Sunday, October 11, 2009

Blog Quilt Show Entry - Genesis 1: 3,4

 Genesis 1:3,4
 And God said, " Let there be light", and there was light.  God saw that the light was good and  
He separated the light from the darkness.
54" by 54"
Machine pieced/Hand quilted
Commercial and hand dyed cotton

Once again, another great idea from a blogger - hosting a blog quilt show.  Clever huh?!  I thought I would the use the opportunity to post one of the quilts I made a few years ago, Genesis 1:3,4.  It is the last patterned quilt I had made, coming from  McCall's magazine.  I really haven't done any patterned work for years and years, but I saw this and thought - Gee if the colors were placed better this quilt could really pop.  Plus I loved the size.   It was a great exercise in value and it was really nice to leave all the design decisions up to someone else. It has a ton of hand quilting in it  - all done in - Gasp! - rayon thread.  I had no problem hand quilting with the rayon and it really gave it a nice shine.  Since it was meant for a wall, I wasn't worried about strength and wear.

You can get the links of the other entries or enter the show yourself by clicking here - Blog Quilt Festival.

28 comments:

Cathi said...

This is absolutely stunning!! It positively glows. I love the colours you used. Wow!

Mom said...

It radiates!
Thanks for sharing,
Margaret
www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com

marlene@ByTheSeam said...

Love all the colors. Nicely done

Suzanne Kistler said...

How nice to see a larger version of your profile pic. :) It's gorgeous!!

Zonnah said...

It is beautiful!

Judy Alexander said...

Love this quilt! Great colors and movement.

Rosalyn Manesse said...

Wonderful arrangement of color. great workmanship.

Jane said...

Love this quilt. It's amazing how the pattern card tricks can be so beautiful in solid colors. It is lovely around your border.

loulee said...

Wow. What an amazing quilt.

Rebekah said...

Gorgeous! The colors in this are amazing!

Allie said...

Beautifully done!

tooznie said...

Lovely job, It must have been such a challeng to find those fabrics. I've trying to find a set of graduated blues and am having the worst time!

SewCalGal said...

This is a spectacular quilt. Great design, great colors, great fabrics. Truly beautiful.

Thank you so much for sharing and for participating in the Bloggers Quilt Festival.

SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

AWESOME! Your quilt radiates light! must have been what God was thinking! grin...
hugz, Pam

henny said...

Beautiful quilt! The way you transfered Genesis's "light" into this also amazed me:)

Geertrude said...

It really does show the light. It almost seems 3D. And those colors are beautiful!

dutchcomfort said...

Beautiful quilt. Those colours are awesome!

Deborah said...

beautiful, it glows!

Cristina said...

Il tuo quilt รจ stupendo!!!!!
i colori sono meravigliosi..
un bacio
cri

Marika said...

Very beautiful quilt .greeting

Lana Lulu Handmade said...

I love it!

Carol said...

That is a very striking wall-hanging.

kathy said...

Beautiful! I especially love the value work in the blocks around the border!

Latane Barton said...

Stunning!!!

Dresden Quilter said...

It is incredible. You did a beautiful job with the colours.

quiltmom anna said...

Nina,
It is a stunning quilt- I love the beautiful rich colors and card trick is one of my favorite blocks ( the blocks on the outside) Your medallion center is terrific- It is a fabulous piece. Thanks for sharing.

Warmest regards,
Anna

quiltmom anna said...

Nina,
It is a stunning quilt- I love the beautiful rich colors and card trick is one of my favorite blocks ( the blocks on the outside) Your medallion center is terrific- It is a fabulous piece. Thanks for sharing.

Warmest regards,
Anna

Casey said...

Lovely radiant colors.