My Courthouse Finish

I have a very special finish to share today.  It is not often I make a quilt just for myself.  I tend to just make quilts...some I will keep but most I give away or sell.  This one I fell in love with from the start!

I received these solids from Craftsy.  I had contacted them to ask for a sample of their Boundless fabric line.  I wanted to know what the quality was.  I have to say, when I received them and saw their beautiful saturation, glowing colors and lovely feel, I was instantly inspired to make something special.

I had the idea to make a variation of a courthouse step block - using both the hot and cool colors in each block.  From the beginning, these blocks made me smile!

I decided to also piece in both some light and dark chains, creating  a secondary design across the quilt.  You can see in this photo, the darks are both brown and black and the lights have a cream and tan color.

 Placement of these colors within the chains creates some additional subtle designs. 

The solids just really seem to glow!

When it came time to quilt it, I wanted to continue to add small subtle details.  I really did not want to over quilt it....this one really is about color!

So eight colors of threads were used. 

Cream and black threads were used diagonally through the chains.  Then I quilted a vertical rectangle in a dark thread, a horizontal rectangle in a light thread and then a square in a medium tone.  Lots of thread changes!

I am really pleased with the simple textures in the quilting - which still allows for the colors to come through.

The quilt is a nice lap size - about 56" x 70".  Another one for my personal collection...which seems to have grown a lot this year!

If you are curious about what I used on the backing, I pulled a blue print fabric I had in my stash.  Even on quilts made from solids, I always prefer a print backing.

I don't often make quilts in just solids but I really enjoyed this process. 
I think you will be seeing more from me in the future!


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With Thanksgiving over, it is time to take advantage of those Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.  Both Craftsy and Accuquilt have some great deals going on.

Accuquilt has almost ALL of their fabric cutters and dies on sale.  It is a great time to add a few dies to your collection or buy yourself a little holiday gift.  I love my Studio System!





Every Craftsy class is on sale for $17.99!  That is the lowest price I have seen.

Craftsy has their boundless solids on sale right now.  They not only have their pre-cuts marked down but you can also buy yardage.  Perfect backgrounds to have on hand for those scrappy quilts.

Another great deal I saw was on this fat quarter bundle of Robert Kaufman Quilter's linen prints.  I really like these prints for when a solid just seems a bit too "flat" for a project.  I wish they had yardage!

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