Friday, October 24, 2014

Déjà Vu - A Strips and Bricks Quilt in Progress

Strips and Bricks Quilt in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts

If you are a regular RPQ reader this blog post and quilt top may well leave you with a sense of déjà vu. This quilt design is a repeat from a previous quilt - Strips and Bricks Quilt I June 2009, Strips and Bricks Quilt II July 2010, and Strips and Bricks Baby Quilt 2013. The design is based on a pattern by Malka Dubrawsky and was originally featured in Sew Hip Magazine in 2009, and has since been published as a pdf pattern (available from Malka's Etsy Store). For all quilts I have however made block size adjustments to cater for a specified finished quilt size.

Strips and Bricks Quilt in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts

This quilt is a custom order for a soft neutral baby (girl) quilt with a subtle pop of color, and it is very much all about the fabrics. I love the mix of neutral and low volume fabrics contrasted with stronger colors as well as the variation in large scale feature fabrics and smaller scale prints. The fabrics are from stash and features snippets from many collections, including the latest range by Australian design team Umbrella Prints (the Mini Flowers Collection) as well as by Lotta Jansdotter (from the Echo and Bella Collections).

Strips and Bricks Quilt in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts
Strips and Bricks Quilt in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts
Strips and Bricks Quilt in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts
Strips and Bricks Quilt in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts

Several of the fabrics that I have used for this quilt top are older (from early collections by Kaffe Fassett and Amy Butler - classic designs - which are now hard to find), one or two prints are unique hand screen printed pieces including the dark blue scroll design (pictured directly above), but many are from more recent modern fabric collection. Anything goes.

Strips and Bricks Quilt in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts

The quilt top measures 45.5 inches x 60 inches;
 quite big for a baby quilt but a really manageable and practical size for when
 in years to come a toddler transitions from cot/crib to bed.

Strips and Bricks Quilt in Progress | Red Pepper Quilts

Ready for basting and quilting.

More soon.
Rita

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20 comments:

  1. How do you do it? Your fabric choices are incredible. Love the little punches of colour. Just beautiful!

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  2. I would love to go fabric shopping with you.....what an amazing eye for combos!!!

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  3. Beautiful! I love making my quilts that size. Big enough for a baby to play on. More practically, easy to fit a length of fabric for the back. Mine are usually a bit narrower for that reason.

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  4. I love this color palette, such a subtly sweet blend. Can you tell me where that pink fabric with the jars comes from?

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  5. Very well done. The play of low volume and prints and the shots of bold colour just make this quilt pop.

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  6. Love - you have a wonderful eye for color!

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  7. I love this quilt. I also love how you mix a splash of traditional prints (the roses) in with all the more modern prints. It adds to the 'softness' of the quilt.

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  8. So sweet and beautiful. You seem to have a great eye for matching fabrics.

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  9. Love the colors. How are you going to quilt it?

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  10. Wow, it's great. I love how baby quilts aren't just traditional pinks and blues and yellows in "baby" fabrics. They are just fresh and wonderful now, thanks to all you creative quilters out there. Love it!

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  11. Wow,spectacular.Love your eye color!

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  12. Looking forward to seeing the finished quilt. Lucky baby!

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  13. Your work is so lovely. More please.

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  14. The colors in this quilt are so soft and pretty! I have to tell you, I have a photo of a quilt you made (I think it's called Just Bricks maybe?) on my design wall as inspiration for a fall improv quilt I am picking fabric for. I love that quilt so much, Rita!

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  15. Beautiful mix of fabrics and colors. I like it very much. Like Carolyn above I like to be able to use a single piece for backing so lots of my quilts are narrower than fifty inches; most recipients are kids so it works out well size-wise. You have really hit the mark with this one, Rita.

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