This quilt just makes me happy--1328 squares later. Final size is around 70" x 90". I'm so excited to have this one all finished, but I also really enjoyed the design process for the front and the back. Arranging and rearranging the fabrics is such a fun part of the process for me. It's like making a puzzle fit together without a picture. As many of you know, I love designing with lots of color. This quilt was made from lots of charms from my color wheel swaps. More about the making of this quilt top here.
The back is improv pieced almost entirely from my scrap boxes. I love the wonky-ness of it compared to the front. I really do believe that quilts need fabulous backs too.
The color wheel binding: I used about 18 different fabrics and sewed them together in order of the color wheel, of course.
I used my standard loopy quilting. I really need to get out of my rut one of these days.
I'm linking up to the Blogger's Quilt Festival. Head on over to Amy's Creative Side and check out all the great quilts being posted!
What a gorgeous quilt! Congratulations!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Gorgeous as usual! Love the improv blocks against the white background.
ReplyDeleteit's amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis os absolutely fantastic!!!
ReplyDeleteWow !
ReplyDeleteAnd the back ! It's amazing ! The front is gorgeous but the back is really really beautiful !
I need to get out of my comfort zone too when I quilt... I'm stuck with either loops or meandering stitches. It's getting boring !
A favorite, for sure! It's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt is awesome!! I love it!!
ReplyDeleteWow Kati! So happy to see this one finished! Its gorgeous :o)
ReplyDeleteWow is right!! I love every detail of this quilt! It is so gorgeous and very happy!! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteKati, this is gorgeous! I love the back, too....and your binding is perfect! I'm sure it took forever to get all those squares together, but what an outstanding product. I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is so beautiful. The colors great. The work seems as if it was a lot. Thanks for showing.
ReplyDeleteLove it - the 'back' is perfect too!
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed watching this one come together. It has turned out to be stunning, every detail is excellent. And I just love the back, truly as much as the front.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful quilt, I love the watercolor appearance. The back is a new quilt itself. It is a 2 in 1 quilt. I would never be able to work so much for back.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful Kati!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the most amazing quilts I have ever seen! I totally love love love it! Wonderful job. Are you going to cuddle in it? Give as a gift? Wall hanging?
ReplyDeleteHi Kati! I'm your fan! I love colourful quilts and you are just so talented with them! This quilt is amazing and so beautiful! x Teje
ReplyDeleteStunning stunning stunning although I confess I like the back even more than I love the front - you really do make great quilt backs - I always reach for the cheater print at that point in the process!
ReplyDeleteThe back is just as good as the front! Its like two quilts in one! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow is this fabulous or what!! :) Nice work!
ReplyDeleteFantastic on both sides! I don't know which side I like better so I'm giving this two thumbs up. Love it!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic on both sides! I don't know which side I like better so I'm giving this two thumbs up. Love it!!
ReplyDeleteI was so excited to see the title of your post in my reader. I love the quilt. It's amazing.
ReplyDeleteFabulous!!! LOVE the back, but also appreciate all the work to layout that front. Congratulations on a great finish!
ReplyDeleteI love the Color effect on the front. And the back is so different but fits so well!
ReplyDeleteOh you have done it again!!!! I have always loved you pixel color quilt and this is another all time favorite amazing!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful front AND back!
ReplyDeleteJust stunning, Kati! Perfect, front and back.
ReplyDeleteI can't handle it. It's too awesome! You are the queen of the color quilt!!!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is perfect in every way...the back, the front, the rolled up version...all beautiful
ReplyDeletegorgeous gorgeous quilt!
ReplyDeleteI'm speechless, and believe me that never happens! So beautiful! sucha a piece of art!
ReplyDeleteThat's stunning! And the back is like a whole nother quilt! Goodness! :)
ReplyDeleteOMG wow is all I can say, sensationalx
ReplyDeleteKati, your quilt is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteit's amazingly gorgeous! great job.
ReplyDeleteIt looks fabulous! Congrats on a great finish.
ReplyDeleteIt's absolutely gorgeous, love both sides
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! It's like two quilts in one. I adore the graduated and scrappy colour of the top but the wavy wonky back also wins me over. Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI really want to make a quilt just like this one. It's just a perfect use of all those charm squares from the swaps. And the back is just downright fun!
ReplyDeleteThat's an insane amount of work! Truly beautiful though, so it was worth it.
ReplyDeleteAmazing quilt, amazing binding, amazing quilt photography. So much to be proud of here. Good job !!
