Thursday, October 29, 2009

Major understatement



To say I love my latest quilt is an understatement.






To say that I merely love it would be like saying that chocolate is kinda good.







Or that my husband likes Mizzou football.







Or that I probably won't make caramel apples for the entire second grade again.







To say that I love this quilt is a major understatement. Sort of like saying it would be cool if they reprinted Flea Market Fancy.






Or that it is kinda weird to have a photoshoot with a quilt.

-dana

88 comments:

beth said...

It is DIVINE!!! I can't tell you what looking at FMF does to me!! WOW! Fantastic job with the wonky blocks!

~Caroline~ said...

Your quilt turned out amazing! I can see why you are in love with it. If it is weird to have a photoshoot with a quilt, I "get" your weirdness, because I have done it too!! Love the last picture with the pumpkins.

Elissa said...

it's that sewing porn again, i tell ya. hey. who am i to judge ;-)

Susan said...

Oh my gosh, I love it! I want it!
Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

OH MY! And if I had made a quilt that looked like yours, I would love it just as much!! LOVELY!!

allsewnup said...

WOW Dana!! That is amaaaazing!!
It's beeea-u-ti-ful {as Barney Rubble would say}.

:o)
Carolyn

Missy said...

Oh how GORGEOUS!! Things like that really make me wish I could sew two stitches in a straight line!! The colors you chose are terrific with that pattern!!

Rene' said...

No wonder you love this quilt!!!!! The fabrics are totally cool with the wonky blocks!!! Who says it's weird to have a photoshoot with a quilt??!!! Quilts don't complain at the amount of pictures you take...unlike my kids.

Luv 2 Kreate said...

I can see why you love this quilt...GORGEOUS!

Lexilooo said...

wow, that is really gorgeous!

Sarah Pead said...

It's simply gorgeous and so much fun looking!

Kristin said...

Your quilt is sooo beautiful! I love it. It is now on my Christmas list ;)

bingo~bonnie said...

your modern log cabin quilt is FANTASTIC! la,la,LOVE it! and as always your photos of it are Gorgeous too! ;) I'm so jealous of your fall colors all around your home - it's not like that where I live each year.

Love from Texas! ~bonnie

Wendy said...

I love it too Dana.
I love the bits of black in it.
I love the "wonki-ness" of it.
I love the white sashing.

It's beautiful.

How big is it?
=-)

tara said...

Fantastic quilt. Photoshoot mandatory.

Unknown said...

I am in incredible lust with your quilt! I mean love!

Beautiful pics too!!

dogwood said...

Oh my gravy!!! That is soooooo fantastic!

Amy said...

I love this quilt too!
It needed a photo shoot.
I so hope they reprint Flea Market Fancy, I wasn't really buying "nice" fabric at that time and I have a few pieces that I was lucky enough to pick up, but I would buy all of it if it was reprinted! Then maybe I could make a cool quilt like yours.
It really turned out beautiful!

sallgood said...

A great quilt deserves a great photo shoot! Wonderful!

Casey said...

it looks fabulous!

Rose said...

That's hilarious, I could just see you telling the quilt "ok, now give me sexy, that's right, ok so now gimme wrinkly-just-from-the-dryer-goodness...fantastic!" lol Love the colors you used, and the wonkiness is great!!

Susan said...

It's a stunner, for sure, Dana!

Caramel apples for a whole, entire class? You nut. :)

Heidi said...

Definitely beautiful - makes me want flea market fancy even more!
Nicely done!!

Alisa said...

Oh my, that quilt is absolutely gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

excuse me while i wipe the drool off of my keyboard.
wow! what a yummy quilt!
i am so in awe!!!!!!!!!111

Unknown said...

Love it Dana! It's so you - a little wonky but really cool! Fantastic finish!! :)

tasha said...

this is so beautiful!

Shorty said...

It is certainly beautiful! I love the black accents... it really adds an extra pop!

Liz Jimenez said...

It is just plain awesome! You've totally inspired me to do log cabins for one of my quilting bees. Maybe several of them. ;-)

Liz @ teeny tiny quilts

Tipper said...

I can see why you like it-so pretty : )

Karen said...

Dana that is an understatement! I'm sure whoever sees it would love it, and I bet it looks even better in person. It looks like a great "snuggle up with a good book in front of the fire" quilt! I love your photo shoot too! I still need to take pictures of my first quilt along quilt but haven't done it yet!

Audrie said...

So gorgeous!!! Don't blame you for loving it so dearly because it's beautiful! Job well done :)

Juls said...

rofl! No my friend it is NOT weird to so an entire photoshoot of a quilt. It came out beautiful. I am totally jealous becuase I am still working on the ORIGINAL orb quilt along lol. Yes, My poor far far away strips are only half sewn. But your wonky log cabin is the shizz!!

Amy said...

Amazing! I love how you use the white in the quilt it just makes the colors so vibrant

amylouwhosews said...

I LOVE it too! I saw it on flickr this morning and had to wipe the drool off the screen! It looks so amazing!

I still only have one block on mine done, this last month kind of slipped away from me. I don't have the same fabrics but I'm going for a similar look. You've motivated me yet again!

amylouwhosews said...

P.S. you should totally link this up for sew & tell tomorrow!

Trisha said...

Great quilt! I love the colors you went with!

jabeybaby said...

Beautiful quilt! I love all the great photos of it too!

