Just Call Me Modern take 2

 

So the kids are in school today - that means that I have no more excuses to keep up this blog and I am so excited to share this quilt with you, finally.  I made it this quilt as an example of another version of my pattern, Just Call Me Modern? to take to the Oregon Coastal Quilters Guild in July.  That was a fun trip!  Those of you who follow me on Facebook and Instagram would have already seen snippets of this quilt, but I am happy to say that I now can share the entire quilt with you.

 

I wanted to create a totally different look with this quilt compared to my original one. The fabrics are so out there on this quilt, the V and Co Ombre fabric for the inside piecing was perfect.  It really made me step out of my comfort zone and do something different than I normally do. 

 

Let's just say I didn't have time to do a full custom quilting job on this quilt, but I did add some amazing detail to some of the blocks.  The white thread I used was on purpose, it worked well and disappeared in the background fabric, then gave an awesome look to the plain fabrics. 

I used White Glide thread with Magna Glide bobbins and I used only one layer of Hobbs 80/20 cotton poly batting.

 

I can't tell you how much fun it was to quilt these arrow blocks.  I tried to create a new design for each one, but ended up with a couple repeats.

 

The pinwheel block quilting above gives a whole new dimension to the pinwheel.  The texture is unreal and I am so please with the quilting.  I think I could make a whole quilt with pinwheels now and quilt them all exactly like I have on this block. 

 

The waves in the background are really fun and I guess you can say that this quilt is a little more modern than my traditional approach to quilt design. 

 

I had to throw in one row of beads.  So fabulous! 

 

I used Moda Crossweave fabric for the back. When I was making the arrow blocks for the top of the quilt, I just made two arrows at a time to make another row for the back of the quilt.  I really love how it turned out. 

 

It's kind of crazy how close my arrow quilting is to the arrow row on the back, you can see that above.  I should have planned that better, right?  Haha - that would have been a nightmare.

 

Oh, and what would I do without a tall, handsome man to help me?  Clint is so good to put up with all of my great ideas to take pictures outside and connect the quilt to the rain gutter. I just really wanted outside lighting for this quilt. I think it was worth it.
 

 

This last picture is a throw back to my time in Newport, Oregon and the setting was absolutely perfect.  The wavy quilting goes perfect with the waves of the ocean and I can see this quilt being a special beach quilt in the future. 

Okay, so if you love the pattern and want to make your own, buy the paper version here, or the PDF version here.  

Also, if you haven't preordered my second book, you should.  Like now.  Thanks everyone for your support!