It's FINISHED! Whoop whoop!

My Vignette quilt is 100% finished.  It even has a sleeve on it so that it's ready for the next local quilt show.

Here's my blog post with the recap:  http://quiltingismything.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/fabric-vomit-aka-vignette-in-100-completed/

It's been great watching everyone's progress and even though I'm finished, I'll still be checking in to see everyone's amazing work.

Cheers-
Kris

Not going to happen!

I had high hopes of getting this quilted in 2012 so that was the date I embroidered but I've realized there is really no way that is going to happen.  :)

Last night - I unsewed '2012' and made it 2013.  I'll work on getting the back prepared later this month and be ready to dive into the quilting next year.

Final border section is finished

I went off on a tangent for my last border section!  You can read more about it on my blog at
http://quiltingismything.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/vignette-aka-fabric-vomit-my-way/

I've spent the week sewing the last section to the first 12 blocks and doing the joining embroidery work.  It won't be long before I start thinking about how I'm going to quilt it.

Another version of the quilt

This version is being made by one of the gals in my small quilt group.  She's using her scrap bin for fabric selections.  She made slight modifications to the center blocks.

13 and 16 - done and dusted

My blog post about the blocks:  http://quiltingismything.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/vignette-in-stitches-block-13-16/

Gorgeous winter days lately although today looks like there will be some rain or at least a cloudy day.  Olympics is on the horizon and you know what that means.....lots of time stitching in front of the TV supporting our sportsmen and women!

Cheers

blocks sewn together

I had some time the other day so decided to sew my blocks together - at least into 2 rows.  I'm holding off on sewing them all together as I might do the quilting on my home machine, in which case I'd do it in 3 sections and then sew the sections together.

Shouldn't be long now before our next issue is out!  I figure it will be a good project to work on during the Olympics.

Border 3 completed

How is everyone doing? I bet the Southern Hemisphere people are looking forward to some long winter afternoons doing some stitching - I know I am.

I finished my 3rd border section. Each one gets harder and harder to finish so I'm glad to only have one more to go.

I'm looking forward to

the time when I can sew the sections together and start quilting it. I'm thinking to do utility stitching with Finca Perle Cotton 8. Multiple colors in a free-form floral design of some sort? Then again.....with all the embroidery and wild colors, my quilting won't really show that much so would I be better off to do a simple overall machine quilted design? What are your thoughts on the quilting of the Vignette?

http://quiltingismything.wordpress.com/2012/03/11/vignette-border-3-completed/

My center blocks - brace yourselves!

I've been procrastinating on posting this because it is so different from the original design!

I didn't think the hearts and daisy motif was fitting for my bold kaffe fassett/amy butler fabric collection so I went off on a tangent.

I used a flower pattern from a booklet called Bits and Pieces by Whimsicals (from 2005). I used vliesofix and a slate thread to buttonhole stitch.

Totally different but I really like it! Once the weather clears and the ground dries out I'll put all the blocks out on the grass and take a picture (I don't have a big enough space indoors to do it).

I'm seriously starting to like it - in spite of my initial thoughts that my fabrics looked like 'fabric vomit'! Now, I'm off to start another border section (ugh).

Here's a recap of some of my other blocks:

Block 4

Six done - 10 to go. I think I need a break. :)

blocks 5 & 9

On to block number 4 now! I can't believe the amount of thread I am going through. I've run out of 2 colors AGAIN.

2 more blocks finished

I decided not to do the extra embroidery or the applique because I think they would just get lost on my 'fabric vomit' fabrics.

After looking at Issue 5....I'm in a bit of a pickle about what to use for my background colors for the center blocks as I really don't HAVE any light colored fabrics that would work. I could try to find some - or I could do some hand-dying. thinking, thinking, thinking......

Plenty of time to figure it out as I'm just starting on the 2nd border section now.

Finally at the party!

Hello all-

I'm late to the party but I am so glad to be here! Your versions of the Vignette in Stitches quilts are inspirational.

Our small quilt group just started the project. It looks a bit daunting but I'm sure we'll all survive.

I'm using very bold fabrics - primarily Kaffe Fassett. I do some sewing for my local quilt shop and she carries a ton of his fabric. I've never been drawn to his fabric before but decided to try and color outside my lines. When I gathered all the fabrics, I looked at it and said "it looks like fabric vomit". So......unofficially, it's my fabric vomit quilt! :)