Ready for the auction!

Tonight I finished my happy rainbow quilt and emailed a picture to Brenda Novak to list on the auction site. Hopefully it'll appear there within a day or so. Meanwhile, here are some fun facts about this quilt:

1. This quilt is a traditional 9-patch design. The layout, though, is a modification of a design by Jean Nolte that appeared in the 2010 March/April issue of Fons & Porter Love of Quilting magazine. That quilt, "Dream in Color" emphasized value placement. I decided to play with color placement.

2. This quilt is made entirely from my stash (see picture in the sidebar). I have been quilting for over 25 years and collecting fabric for most of that time. I found one fabric with a copyright date of 1989 in the selvage. Another fabric I remember purchasing last summer while on vacation. I am certain several other fabrics are at least 15 years old.

3. There are 1,053 individual 1.5" squares in the finished top. It measures 54" x 40.5".

4. I began this quilt on or about March 14. It took me just over 6 weeks to finish it. I used up a 500-yard spool of thread for the quilting on top. That means I used another 500 yards in the bobbin.

When the quilt gets listed on the auction site, I'll post a link on my blog. Please feel free to copy that information into your own blogs. I also give free permission for this photo to be used to publicize the auction elsewhere. If you want me to email you a copy of the photo, write to me at the email in my sidebar.

Finally, on May 1, GO BID!!!

Comments

  1. bethApril 28, 2010 at 12:15 AM

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  2. bethApril 28, 2010 at 12:16 AM

    Great job Phyllis!! It's quite an accomplishment to use only your stash!! That's sometimes kind of hard to do. Lovely quilt!

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  3. American Quilter's SocietyApril 28, 2010 at 3:28 PM

    Beautiful work, Phyllis. Thank you again for sharing your blog with us. Don't forget to check back to our Facebook page on Friday for the announcement of our Blog-of-the-Week contest winner!

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  4. ChristineApril 30, 2010 at 3:50 PM

    It's gorgeous, Phyl! I bet it looks even more gorgeous in person!

    How cool that you made this quilt from stash!!! Finally finding purpose for all that fabric you covet. I know how you quilters work! ;)

    Also, I'm thoroughly impressed at how fast you put this quilt together. Kinda makes you wonder how you have all those other UFOs, doesn't it? ;)

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  5. PhylApril 30, 2010 at 6:09 PM

    Attention Deficit Disorder? Yeah. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

    Thanks, Christine. :-)

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