Friday, May 15, 2015

Modern Herringbone

I've been quite busy working on a large queen-size herringbone quilt for a while now, and I've finally finished it.


There are 528 half-square triangles in this quilt. Talk about a lot of trimming!


I ended up using Windham Fabric's wide quilt back writing for the backing. This is the first time I've used wide quilt backing, and I must say it was wonderful. I've always pieced my backs before today, but I might just be looking for more opportunities to use the wide backing in the future. It saved so much time!


I used Kona Royal Blue for the binding.  I really think the blue compliments the quilt nicely and doesn't distract from the pattern.  

37 comments:

  1. Beautiful finish! For larger quilts, I definitely lean toward using broadcloth backings. Figuring out how to piece together something just as large as a queen size top is just something I'm not interested in doing once I piece the top (usually)! The blue binding really is a nice frame for the quilt.

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  2. Great finish! The colours are great. Good call on the binding.

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  3. Gorgeous finish. I agree about using wide backing fabric. I recently used some for the first time also. What a relief it was after a long-process top to not have to piece a back also!

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  4. This is a beautiful, colorful quilt and I love it Janet! It's great to see that they are making wide backings in more modern fabrics now - it's really fun to use them.

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  5. Beautiful quilt!!! That's a LOT of HST!!!! Totally worth it though! It came out amazing!! Visiting (and new follower) from TGIFF :-)

    ~ Jess ~
    Everything Is Coming Up Rosie

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  6. Shew, that's a lot of triangles! Your quilt looks lovely, I like all the colors and patterns. :)

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  7. That is absolutely gorgeous. And I really love the 'bold' choice of the blue binding; you're right, definitely does not distract, but is stunning!

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  8. Beautiful quilt! And I love the backing, too! I haven't used wide backing, but will look into it the next time I need one. This quilt is so colorful and happy!

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  9. Love it! And that wideback print works wonderfully with this quilt! (I have some too and it makes things so much easier, doesn't it?)

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  10. That is beautiful! I love the backing.

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  11. I love it! I used your tutorial to make a purple baby one in October. Thank you for sharing!

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  12. So beautiful! That is a lot of trimming, though :) I love wide backings for larger quilts too.

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  13. Awesome....love it. micki@2dogsstudio.us

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  14. This quilt is really cute! I'd like to make one but don't know how to. Do you have a tutorial for it or can you tell me how you did it. Thanks. kthurn@bektel.com

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  15. Really beautiful! I just finished a queen sized herringbone quilt myself in Moda's "Into the Woods" line, so I feel you on trimming all those HST blocks. It's worth it though; your quilt looks gorgeous and the blue binding sets it off perfectly.

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  16. It's beautiful - great work. Can you let me know what size HST you used please?

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  17. That text backing is the perfect back! Your quilt looks great and the binding really frames is perfectly. What size did this finish?

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  18. Great finish! The straight line quilting works perfectly with this pattern. And I hear you on the wide backings... so much easier! Thanks for linking up with TGIFF!

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  19. It's so pretty! Looks really cozy and inviting, perfect for a bed!

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  20. What a great way to use up scraps! This one is going on my To Do list! Beautiful!

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  21. Beautiful finish Janet! The blue binding was a perfect choice. Thanks for sharing this great scrappy quilt with Oh Scrap!

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  22. Love the fun pops of color. I'm about to start on my first queen quilt and I appreciate your comment on the widescreen fabrics.

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  23. Wow that is beautiful! Love the backing too. What is that print? I'm a lover of the wide backs too.

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  24. It's gorgeous!!! I feel your pain. I just finished a top with 840 HST's. Ugh. But so worth the effort. It's just beautiful.

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  25. Congrats on your finish and a really pretty one at that!

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  26. I love your quilt and I am crazy about your backing fabric.

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  27. I love herringbone quilts and yours is just gorgeous!

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  28. I love the scrappy look of this quilt. I once did over 1000 half square triangles for a quilt and it seemed like it was never going to end.

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  29. Goodness! This is a simply beautiful quilt. The white sure sets it off.

    Julie @ Pink Doxies

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  30. Such a beautiful quilt. I've never used extra wide backing before, but have been thinking about it for a while. So many of them are quite old fashioned, but yours is lovely :-)

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  31. Love the colors in this quilt. I've been working on a wall hanging with half square triangles and while I love the way they look, they sure can be frustrating to work with sometimes!

    I came here from the Let's Bee Social link-up, and wanted to invite you to one we host called Crafty Comment Karma. It goes up each Friday and is open for the entire week to any crafty, quilting or sewing links! I hope you'll come join us: http://www.prairiesewnstudios.com/search/label/Crafty%20Comment%20Karma

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  32. This is gorgeous!

    Visiting from Let's Bee Social. :)

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  33. I LOVE your quilt! It is just gorgeous!! The colors are so happy and bright, and are so fresh against the white! I also like that wide backing fabric.
    I found you from Sew Cute Tuesday.
    Susie

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  34. So pretty and colorful! If that were mine I would smile every time I saw it.

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  35. Such a beautiful finish. Lovely scrappy fabrics and the backing is a perfect compliment!

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