Friday Finish - Technicolor Galaxy

A long time ago, in a life that seems far, far away, I received an incredible birthday gift. Himself gave me the Skill Builder BOM 2015 course, the printed templates, AND The fabric kit. Heaven! And now 20 months later, Technicolor Galaxy is finished. Epic.

The greys of the Halifax waterfront seemed the perfect foil for this bit of rainbow madness.

I thought about taking pics of each and every spoke up close...

But there were limits to the attention spans of the toddlers who accompanied me on this mission!

I love the back of this quilt as much as the front. I wish there were an easy way to display both sides at once!

The quilting (as always) shows so well on the back!

And then there's the binding. Twelve different lovely Konas matched to the spokes of the quilt. I'm so glad I went with my own idea of rainbow instead of white. I think it really adds to the quilt

Wasn't it nice of the French navy to provide me with this lovely backdrop?

 

The Deets  

Title: Technicolor Galaxy
Size: 60 by 60 inches
Konas Used in Top: Breakers, Cardinal, Carrot, Cerise, Corn Yellow, Crimson, Deep Blue, Emerald, Flame, Grasshopper, Heliotrope, Lapis, Lime, Pacific, Peacock, Persimmon, Purple, Sangria, School Bus, Silver, Spruce, Rich Red, Wasabi, White, Yarrow
Konas Used in Back: Azure, Banana, Berry, Bonsai, Breakers, Brt Peri, Cardinal, Carrot, Cerise, Chartreuse, Copen, Corn Yellow, Crimson, Curry, Cyan, Goldfish, Grasshopper, Hibiscus, Jungle, Lapis, Kumquat, Red, Rich Red, Riviera, Tangerine, Tomato, Turquoise, Pacific, Peapod, Persimmon, School Bus, Ultramarine, Wasabi, White, Wisteria

Konas Used in Binding: Breakers, Brt Peri, Cardinal, Corn Yellow, Flame, Grasshopper, Heliotrope, Lapis, Lime, Pacific, Peacock, Persimmon, Rich Red, Sangria
Quilting: Free motion and straight line quilt as you go

You can read more about this unbelievable quilt adventure by checking out these posts. Set aside a few hours! ☺

Getting Started & Colour Wheel

Colour Wheel Continued

Piecing Star Points and Making the Colour Wheel

Quilting the Colour Wheel & Starpoints

Piecing the Scattered Geese

Piecing the Piano Keys

Piecing the Arrowheads 

Quilting the Scattered Geese, Piano Keys, & Arrowheads

Piecing the Flower Hexies - Part 1

Piecing the Flower Hexies - Part 2

Piecing the Orange Peels

Piecing the Moons

Quilting of Flower Hexies, Moons, & Orange Peels and Construction of Improv Star Corners

Trimming and Assembly

More Assembly

Wanna make your own? Head on over to Pile o Fabric and buy the course. Heck, buy the kit. And get ready for a wild skill building ride. If you stick to the monthly schedule, it's all very doable!

And that's that.

J

P.S. I'm linking up today with Finish Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts, as well as TGIFF @ Busy Hands Quilts. Pop on over and see some more fab finishes.

P.P.S Many thanks to my very talented quilt holder, Ms Kelka!

Throwback Thursday {Volume 8}

Welcome to Throwback Thursday @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge! Each month, we share tales of our quilty pasts.

As for my offering this month, hold on to your hats, people. there's batiks. And lots of them!

Rhythm of the Sea from McKenna Ryan, entirely in batiks. It all started when I made Saltwater Symphony as an anniversary present for Himself in July 2005. It's the lower block in this pic and features a crab. Himself is a crabologist, so we likely have more crab-themed items in our home than your average family.

I purchased the patterns and a fabric kit (for the entire quilt!) from the (now long gone) Harbour Quilt Company in Antigonish. It was the most money I'd ever spent on a quilt all at once... and it was 50% off!

Each piece is backed with fusible web and ironed into place. Many, like this octopus, have layer upon layer of fabric pieces.

This was one of the first quilts that I quilted on my (no longer) new Pfaff Quilt Expression 4.0. Each and every wee bit of fabric is outlined in FMQ to hold it in place. And I did a little bit of playing with thread to create textures. If I were to do this quilt now, there'd be a whole lot more of that texture. But at the time, I think I just wanted to get it finished!

 Love these wild roses and lupins, traditional Nova Scotia flowers.

Flanking this quilt in my living room are the chairs where DT have had their bottles pretty much their entire lives. We used to be convinced that BT would stare at this block, likely the only one with enough contrast to be visible to him in early days! I look forward to them learning the names of all the creatures of sea and air in this one, even those dirty old shags that photobombed this orca pic. Or cormorants as the rest of the world calls them.

I love many of McKenna Ryan's patterns, but I think this is the only one I will ever make. They cry out for the depth and texture of batiks. Not my thing anymore.

Now it's your turn! Link up a blog post about a project from your dark quilty past. This month, we have a 25$ gift certificate from Dinkydoo Modern Fabrics.

If you're a fan of modern fabrics and pre-cuts, this on-line shop is for you! How to win? There are three ways.

1. Link-up a blog post telling all about a quilt from your past. Don't forget to link to A Quarter Inch from the Edge in your post or grab the Throwback Thursday button for your sidebar.
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me about a style of fabric you used to love, but just can't do anymore. 
3. And a bonus for followers of A Quarter Inch from the Edge. Just leave a comment saying how you follow. 

The giveaway is open to International participants until Sunday, February 10th at 11:59 Atlantic Time.

An InLinkz Link-up

Hope to see you back on Sunday, March 13th when I'll be hosting Sunday Stash for the incomparable, Molli Sparkles. And perhaps again on Friday, March 18th when I host TGIFF. And of course, for TBT {Volume 9} on Thursday, April 7th!

J