Andee said...

I think it is fabulous too...I have some of this fabric and now I want to play with it too!

Scrappinfor3 said...

Great job! Was it all machine quilted by you?

Kim B said...

I am just a brand new, barely started, hardly done anything worthy of a mention, beginner quilter and I stumbled on your blog a few days ago. I think this quilt is DIVINITY!

Alice Regan said...

Oh Dana, your quilt is gorgeous! It turned out beautifully. I wanted to join in on the quilt group for this one, but I just didn't have time. I do plan to make one soon. For now I'll just drool looking at yours.

Bloggy Mama said...

Totally incredible. DO you sell your quilts somewhere?

Kristine Hanson said...

lovely!!!! I have been waiting to use my FMF, I have all but 1 print, this is beautiful...good job!

Marianne Penner said...

Beautiful quilt and amazing photos of beautiful quilt. Congrats on an incredible finish.

wishes, true and kind said...

Regarding photo shoots with quilts:
It doesn't seem weird until you're actually doing it (especially if there are any non-quilters around). Love you FMF wonky log cabin quilt!

Corinnea said...

Dana, since it might be hard to tell from the first 46 comments whether anyone liked your quilt... I'd just like you to know that it is really lovely and awesome.

Terriaw said...

Very cool quilt! And how awesome that you love it so much. Those projects are THE best!

CJ said...

What a fun quilt! I love your photoshoot!

Alice said...

Love the quilt and the photoshoot. And the commentary--they are all bright a cheery!! L, A-

Sara said...

I love, love, love it, too! And there is absolutely nothing wrong with a photo shoot with a quilt!

Anonymous said...

It's wonderful! And it looks so very cheerful sitting on that fab little red chair. Well done!

sewtakeahike said...

words cannot describe Dana!! but let me try. beautiful, magnificent, fabulous, bright and sunshiny, glorious, marvelous, cheerful, full of life, sweet, pretty, A.mazing, super duper, like no other, and superb. In short, the most awesomess quilt ever. I really love it. Thank-you so much for linking it up on FMFF.

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Cristin said...

FABULOUS quilt! And nothing wrong with a photoshoot with the subject being a QUILT! I need a photo shoot like that soon! :-) I may have a few coming up... Well done!

Pumpkin Head Baby Co said...

I LOVE Flea Market Fancy & I LOVE your quilt! It turned out fabulous!

Jocelyn said...

Great quilt.

Heather said...

Absolutely gorgeous!! I love it, too. And I totally get the photo shoot thing. Some quilts just beg to be photographed, don't they? :o)

Nina Lise@Mrs Moen said...

Oh, I love it too! Your pictures are amazing!

Nina Lise@Mrs Moen said...

Oh, I love it too! Your pictures are amazing!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! I'd be in love with it too. :)

Anonymous said...

That is so beautiful. You have done that wonderful fabric justice. I feel a little happier in my sadly FMF-free world knowing that the pretty fabric is ending up in such lovely quilts :)

MelissaS said...

Let me repeat some of the others...Quilt photo shoot=Quilt porn! And in my book not a bad thing!

QuiltyBee said...

This quilt DID turn out great--I have to admit that white sashing is starting to grow on me. Everyone does such a great job with it.

Jodi Nelson said...

Absolutely fantastic quilt! I love it too!

Leslie said...

this is beautiful. which is also a understatement. it is amazing!!!

Cheryl Arkison said...

I never use a whole line together, but this one really was made for it. Fabulous colours and so much texture in all the prints. The quilt looks great! And I totally want that red chair!

Lesly said...

Oh yes! *drooling*

Nina... said...

Such a beautiful quilt! It's going on my inspiration wall. Funky and wonky, and so colorful. I love it!

Phil Schultz said...

Really awesome quilt.... Love it!!!

Kimberly said...

I love it! Your fabric choices were perfect for this layout. What gorgeous work you do!

Anonymous said...

I don't think I have posted to your blog before, but I have to say that this is a lovely quilt.

jennifer

BitnByAQuiltingBug said...

Major understatement here, too .. to say that I love it! Awesome quilt!

Kimberly Tripp said...

Love that quilt (almost as much as you do :) Your blog is HIlarious! Just about to start a quilt based on your quiltalong, for my little girl. Thanks!

brown robin said...

Absolutely spectacular!!!! I am whole heartedly in love with it too...

SuzGuzDesigns said...

Yes, I sooo agree: Spectacular!!!!

Jane said...

You go right ahead and LOVE that quilt! It is stunning!
The perfect use of the FMF fabrics!!!

wesleyjeanne said...

I can see why you love it! It's wonderful.

M said...

*sigh*

It's gorgeous !

Rach Fairchild said...

It is soooo NOT weird to have a photo shoot with that quilt. That is ALOT of time and effort. that is the understatement! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your quilt too! It looks great and makes me want to get off my lazy butt and quilt again. :)

Leah said...

oh wow i love it too!! so colorful!

Anonymous said...

soooooo fabulous!!!!!

teri

Deborah said...

I love it!

Sara said...

wow
wow
wow

love.

Sandra Schwab said...

To say I love your quilt would be an utter understatement, too. :) It's fantastic!!!!

Dawn N. said...

what a beautiful quilt! And I love your commentary too. very fun!

Barb said...

great quilts and great photo shoot

linda said...

love it, love it, love it! great photography too!