Red, white, and blue! A well timed traditional color palette and quilt to coincide with 4th of July celebrations in the USA. If you are celebrating today then Happy 4th of July to you! Alas, it is just another Monday here in Australia - an overcast and cool one at that - and these colors take me back to the warmer days of Summer: bright sunshine, vibrant blue skies, open doors and windows to catch the eventual bay side breeze ...
This quilt had me dig deep into my stash of blue fabrics. Blue fabrics are well represented in my fabric stash however it seems that I generally avoid using dark blue and navy fabrics. For this quilt however I have pulled out all my favorite blues plus those dark and saturated blues for these add clarity and contrast, and shine brightly alongside the stark white solid fabric. I have made use of all fabric collections and have freely mixed fabric styles and types, including Liberty of London Tana Lawn, retro 30's, Japanese prints, stash basics, and several linen blend fabrics.
QUILT STATS
Red + White + Blue Postage Stamp Quilt
Quilt top measures 54 inches x 54 inches.
A selection of almost 180+ different quilting cottons make up this quilt.
This quilt was strip pieced - see Postage Stamp Quilt Tutorial
I made 81 16-patch blocks ~ a total of 1296 patches of fabric.
Each finished square measures 1.5" x 1.5".
White solid fabric is Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in White.
White solid fabric is Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in White.
Ready for basting, quilting, and binding.
Thank you for stopping by,
Rita
RELEVANT LINKS:
Postage Stamp Quilt Tutorial
RPQ Postage Stamp Quilt - June 2012
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