ReplyDeleteGood use of color.
ReplyDeleteBoth sides of this quilt are fabulous but I am partial to the front. More so because it's got more "order" than the back. I can appreciate the back but my preference is the front. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's so well done, though, I'd enjoy it no matter which side showed. :D
Love the color!
ReplyDeleteMargaret
http://quiltsoflove.blogspot.com/
What fun!
ReplyDeleteLove the wonky back almost as much as the front!
Nice binding, too? Are those bias cut strips or no?
Super cool! I'd love to make a quilt like this some day but I'm afraid my preference for symmetry would stand in my way. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteWow - this s awesome. I really like how you left the edges of the little squares against the white - very cool look.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful rainbow quilt! The back is fantastic too. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletewoohoo, both sides are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteCompletely Awesome - front & back! Love that.
ReplyDeleteOoo... this is such a happy quilt! I love it-- front and back and binding! Thanks so much for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteSigh, that is gorgeous! Both sides -- wow!
ReplyDeleteThat is absolutely stunning...both sides.
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Great work!
ReplyDeleteGood job! As always, you do a fabulous job. I like the binding too. :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic job! I love the gradient of color!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt! I love the rainbow colors and the binding and what a great backing too.
ReplyDeleteFantastic!
ReplyDeleteoh I like the front alot, but I really do love the back too! Very fun.
ReplyDeleteSuch a deliciousness of colour! It must have been fun putting this one together.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure there's anything to say but WOW.
ReplyDeletethis quilt is so gorgeous. i love, love, love the back! i am inspired to dig into my scraps and see what i can come up with
ReplyDeleteSo much yummy colour in those squares. Stunning quilt.
ReplyDeleteOh my, beautiful Kati! I've seen this quilt pinned on Pinterest about 55x today :) It looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteLove the color but even more, love the juxtaposition of the orderly front side with the slightly off kilter back side. Great job!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love this one. Just stunning.
ReplyDeleteSo rediculously GORGEOUS Kati!!! I love that back, almost as much as the front. Truly stunning!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic quilt! I love the color wheel idea.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree about quilt backs! I recently had to make a quilt quickly and I ended up doing the back in all one fabric. It almost killed me! I LOVE yours. Gives me ideas for all my rainbow swaps!
ReplyDeleteFantastic quilt! So vibrant and makes me smile. Fun bakc, too. Thanks for sharing and have a great day
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - I can't decide if I like the front or the back more - both are brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI agree, fronts and backs can both be different, and in your case equally beautiful. Stunner!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is Ah-Mah-zing! You have such a great eye for color and have done it again with this one. Love the front and the back equally. I don't know how you decide which side to leave up! :)
ReplyDeleteWOW....love that back and the binding! The whole thing is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteAwesome quilt, Kati - both front and back!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is stunning and the back is amazing too! Thanks for sharing a job well done!
ReplyDeleteI can't describe in words how much I love this quilt. Beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteKati, this is a fabulous quilt, and such a great use of all your charm swap blocks!
ReplyDeletewow, i LOVE this quilt! i can't believe how many squares you used!!!
ReplyDeleteNot sure which side is my favorite - you did such a great job on both sides. So fun!
ReplyDeleteCome see my entries 64 (repro. applique) and 85 (antique appliques).
Kati, it is beautiful. Loopy's are just wonderful. You are very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that binding! It looks so good rolled up. It's a wonderful quilt... :)
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt! It is gorgeous!
ReplyDeletebeautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteKati, this is so incredibly fabulous, I don't know where to begin! Love how the back compliments the front so well, and the binding is just genius! AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteWow, your quilt is amazing, the back is just as beautiful as the front. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteIt's incredible!!! I love the back, too.
ReplyDeleteI saw this on flickr and commented, but wanted to leave you another for the BQF. This is so beautiful and the back is just perfect. Love it!
ReplyDeleteBreathtakingly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWell done Kati ... I LOVE this quilt!
ReplyDeleteWow! You quilt is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteTotally awesome in every way--hope you win!
ReplyDeleteEs un quilt precioso. Suerte.
ReplyDeletecongratulations on the win! So well deserved!!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful, congratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the win. Your quilt is fabulous both front and back!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, girlfriend, yoooohoooo! :))
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your win at BQF.
ReplyDeleteje me suis permis de mettre la photo de votre quilt dans un message ,j'espère que cela ne vous pose pas de problème ,merci d'avance
ReplyDeleteFabulous job on a beautiful quilt! Congrats on the win!!
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