Probably no one but me noticed that yesterday's Sunday Something was my 250th post!
That's something to celebrate, I think, and what better way to celebrate than to give something away! Keep reading to discover the prize at the end of today's post....
I have a new quilt to show you and I picked a really fun place to photograph it, I think. A few miles from my house sits a lovely, old country school. In 2003, the school was moved to this park, completely restored, and is now open to the public for viewing and special events.
The Oxford School House, located in Leawood, Kansas, first opened in 1877 and operated until 1955. It is one of the oldest school buildings in Kansas. You can read more about it here and, if you live anywhere near, might want to stop by for a visit sometime.
Now to tell you about the quilt.....
Zigzagged the latest pattern by Empty Bobbin Quilts...hot off the press! I was privileged to get to be a pattern tester for the designer, Shea Henderson, a few months ago. ( I love doing that!)
I made the lap size version, but the pattern includes yardage instructions for 4 sizes. I can personally assure you that the directions are well thought out and easy to follow, and most importantly, without error as Shea makes sure it has been tested at least 4 or 5 times before publishing.The instructions are in booklet form and the nicest format I've ever seen in a quilt pattern. (Do I seem biased at all?)
After creating the top, I was instructed to mail the top, backing and binding off to the fabulous quilter, Angela Walters. Look at the beautiful work she did to turn the top into a real quilt!
The pattern even includes directions for creating a cute pieced backing...something you don't see much on other patterns.
The pretty quilting really shows up nicely on the solid color of the backing, doesn't it?
I couldn't resist photographing the quilt hanging from the door of the little building out back of the country school. Every school had one, but this one is extra cute..(the original outhouse may or may not have been so sweet!)
Shea was nice enough to gift me a copy of Zigzagged to give away to one of my readers.
You will find my version of the quilt pictured on the back and inside of the pattern...how fun!
If you think you would like to make this pattern, suitable for beginner to advanced quilters, all you need to do is leave me a comment telling me what three colors you would use to make ZigZagged if you win the pattern.Be sure that you have an email address available to me. I'll draw a winner on Thursday morning! Let the celebration begin!
Hmmm.... pale grey background, reds and aquas. Lovely quilt!
ReplyDeleteJust call me a big copy cat! I love this quilt for my 21 year old son. It would be perfect for him at college. So i love the darker gray but I would probably do blue and oranges.
ReplyDeleteGreat graphic pattern!
Happy 250th post!
This is an outstanding pattern that I have to do like so cross your quilt.in brown, pink, blue
ReplyDeleteOh Carla! this is fantastic! I love the grey and the green!!! You did a wonderful job and the quilting is gorgeous :)
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt! I think I'd make it in red, yellow and white! Would that work? maybe not!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt, love your color combination. The back is as wonderful as the front.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quilt, Carla! I'd use a black, orange and sage green.
ReplyDeleteI think I would use blue green and purple.
ReplyDeleteHELLO! LOVE YOUR QUILT!
ReplyDeleteI'D USE DARK,MEDIUM,+LIGHT AQUA'S ON WHITE BACKGROUND. THANKS SO FOR SHARING!
jldouglas@wispwest.net
I think I'd go with red & purple on a light to medium gray
ReplyDeleteI too would use a grey - possibly with turquoise and coral (or a mid blue)
ReplyDeletehmmm... plum grey and black....no, grey mustard and marigold.......no red pink cream...did you notice it almost makes a heart shape in the solid between the two diff sized zags? love that!
ReplyDeleteHmm... I dunno what colors I'd choose, but I'm diggin' the lime/aqua/coal thing you have going on!
ReplyDeleteI'd make it in black, white and red for my sister, who will be graduating college this spring!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your 250th post! i'm smitten with the zig zag pattern and would make it in orange, aqua and taupe. I follow your blog...thanks for all the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI love the modern feel of this pattern so I would you three tones of beige. Sounds boring but will do up so nice for a son who is fashion forward and contemporary.
ReplyDeleteI have been noticing this pattern. You did a beautiful job in choosing the colors. Wow I LOVE your photography choice!! And Angela's quilting always amazes me. (SO cool being included in the pattern too!) Three colors, huh? Kona ash, orange and purple.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I would love to win a copy of the pattern. I would probably use it to make a quilt for a little boy...maybe using some Ann Kelle novelty prints and a light grey background? Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteOoooo ... SUCH a pretty quilt! I love it just the way it is and yes, the quilting is lovely and shows up so nicely. What a sweet little vintage location for a photo shoot, too.
ReplyDeleteI really want to make this. I'm a beginner and I'm guessing it's something I could manage and I'm encouraged by your pattern review.
When I make this I will use the exact same fabrics you chose. And then I'll make another one using the orange and pink fabrics I've been hoarding, though I don't know yet which solid I'll use with them. I'll have to audition some.
I would love to make this pattern in yellow, gray and black or turquoise, gray and white. I love the different sized zigzags. Beautiful and great photo shoot too!
ReplyDeletehappy 250th Carla!!
ReplyDeletelovely quilt, you did a beautiful job!
i think Id go for some unusual color combo...maybe cheddar for the solid and turkey red and acid green for the zags! i love that combo in vintage quilts!
Congrats on your 250th!! I love your color choice for that pattern. It makes me love the pattern that much more. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOh, man, how to decide!?! I'd probably go all 70's and use olive as the background and marigold and orange for the zigs.
