attached to her hip! He grew into such a good young man, and I think Brooklyn must be the girl of his dreams. Apparently he fell in love with her the first time he saw her, although they were "just friends" for a few months. After dating for two years, Cory popped the question, and the rest is history!
Pixelated Heart pattern by Amy Smart
My decision on a quilt pattern went through so many starts and stops, including Corey Yoder's Sprinkling, Slice of Pi's Exploding Heart, and Southern Charm Quilt's Lulu Louise before I finally decided on a simplified Pixelated Heart, a free pattern by Amy Smart. Since I already had 5-1/2 squares cut and ready to go, I just used her quilt photo as my guide to lay it all out.
Quilt back using yardage of Vert Fusion and a sage green buffalo check I had in my stash
My great nephew emailed this inspiration photo to me as Brooklyn's preferred colors
Bumble Beez by Art Gallery
Doiland Gloss Sparkler by Art Gallery
Lots of scrappiness with most of the neutrals from my stash
I actually had the fabric line, Vert Fusion by Art Gallery Fabrics, before I chose the pattern. My intention was to follow the inspiration photo above as closely as possible, but the colors are so muted that I decided to perk it up using Art Gallery's Bumble Beez and Doiland Gloss Sparkler to influence my choices. These fabrics add soft jade with hints of coral pink and ochre as well as provide some whimsy to the quilt. The neutrals and pops of color are from stash, with a big boost from Decostitch in Cloud, my favorite neutral.
Quilt progress was delayed by indecision, cataract surgery, procrastination, and fear of failure. Fortunately I overcame those obstacles and not only am I pleased with the outcome, but I also learned to "quilt from the back" using Longmire! A couple of you have wondered how that works. It involves putting the quilt on the frame, placing a pantograph on the table, using the rear handlebar, and positioning the laser beam from to trace the pattern on the pantograph while the needle stitches the pattern. You can see a demonstration of it right here.
My intent was to be true to the winter theme of their wedding, using snowflake fabric, text prints with sweet words, the silky elegant front, as well as a more homey theme on the back, and the name of the quilt pattern - "Drift", very appropriate for snow!
The weather has not cooperated for photos. My DIY guy suggested that foggy weather
was not the best for quilt photography, so I took the photos inside the house.
Toby putting last minute touches on draping the quilt
Rosie saw a wrinkle that Toby overlooked!
Cory's step-sister (my great-niece) lives near me and will see Cory and Brooklyn when she goes to Oklahoma for Christmas, so I will wait on mailing it and let her cart it to them. It is not only heavy for mailing, but I want to make sure it arrives intact!
QUILT DETAILS
Pattern inspiration: Pixelated Heart pattern by Amy Smart
Finished size: Approximately 76" wide x 80" tall
Front fabrics:
Vert Fusion layer cake by AGF (Art Gallery Fabrics)
India Ink from Kismet by Sharon Holland for AGF
India Ink from Kismet by Sharon Holland for AGF
Stamped from Paperie by Amy Sinibaldi for AGF
Spotted Graphite by Zen Chic for Moda
Decostitch in Cloud by AGF
Various fabrics from stash
Backing:
Sonic Flora Vert from Vert Fusion by AGF
Anew in Green Plaid with White/Cream by Brenda Riddle for Lecien
Binding:
Metallic snowflake fabric from Jo-Ann Fabrics
Superior Threads So Fine! 50 wt:
Piecing -#503 Genoa Gray
Quilting - #402 Pearl
Binding - #152 Bisque and #1142 White Sand (30 wt)
Quilting:
Pantograph "Drift" by Keryn Emmerson
Toby lent his tail to the final shot
I am linking this post to Brenda's Monday Musings and PHD Update and Melva's Sew and Tell.
