Wednesday 15 February 2017

rainbow explosion

rainbow; noun arch of colours in the sky
Oh goodness it looks like a rainbow exploded around here today . . .


I finished putting my 'queen of the May' quilt top together this week, all from stash
{see herehere and here for inspiration details and earlier decision dilemmas}


After a few days of experimenting
with different borders, different sashings and different settings,
this is where I finally ended up . . .


Just my luck, the HST border didn't exactly fit, so there's some quirky improv corner piecing
And I started to run out of bigish pieces of my main yellow floral fabric
 so in true 'makedo' fashion
I had to piece several bits together when I reached the outer borders
Hopefully once it's all quilted it won't be an issue








It's big, it's bold, and . . . it's unlike anything I've made before

Linking up with Leanne and Nicky for February's 'scraptastic Tuesday' here
with Lorna for 'show & tell' here @ sewfreshquilts
and with Kelly over here for 'needle and thread Thursday'



35 comments:

Mystic Quilter said...

It's a stunner Linda! Bursts with colour and the VFW yellow floral is a magnificent background. Love the improv HST border.

Robby said...

It was lovely before, but those borders just make it. I suspect that stripe wasn't part of the original plan, but I love how it gives the center and the HST room to breathe.

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

I am so glad you chose that floral. This top is drop dead gorgeous!

Linda said...

Oh my gosh, it's glorious!! I LOVE the colors!!! Absolutely beautiful! Great job.

Nicole said...

Looks really lovely. Well done!

Karyn said...

Love it! Makes me want to make one!

Linda said...

Oh, Linda, I love your bright yellow quilt! Absolutely fabulous! So pleased you decided on the yellow floral background, it makes your blocks SING.

Teje Karjalainen said...

Hi Linda! This is so gorgeus! I love the design and the colours! Wow, every circle is so beautiful and the triangle borders suits so well! No patch is an issue, this is patchwork! I prefer improvised piecing which is usually necessary because I 'plan as I go'. x Teje
www.nerospostbox.wordpress.com

Nicky said...

Yay to making something completely different and doesn't it look fabulous! Hope you will continue to be adventurous as the results are great! Thanks for linking up with #scraptastictuesday

Zandra said...

Love it. Really glad you chose the floral for the background. It's just glorious.

Zandra said...

Love it. Really glad you chose the floral for the background. It's just glorious.

Terry said...

Quite the explosion of color. I have never seen one like this before, very pretty

dutchcomfort said...

The floral background is great! Love your very happy and colourful quilt-top!

Ann said...

How lovely! And it went together so quickly. Congratulations.

Raewyn said...

Oh such a fun and happy quilt Linda - how good it's been to watch this grow! And a bit of improv piecing - it's all part of the essence of quilting isn't it?!

Unknown said...

Fabulous !

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Thank you so much Linda!
It all started as a vague idea and a pile of mismatched bright fabric!
Yes, I too love the yellow, so glad I had just enough to finish it off!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

So pretty! Love the bright, sunshine-y yellow for your background!

Leeanne said...

Wow what a cracker! The yellow background brings everything together to a fabulous cohesion.

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

it looks great - I love it

JoanG said...

I would never have thought that floral background would work, but it is just great! This is one big, beautiful and very happy quilt.

Quiltdivajulie said...

Gorgeous!! Especially like the way you bordered it and let the quirky bits be part of the show.

Julie said...

Such a sunny quilt, especially on this wet grey day.

Mary in Peoria Handmade said...

Just stunning. I love it.And the borders!

Miaismine said...

Wow...it is big, bold and so very beautiful! What a work of art you have created! Thank you so much for sharing!

sue said...

Your blog opened, I saw the quilt, I gasped. What a happy quilt! I adore it.

audrey said...

Absolutely beautiful! Love that bold yellow so much.:)

gayle said...

Oh, Linda, this is absolutely gorgeous! I love everything about it!!!

Nancy said...

This quilt is a marvel to me, Linda. I know you've posted photos of its construction but I still have trouble imagining myself putting it together AND having the blocks lie flat. It's really beautiful with all the bright prints. It's interesting to see how in some blocks the points are predominant and in other blocks the alternate fabrics around the center circle stand out more. Well done!

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Thank you so much Nancy.
Yes, I smile each time I look at it now... now that it’s all together!
I kinda went through a “cut 1st think later” process with this quilt!
And the fabric play certainly keeps one looking doesn’t it?

Have a good weekend, Linda

Kaja said...

Fabulous! I still love the yellow background, the triangle border works perfectly, and all those lovely scrappy colours give so much to look at.

Jodi said...

I didn't know I like yellow so much! This is fabulous!

Marie said...

It's big, it's bold and it's BEAUTIFUL!

Kate said...

Bold, bright and beautiful! I wasn't too sure about the yellow floral as the background, but it's a brilliant choice.

pandchintz said...

It's stunning Linda! So glad you went with the VFW floral for the background. Congratulations for running outside your comfort zone!