When considering which quilt to post for the Blogger's Quilt Festival, I immediately knew I wanted to post a quilt back--the back to my strings quilt. I've only been quilting for a year and have tried many different things during that time. Several months back I hit a point where I was very dissatisfied with my quilting. I felt that it looked generic and too similar to so many things out there. One problem was that I was sticking to lines of fabric. I knew I needed to branch out and start creating things all my own.
The idea for the back of my strings quilt popped into my head, and I was able to recreate it in a quilt. Creating this helped open my eyes to the use of color rather than just lines of fabric someone designed to look good together. I still go back to lines of fabric for projects, but since this quilt, I have also ventured into trying new things and become more adventurous in my use of fabric. I continue to grow and improve in my quilting and imagine my quilting style will continue to change, but this quilt was a turning point for me. It helped me love quilting again because I wasn't just making a quilt, I was creating something from inside me.
57 comments:
What a stunning quilt! I can't decide which side I like the most, both are great!
as much as I love the front,I absolutely love the back!
Wow! That's the back to your quilt!!! It's beautiful!
I can't decide which one I love most. I always do reversible quilts as well and have found that people often prefer the back over the front. strange ha?
Stunning quilt! Strings are awesome! So true about how hard it is to branch out and trying new things. I can relate!
I love the quilt and I love your backing. Great job. Wonderful colors.
Carol
lovely!! i like both sides but your quilt show site a bit more, its perfect!
claudia
It's SO beautiful! I can't believe you have only been quilting for a year! That gives me hope for sure! :)
This quilt is just beautiful, but so are many of your others. Glad I found your blog! :)
I've had your quilt back favorited in my Flickr stream for a little while now, I really love what you did with it. I love the front too, but I almost feel like this quilt is two fronts, or reversible, because they are just both so beautiful!!
What a gorgeous quilt - and the back is just as incredible. Wow - thanks for sharing! Enjoy your creative journey; it's fun to grow and change, isn't it?
WOW! Amazingly beautiful... just stunning!
Stunning!!! I love it! Glad that it brought you out of your comfort zone. :)
Very pretty! I love the color wheel on the back :D
I really love the colors of this quilt. The back and the front work so well together and I can't decide which I love more!
All those graduated shades flowing into one another is very fresh and restful--a great contrast to the strings on the other side! A true reversable wonder!
Hazle
fantastic colorful quilt!! I can't decide with side I like more!
B. U. T. ful! Inspires me to do more with my quilt backs. Thank you!
Such a Beautiful Quilt,
I love both sides equal.
Beautiful quilt, I love both sides!
Gorgeous!!
WOW! I love this - both sides are amazing. To have them make up one quilt is just stunning.
amazing work! just a masterpiece!
wow ... this is seriously amazing!
i just stared at the pictures up close for a good five minutes, just admiring the lines and all the fabrics, and figuring out how you put it all together. GREAT JOB~!
i agree -- branching out from fabric lines is definitely fun and more rewarding :)
Very thought provoking and beautiful Kati! I love the front and the back. Also you Halloween quilt and I went and voted too!
Wow!
I'm with you on mixing quilt fabrics. I always supplement a line and I never make a pattern exactly as I see it. I always seem to do variations. I love your quilt. Keep having fun with it.
Your quilt is beautiful!!!
Both sides are beautiful. I love it!
Oh wow. I love pieced back (mine are frequently the leftovers & blocks that just did nit work for whatever reason. They could never be mistaken for the front, though like yours. Just wow!
Great post! Both sides are brilliant! Love it. Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous - on both sides!
Wow, that's a reversible quilt. The back is as pretty as the front.
Beautiful!! Both the front and the back :)
SheilaC
Awesome choice of fabrics that blend together well!
your quilt is stunning, both the front and the back! Thanks for sharing :D
I really don't know if I liked the front or the back best.
What a pretty string quilt! I also think mixing lines makes for more interesting quilts.
Beautiful Quilt! It's so great when a quilt is reversible.
totally adore the back of the quilt, it is clean and fresh and happy!
The back (I would use it as a front) is lovely. Doing the color spectrum is very effective.
Beautiful string quilt!
Both sides of your quilt are beautiful!
It's a beautiful quilt, front and back! I love piecing my backs too - it feels so creative to come up with an original design, and so thrifty to be using my scraps!! Thanks for sharing....
Love this quilt--front and back!!
What a fun quilt and the back is lovely as well. Love the blue chair w/the chair fabric-too fun.
Thanks.
Come see my 1890 antique schoolhouse quilt and
black/white/pink scrappy miniature
great fun quilt!
I love your back art - well done!
this quilt is so gorgeous...you did an amazing job. the back is just as stunning as the front
This has turned out so well. Beautiful colours. What a great quilt!
I love how you have a truly double sided quilt! Its stunning, stunning, stunning! I'm so glad to have found your blog and I look forward to seeing what else you make!
Both sides are spectacular!
love the double-sided quilt! :)
I find it hard to believe you've only been quilting for a year! That's a terrific quilt. Well done!
Leslie S. in MN
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Beautiful! I love both sides!
one of my favorites!
Just came over via Flikr when I saw the back of this one on someone's favorites. Nice stuff! I will be your newest follower :-)
lovely, beautiful quilt front and back. thanks for sharing and have a great day
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