Last week I finished a quilt that I made this past fall, right before the craziness of the holiday show season started:
The typewriter you see here is my mom's, which I grew up wanting to play with and eventually she let me use it a little. I've always thought it was so beautiful. Last year when I stumbled across the "Type" fabric line, I immediately ordered some and then got some more when I stumbled across it during a visit to
Quilter's Cupboard in Ankeny. Then I waited patiently until I was sure exactly what I wanted to do with it. It's hard for me to be patient, especially when it comes to super-awesome fabric but the flip side of that is I didn't want to
mess it up. Especially when said super-awesome fabric is no longer in production. My design plan was to keep it simple and focus on the prints in a modern, uncluttered way. Nothing too fussy. Also, I admit that I do get bored sometimes making the same quilt block over and over. Here's a closer view of those adorable prints:
The gray fabric (also from Quilter's Cupboard) was the perfect solid (even though it's actually a subtle print) to go with the Type fabrics. I definitely have a thing for gray fabric! This quilt was pieced and quilted (my typical wonky lines) with gray Aurifil. I haven't washed it yet--once it crinkles up it will be even better.
If you'd like to check this quilt out in person, I will have it with me in 2 weeks at my first show of 2014, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Varied Industries building on Feb. 21, 22, 23. The show opens Friday evening (5 to 9 p.m.), and is open all day Saturday (9 to 5) and Sunday (10 to 4). Come out and say hello! (Yes, the concession stand will be open so you can buy a bucket of chocolate chip cookies.)
