Thursday 10 December 2015

vintage spin



I have a finish to share today, my scrappy "Vintage Spin" quilt







- mr D asked if I'd lined up the spots first!?!  
duh, I'm more of the 'perfection-is-overrated' school of thought! 




- close up of  'loop-de-loop' quilting










The edge-to-edge machine quilting was done by Annette de Raat
Crossing goal #2 off my Q4 FAL list
For a few more details about my fabric choices pop back here
and over here to see Megan's version too.

this week I'm linking up with 'scraptastic tuesday'
* needle & thread Thursday
and tgiff
- pop on over to check out what everyone else has been busy sewing!

* EDIT: many thanx to Kelly at NTT  here @ myquiltinfatuation for featuring my quilt! 


26 comments:

Megan said...

I love how light you got yours to be. Very lovely (apart from those wayward unaligned dots haha).

Mystic Quilter said...

Fantastique Madame!!! Don't really know why I am using French but it just seemed to fit your beautiful quilt!

Julie said...

I love this!!! The colours, the scrappiness - those unmatched dots (LOL). You have had so many finishes this year. Well done.

Does your vintage machine work - or is it ornamental only?

Karyn said...

It's a lovely mix of fabrics. Well done.

Sew Quilt Designs said...

Gorgeous Quilt..One for you?

Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow said...

What a fun mix of beautiful fabrics in this ! :)

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

I love this scrappy quilt - I have thought of making this pattern for awhile now and have not gotten around to it. I also love that sewing machine and wish it was mine :)

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

Beautiful! This pattern is also on my to-do list. Seeing yours has moved it up the queue. :)

Marlene said...

Gorgeous finish. Lovely mix of fabrics in the quilt.

Sophie Zaugg said...

Your quilt is really beautiful ! I'm thinking of adding this pattern on my to-do list ... I also like very much the photo shoot with the old Singer.

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

Oh My Gosh!!! That is Fantastic!!! Love the fabrics and colors you used!!!

Jayne said...

Wow! What an amazing finish! It's simple gorgeous and mind blowing! Thank you for sharing all those pictures...beautiful!

M-R Charbonneau said...

What a great finish! I love how the stripes on the 'spin' create movement in the quilt. Beautiful photos too! So glad you linked up to TGIFF, Linda!

cspoonquilt said...

Great finish!! I love that block design. I really want to try it! Happy Holidays!

Linda said...

Just great! Love the black design and your choice of pairs of fabrics is super. Hope you are keeping this quilt for you!

Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl said...

It looks fantastic, and I love the detail you gave to material placement and cutting to make the spinning effect more dramatic!

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Thank you so much!I’ve used a real mixture of old & new fabrics, and did quite a bit of fussy cutting! I had a little panic moment when it was all looking a bit too chaotic, but I’m really pleased with how it all turned out in the end!

Nifty Quilts said...

LOVE this quilt!! Colors and variety are so well-balanced. You make it look easy to pull that off, yet we know it is not!

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Thank you LeeAnn! Yes, I found the pairing up of fabrics took quite a bit of time & consideration, had to rummage deep into the stash a couple of times! And the fussy cutting, while it chomps through the fabric alarmingly quickly, it certainly paid off. I love the finished effect!

Nicky said...

It's a lovely quilt - Thanks for linking up to #scraptastictuesday

Leanne said...

This is such a happy quilt, and I love your sewing machine too.

Kaja said...

Congratulations on a lovely finish. I love the movement this design gets and your fabric choices really make the most of that. You have also managed the scrappy look beautifully - lots of variety but well balanced at the same time. It's great.

Dominique said...

It's love at first sight for me and this quilt. How you managed to combine these seemingly different fabrics into a gorgeous quilt... There's just one thing, though, the dots don't seemed to be all lined up... (just kidding). And I love the pictures with your beautiful antique sewing machine.

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

This is such a gorgeous and scrappy quilt! Is there a tutorial for the block somewhere?

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Hi Diann, Thank you!
The quilt is 'Vintage Spin' from Kathy Doughty's book 'Adding Layers'
I attended her inspiring Modern Wedge workshop back in October, lots of great ideas - http://kokaquilts.blogspot.co.nz/2015/09/class-show-tell.html

Helen@Till We Quilt Again said...

Love this quilt! I had started my blocks awhile back and now see I must return. Love your color choices. Happily discovered you though NTT.