Martinque Quilt Top Finish

I finally completed this top.  I used a pattern from Fon’s and Porter that involved HST’s and then sashed the lot.  While I had the HST’s made quickly from a bunch of charm packs I found on sale, the progress slowed until I could find the right sashing fabric. It took a trip to Ottawa and three quilt stores later and I found it, a piece of Kate and Birdie lattice.  Once I started putting on the lattice I realized I did not cut enough strips and thought I had run out of fabric only to find it a month later, I had tucked the remains in the pile for bindings for finished quilts.  Do you every have anything like that happen to you? 

Not sure how I want this quilted.  It is very soft and feminine so I think the pattern will need to reflect that, rather than my favored harder edged geometric shapes. Perhaps a cream thread to keep it soft as well. I think I will leave this one for Arlene to “surprise me”! Every few months I give her a quilt where I say let yourself play on this one.  I get good results….

Martinique

I think it was three years ago when I came across an online sale of a charm squares and went a bit crazy in the amount of them that I purchased.  My justification? It was a really good sale with the packs less than $5 CAD. Recently I have been working my way through this stack and using them to make runners, quilts and other objects and I am pleased with the rate they are shrinking.

One of those charm packs was called Martinique from Moda, which is a nice blend of coral, browns and aqua dots, florals and stripes.  Its very pretty and feminine without being cloying if you know what I mean. 

 As you can see I paired it with a solid in a soft sand color. This is a Art Gallery Solid that my LQS has on sale for $10/m which is a great deal so I bought lots of it.  So soft and silky and has a bit of a sheen to it that really looks good in the quilt.

The block is a simple HST sewn to make a square. Add this sashing fabric from Kate and Birdie you have a nice mix that is appealing to the eyes. The pattern is one from Fons and Porter Quilting Quickly, Fall 2014, which by the way has some great quick patterns that I am wanting to use to make some Christmas present quilts. The quilt when it is finished, later today I hope, will measure 53 x 73.