This week I finished my
Madrona Road challenge quilt. I mentioned earlier that this quilt doesn't really match the style of quilts that I usually make - very much planned and in jewel tones. I knew early on that the colors of the fabrics would be perfect for my basement, which I redid last year in a grey and yellow color scheme.
I had originally planned to make a paper pieced pattern featuring flying geese around the big yellow flowers, like I have as the center of these blocks. But, I recently got a new computer and the old program I use to design my patterns wasn't compatible with my new one. Onto plan B.
I used almost every last inch of five of the fabrics provided. I decided not to use one print because it just didn't quite fit with the vision I had in my head.
Each quilt block finishes at 9" square. I added five additional solids - four grays, a white and a baby blue to the Madrona Road fabrics.
I quilted this quilt with a bunch of straight lines 1/4" apart. While most people would use their walking foot for this, I tend to just use my normal 1/4" foot when I'm quilting straight lines. I find I have more control with my smaller 1/4" foot than a big walking foot.
For the back, I used an old Patrick Loose print that I've had in my stash for what seems like forever. I bound the quilt in what is becoming my go-to for binding - Kona Charcoal.
You can check out more challenge quilts and projects in the
MQG Madrona Road Challenge Flickr group.
Quilt Stats:
Size: 27" x 27"
Fabrics: Madrona Road and Kona Cotton
Thread: Pieced with Aurifil 50wt, Quilted with So Fine! #50 #508
Batting: Warm and Natural
