The city of Memphis recently finished this bicycle archway for the bicycle trails throughout the city, and I new this would be the perfect location to take pictures with this fabric collection. I didn't take into consideration just how tall it was, or how close an extremely busy road was to it. It was difficult getting a good picture and this was the best one.
I liked being able to create the columns by color. I was a bit disappointed there wasn't enough pink to create it's own, but then the splash of pink throughout adds a bit of a modern flare.
This is also the first time I did free-motion quilting on a quilt. It's nothing fancy, but it was a big leap for me. I'm looking forward to growing in this area.
I found this print at Joann's for the back. It's a fun design and it brings in most of the colors from the front. My son was also playing peek-a-boo with me from behind the quilt trying to make me laugh while I was taking pictures. He's such a goofy kid.
I finished off the quilt with an aqua binding which tied in both sides of the quilt.
What a lovely quilt! And that bike arch is a pretty spectacular place to photograph it. Great job on the FMQ! You gotta start somewhere, and I think you chose a lovely pattern that add some nice texture to the quilt. :-)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the colors you used for your lava lamps.
ReplyDeleteI love the bicycle archway; the colors match your quilt so well! Congratulations for trying out FMQing on this quilt, it looks great!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous!! I love the bright colors - makes me happy!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt I love the bold colors and the lava lamp design suits them perfectly. Great job on the FMQ! The bicycle archway is so neat, great spot for a photo op!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt. The stitching gives it motion. Great Quilt
ReplyDeleteSo cute, I love the pops of pink spread through out the top. And I love that your son got in on the act. Was there a pattern you followed or did you just make it up on your own?
ReplyDeleteLooking good and great pics!
ReplyDeleteI love the lava lamps, the pink looks great mixed in. Congrats on the fmq too!
ReplyDeleteLove the bright colors against the white. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen this design and I love it. It's a great quilt!
ReplyDeleteI drove by that arch recently and was just awestruck by how striking and cool it was. I also thought it would be a great place for a photo shoot. The quilt is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWow this is so nice! I love the colours and your FMQ is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing at TGIFF.
ReplyDeletethis is lovely and yes the pink really pops, your free machine quilting looks great you certainly mastered that very quickly, can see you doing a lot more now you have the knack
ReplyDeleteThis is my favourite from this week's TGIFF link up! I had a lava lamp (yellow) growing up, and this brought back some wonderful memories of it. You should be really proud of this beauty, and your photos show it off really well! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThat is really really cool! Great work! (And I love the bikes on the archway - great recycling Memphis!)
ReplyDeleteThis quilt looks great! I love the use of color and your quilting looks pretty awesome...can't believe you haven't done fmq before! Really great design with the quilting. That archway is so perfect for your pics. Beautiful quilt!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat finish! That pattern looks awesome all finished! Plus that arch is super cool awesome photo op!
ReplyDeleteI still love that you went to Overton Park for that picture even if it is tall. The colors work fabulously for your quilt! I wanna take quilt pictures there! Your quilt and quilting are beautiful! SO glad I got to see it in person.
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What a great quilt! I love your design.
ReplyDeleteI L-O-V-E this quilt! I also love the colors! Great job!
ReplyDeletewow! great pattern, great colors.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love Memphis too! I have never attempted a Lava Lamp quilt, but sure love looking at them!
ReplyDeleteSeriously love this! And the quilting is absolutely perfect!!
ReplyDeleteWow! It's so beautiful. I love the design; fun and colorful!
ReplyDeleteNice job on the quilting-now just keep on doing it!! Such a pretty quilt.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! That arch looks like it leads to a wonderful bike path. Your quilting looks great, fmq is a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cheerful quilt!
ReplyDeleteIt really does look like lava lamps Janet. Beautiful, retro lava lamps! I think the accents of pink look great like they are. I love all the colors and photographing it under that amazing bicycle archway was brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI really love this quilt! It's so eye-catching and bright!
ReplyDeleteSuper line of fabric for you quilt! And what a fun arch in your city! You're right! great location for the pix as the brights all go together in each! Fun!
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ReplyDeleteI love it! The pops of pink are perfect!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is fantastic. The colours in that layer cake really sing! Perfect setting for the photos too. I'm determined to be more adventurous that my front yard in future, especially after photographing a friend's quilt at that lake last weekend. That was fun!
ReplyDeleteHi there. I had to delete my earlier comment... I meant to write, about the quilting, "it does not need to look good" when i meant " it does not need to look fancy". It DOES look good. Seriously, i need to re- read myself...
ReplyDeleteI like the fabrics you used, and the design is very pretty. The FMQ looks good too. They say practice makes perfect and I'm still practising!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your beautifully finished quilt, Janet. I love the design you chose to show of the Simply Colour prints.... love the pink interspersed throughout. The quilting is such a compliment to the design. Good for you taking on some FMQ! Great photos! Perfect setting and great helpers!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt! I think I have a layer cake of that fabric too and might have to copy you! The quilting looks great too :)
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is lovely! Love the color palette and your photo backdrop is perfect!
ReplyDeleteI really like the quilt, and the funny child that loves to play tricks. My youngest is just like that. Were people giving you funny looks trying to display and photograph a quilt in such a busy public space?
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! I like the pink throughout the quilt - that's more like a lava lamp.
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