Friday, March 5, 2010

Friday re-cap



This is what I have been working on this week... Front and Back! The back looks weird because I quickly tacked it to the garage wall for the picture and I did a poor job... sorry, but you get the general idea. The quilt top and back were in the garage because I decided to spray baste it there, hanging to the wall, and it turned out pretty good, except for the spot where the wall is not flat from me misjudging my parking entrance and running into it... yeah, well.... that's what happens when you have a suburban that has about 2 feet clearance front and back when the doors are closed.

Back to my quilt and not my driving habits... This was made from two charm packs of Authentic and some extra cut yardage. It is all basted and ready to quilt which will be my project for next week. This may be close to the largest quilt I have attempted to quilt myself, coming in at 60 x 72. I will post this weekend on the steps to spray baste on the wall if you're interested.

Any ideas for a name for this beauty? Naming my quilts is kinda new to me and I am not very inventive. (see list if you doubt that) So far I have been thinking of this as Authentically Square, but that was from when the quilt was made only of squares and was a square and I deviated from that. Ideas welcome!!! Help!!

Check out some other end of week re-caps at Amy's Sew & Tell!

19 comments:

  1. Diane I love your quilt. Authentic is one of my most favorite lines. So I think you should name it "Patty's Quilt" and send it to me at my home address. P. S. I'll send my address when you need it. LOL

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  2. The colours remind me of a martini with an olive, so I would call it "Shaken, Not Stirred". Hmmm.... is it happy hour yet? Great Friday finish, Diane!

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  3. This is really cute! I love simple straight designs. SO fun! I'm terrible about naming quilts too.... so I'm not much help!

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  4. I love the quilt, it is very pretty! :) Great job!!!

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  5. I just started naming my quilts too, but am horrible at naming them. I LOVE, LOVE your quilt though! especially becausee of the fabric, that Authentic fabric is the best!
    LOVE your blog too, thanks for sharing!

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  6. Well, I'm clueless, but that's nothing new! I really like the pattern on the front and the back. How about "Stationary"?

    You win the "Funniest Post Story" award for Friday Finish. Beautiful job!

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  7. very cute!!!!! i love the design!

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  8. it looks great...pretty design. that is very clever of you to spray baste on a wall. i wish i could help with a name but i don't name mine either....

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  9. Diane that is one beautiful quilt. Can't wait to see how you quilt it. Spray basting in the garage is a great idea.

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  10. I am terrible at naming quilts too. (I saw and read about your dilemma and thought, "Authentically Quadrilateral." Very lame. Can't take the math teacher out of me) Mod Quads maybe? I should just give up now... :)

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  11. The first thing I thought of when I saw this was (well, first first was WOW, second first was) The Hamptons. The blues and tan's remind me of the ocean, and the limey greens remind me of the grass that would be growing close by. It just looks so preppy and classy and those few rectangle blocks look like a horizon layered with grass and sand and sea. I don't know why I think this. I've never even been to The Hamptons, and I'm not really an ocean lover. But that's what I keep thinking!

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  12. PS the grays are of course the old weathered shingle houses that are much too big to be practical, but beautiful nonetheless :o)

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  13. I love the colors of this quilt and the layout. For a name - I asked my husband who is a mathematician since you mentioned squares and deviations. He said how about ANOVA which stands for Analysis of Variations.

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  14. Love your qulit Diane. Have a great weekend

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  15. Great fabrics--I love the border with the blocks. Sorry, DH names mine because I have namer's block, too. Cool quilt, though.

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  16. Love your quilt Diane! Great idea to spray baste in the garage too. I actually like your original name of the quilt, as it still has squares.

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  17. Beautiful! Front and back! Thanks for sharing!

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  18. I love this quilt top! I have a layer cake of Authentic that's been sitting around for a while waiting to turn into a quilt for the husband, so thanks for the inspiration! I really like how yours turned out!

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