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I hauled booty to get Grape Crush finished for the Seattle Modern Quilting Guild’s July Exhibit at Island Quilter.

The top came together rather quickly. Selecting the fabric for the back and finding the time for a marathon quilting session with Sandie was a different story. End of the school year activities and a 40-hour work week are cutting into my sewing time.

Sleep and a clean house are obviously over-rated.

I know you will all be in shock to know I picked an Alexander Henry fabric for the backing.

The crew at Pink Chalk Fabrics continue their legacy of superior customer service! They sent me swatches of each colorway of the Virgencitas so I could color match them to the front.

I went with natural. The four large blocks on the front are brought to size with Alexander Henry Heath in Lavender. Heath has certainly become my go-to ‘almost solid.’  I love the texture it adds.

To be honest, I wasn’t sure I liked the quilting. It’s hard to see on the long arm how things are progressing. On my home machine I often will hang the quilt to see if I’m liking what’s happening. With it loaded on the long arm you can’t get that distance… you just have to go with it.

Out of the wash it came and I can’t admire its crinkly goodness enough!

Grape Crush has already had some couch time, and I couldn’t help but smile this morning when I picked it up off the livudio floor. Quilts are meant to be used and loved.

Finished just in time to get on our bikes to go watch Eurocup and drink beer on a sunny afternoon on my day off. Yeah!

If you wanted to make your own version follow the directions in Quilting Modern for modern crazy piecing and insert the crazy pieced blocks into the design of the Tunnel Vision Quilt which is in the Log Cabin chapter.  Go square or rectangular.

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Wanna come learn about the use of value in your quilts next Saturday? I’ve got a class on the books.

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  1. audrey says

    I really love your quilting on this quilt! It’s actually what I was admiring when I read that you weren’t sure you liked it before it came out of the wash.:)

  3. Julie M. says

    Wow! You have a full-time job on top of quitling? I humbley (sp?) bow down to you. I do too and can’t seem to do more than a project at a time over a few months, let alone weeks! Your work is so beautiful, I’m always impressed. You have an knack for picking color combos.

  4. kristin says

    oh i love it! those colors make me so happy, and the Vingencitas on the back are perfection! put a huge smile on my face.

  6. Andrea says

    What a clever and unexpected fabric for the back! I love quilts that are beautiful on one level, then blow you away with something you’d never expect. Very well done.

  9. Debbie says

    Very nice! I’m a heath love too – great basics to have on hand. And I for one love the quilting too. The Vashon show is on my calendar as my daughter has a couple of minis in it too! fun.

  11. shirley says

    Jusy looking through your blog. waaay back 🙂 Is there a pattern for the baby slings?

  12. Lotje says

    What a backing selection, unexpectedly beautiful! (so far I’ve only been reading your blog, but couldn’t leave it at that seeing this finished quilt, lovely).

  13. Heidi says

    Awesome quilt ! i think the quilting is perfect !
    And watching the Eurocap is awesome, too !

  15. Lisa Roddy says

    The quilting on this is beyond fabulous … and the hint of grape color is pretty amazing too!

  17. Rachel says

    The quilting is lovely, as usual! And I’m glad you said that about Heath. Maybe Heath is what I need for my current project…

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    • Sew Katie Did says

      Thanks so much Jo for the nomination! I wish I had time to do this, but with too much on my plate I rarely have time to blog at all. Best of luck!