Thursday, September 3, 2015

Broadway Mini Quilt Swap

I have a love for Broadway musicals.  I've already bought my pass for this season's Broadway series with the Memphis Orpheum.  I can't wait to be able to introduce my children to the wonders of singing and dancing on stage.  It's going to be great!

When I saw the Broadway Mini Quilt Swap on Instagram, I signed up immediately! I couldn't even begin to describe the excitement.  My all-time favorite is Wicked.  When my swap partner also indicated she loved Wicked, I went for it.  I found a paper-piecing pattern of Elphaba online and expanded it a bit.


I then used tracing paper to draw the Wicked musical logo onto the black fabric and stitched it out.  It took a while to complete this, but the texture it brought to the quilt was great.


I struggled with the quilting of this one.  I didn't know quite what to do or how to approach it.  In the end, I'm glad I went with some dense wavy lines.  It adds a fun element without taking away from the piecing.


The back is just a solid piece.  I found this print at Joann's that matched exactly.  I decided to not make things more complicated and finish with a solid piece.  Since this is a wall hanging, the back really doesn't matter too much.


I had so much fun making this mini.  I think I'm done with online swaps for this year, but next year should be lots of fun.

13 comments:

  1. I *love* the way you stitched out those letters! This is such a cool mini - great job!

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  2. this looks good, like you I enjoy a musical but these days they are far too expensive, my favourite is still Les |Mis

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  3. The quilting really does suit it and a great choice! I love Wicked too - went to see it with my mum, aunt and 2 cousins!

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  4. Wonderfully Wicked! Your partner will be over the moon to receive this fantastic mini. The details are just perfect (totally in awe over the way you stitched out those letters - love the witch that dots the "i" - too cool!).

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  5. You did a wonderful job on the Wicked mini quilt. I'm sure that your partner is going to love it! Your stitching and quilting on this is amazing.

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  6. This one was so neat to see come together! And it turned out fantastic, I hope your partner adores it :-)

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  7. Wonderful! Love everything about it.mSeen it 3 times in London - it's how I got my nickname - this is so clever :)

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  8. This is just amazing! Wicked is my daughter and I all time favorite Musical. We have seen it 5 times. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. This looks amazing, Janet! I wish I had gotten to see it in person at a meeting!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  10. Oh what a clever mini - your stitching is beautiful and it's got a wonderful depth and texture, you almost want to stroke it!!

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  11. Seriously - this is so cool! Gorgeous hand work, too.

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  12. Love it! When you say your stitched the letters out did you do it by hand or machine?

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