Wednesday, November 2, 2011

To and Fro quilt

This is my first time joining the Bloggers’ Quilt Festival hosted by Amy’s Creative Side.



To and Fro is another quilt made using fabric entirely from my stash.  Each block starts with a nickel (5") square of fabric.  The square gets cut on the diagonal and a strip of fabric is inserted.  It's really a quick, fun way to use a lot of fabric scraps up.  Here's what a block looks like-


Just alternate the blocks in rows to get the zigzag effect and add some strips between the rows.

No pieced back for this one. It is a kid size quilt, just a width of fabric wide. I think this bright swirly fabric of orange, red, yellow and green is the perfect choice for the backing and binding.

Linda used a Spiral Path pantograph and variegated thread to machine quilt this quilt. Check out her post to see a better photo of the quilting.
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14 comments:

  1. LonciNovember 3, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    Wonderful colors, i love this:)

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  2. AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    Great stash buster! I love it! But I love color, LOL!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    I love this bright quilt!!! I think I'll try it with some "I SPY" fabrics!

    Iris in Texas

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  4. DebbieNovember 3, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    This is amazing! Really beautiful! I agree - the colors are something else!!

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  5. Linda at LRDesignsQuiltingNovember 3, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Love the name!!

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  6. FlourishingPalmsNovember 3, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    I've tried this quilt patch myself, but haven't ever made enough blocks to sew together a quilt! Yours is really pretty. Colorful! I love that about it. Your longarm quilter does excellent work. Thanks for sharing this with us.

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  7. AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Love the fun patterns for scrap quilts!

    Margaret
    msolomo1@maine.rr.com
    www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com

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  8. straythreadsNovember 3, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    love the bright colors
    ann

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  9. DebNovember 3, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    You continue to amaze me with what you put together with charm squares. Another fabulous quilt!!

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  10. EditfoltNovember 5, 2011 at 1:25 AM

    Greetings from Hungary. I really like your quilt. Beautiful colors, and stitching.

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  11. JanetKNovember 5, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    This is a great and simple design! Thanks for sharing - I love the bright colors!

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  12. stitchinpennyNovember 6, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    Love the bright fabric and cheerful pattern. It is simple yet very interesting. Great quilt.

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  13. Benta AtSLIKstitchesNovember 15, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    What a great block, and a fab quilt. How wide were your strips? I love it, thanks for sharing

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  14. CandaceNovember 15, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    I used strips that were cut to 1 1/2" wide.

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