ReplyDeleteWow, a great quilt! I love your color choices, and everyone else's sound great too. I think I'd have to use tropical colors of lime and orange and turquoise. Or maybe autumn-y colors of pumpkin, red and black. Or blues, greens and purples. Or a black background with brights. Is that too many choices?? I've been following your blog for awhile now, and I really like your work!
ReplyDeletevery nice job and congrats on post number 250. I'm thinking pink, yellow and aqua. Also, how do you get to become a pattern tester? I would love to do that. It's like a license to sew.
ReplyDeleteI think I would use orange, gray and aqua. You did such a good job on the quilt it is beautiful
ReplyDeleteI just can't resist a Zig Zag quilt. Love it! I was just admiring the orange and aqua colorway of Heirloom. I think it would be beautiful with the charcoal gray!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quilt design! I already have so many colour combinations running through my mind! My first impulse was yellow and white on charcoal...but then how about two tones of orange on aqua? Or a bright green and a yellow on a dark green? Oooh...so many options!
ReplyDeleteAnd congratulations on post #250! That's quite an accomplishment!
I really love the modern look of the colors you chose, but I would love to make this quilt in rich yellow, burnt orange, and deep brown. Perhaps, I'm inspired by the season... :D tessaharris@rocketmail.com
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I would go with our school colors - solid royal blue, golden yellow and a print with them both and some white in it.
ReplyDeleteI would pick purple, pink, and mauve! Your quilt is gorgeous!!! Thanks for the chance to win!!!
ReplyDeleteblue, light grey and yellow!
ReplyDeleteBlue, Green and Cream. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteYour color combination is so pretty, it's difficult to picture it in other colors. But... I have some new Kona chartreuse that's begging to be used. I'd put it with orange and yellow... and no one could SLEEP under it because it would be so loud!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt pictures are pretty, every one of them. But I'll tell you that when I saw the first picture, I thought you'd been mud-wrestling and picked up a quilt to wipe off with!
Ooh ... color choice always takes me the longest. Lets see - turquoise, red and teal? or maybe gold, yellow and brown (Wyoming colors)? Or maybe some super-cute baby boy fabrics like the blues and browns of the "On the Go" collection with little cars and airplanes... You see now why it takes me so long to decide lol.
ReplyDeleteI would have to use white and dark teal and a light turquoise color, my very very favorite colors. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats Carla! Lovely quilt and lovely place you have chosen to photograph it!
ReplyDeleteHm, I think I'd try aqua navy and purple zig zags!.
hiyall,
ReplyDeleteI would use black, turquiose and a hint of red
(mauh) Liz
I love that pattern. Your work is wonderful!! I have never made a gray quilt and red is my favorite color. I think gray, red, and pink would look great!! Congratulations on your 250th post!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt! Beautifully made and beautifully photographed. Please throw my name in the hat. I think the colours I'd use would be soft pinks and florals :)
ReplyDeleteI love the colors you chose! They work so well together! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThe colors I would choose are: chocolate brown, aqua and red! I just love that color combination :)
Crossing my fingers!!
Great job!! I would use pink, brown and cream.
ReplyDeleteI just got some of the hometown line by sweetwater so maybe that, or some orange and grey fabrics I have been collecting... Would love to win thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI would do it in Christmas colors -- red, green and white. Thanks for the chance to win the pattern.
ReplyDeleteCute pattern (and your quilt turned out beautiful)! I am loving the plum/mustard combination right now, so I might try to do something with that (maybe a dark purple and two shades of yellow... that sounds a lot less pretty than it looks in my head ;) Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteBlue, Yellow & White.
ReplyDeleteI would use black, white and charcoal. Beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteYou lucky pattern tester! Your quilt turned out great and how fun to have it included in the pattern! I would probably make this for my son in green, blue and gray. Fun!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I can improve on your colors--blue and green have always been my favorite colors together, I might use green, brown, and khaki or gray for our bedroom.
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt! I've been looking at zigzag quilts for my boys' room. Currently thinking of lime green, blue and white.
ReplyDeleteI'll be working on my grandson's quilts with my daughter Jessie in the previous comment. It's her first quilt and my first single bed size. I'd like gray, red, and black.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great pattern! I would use turquoise and purple on a black background. Thanks for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI really love your combo. I would like to try black and whites and whites and black on Red.
ReplyDeleteI would stick with your gray and green and swap in either purple or pink. I have a little girl in need of a quilt and this would work really well. Thank you and congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI would maybe do blue, green, and grey. Thanks for a chance to win and I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteI would use pink, lime, and aqua to create a very 'bright' quilt top.
ReplyDelete~Kimberlee
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I need to make some girly girl quilts for my "in case I need a baby quilt stash" so I would make several in differenct pinks and I have some Olivia fabric in creamm, red, and black that I think would make a very cool quilt.
ReplyDeletewhite red black
ReplyDeletePretty quilt - thanks for the chance to enter your giveaway.
Oh my! That is so, so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI do have a new (my first)Kaffe Fassett fabric that would be zingy in this, combined with navy,aqua and orange?
Thank you for the giveaway Carla :)
Congrats on your 250th post! Your quilt is beautiful. I have a dragonfly print that I would use as the background with 2 solid colors pulled it. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThe colors you used are my very favorite, but I'm on a big pink,orange, yellow kick right now. I think it would look fabulous in something like that. A sunset!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt! I would make this pattern in orange, navy and white. Those of the colors of my soon to be grandson's room.
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