Monday, October 1, 2007

Bento Box.

Here it is kids, my weekend, in fabric form. Sorry I've been so stingy with the words lately, I blame it on 1) my laziness and 2) listening to This American Life whilst doing all photo editing/blog type activities. During the piecing process. This part went surprisingly fast, I think all in all it took about 5 hours to do all cutting, sewing, etc. involved in piecing.What REALLY took all the time was the quilting. Why on earth did I decide to do it like this? Sheer stupidity, I think, is the only answer. Never have I changed so many bobbins in one project. Blech.I sewed the binding on in a few sittings. I really enjoy doing the binding more than anything else really. It pulls everything together so nicely, and makes the whole thing seem real, which is nice, after you've seen it looking like a stringy mess for so long.How many pictures are necessary? Not this many.

31 comments:

sarah said...

oh my gosh. that is the awesomest quilt! did you come up with the idea for it?

Sarah said...

I can see why that quilting would have taken forever, but it looks amazing!

meg said...

the quilting is the best part!

Chara Michele said...

That quilt is absolutely amazing! I love how you quilted it together:)

Rachel said...

seriously, you may want to hide that quilt, because I know where you live lady! Wins my favorite quilt award, and I agree the crazy quilting is the best part!

Unknown said...

I have to ask as well is this a premade pattern or one you made yourself? Either way do tell I would LOVE to try it myself (minus the way you quilted it because I would shoot myself before I finished *smile*)

Alicia A. said...

Oooo. It's cool. (most quilts aren't cool- but that one is!)

Alicia A. said...

Not that quilts aren't lovely- I just wouldn't call them COOL.

SkiptomyLou said...

That quilt is spectacular!

Süßstoff said...

How beautiful! It's absolutely perfect!

RachelDenbow said...

I love the colors you chose. The stitching totally makes the quilt, though. Thanks for all the photos.

beki said...

Oh. that. is. FABULOUS!

Marie {Make and Takes} said...

What a great quilt! I LOVE the stitched look, kinda crazy. But I hear ya on the bobbins. I hate changing bobbins!

FatQuarterQuiltFarm said...

quilt rocks... especially the quilting!!!!....I'm gonna do that too soon...oh how nice to be so totally free and wonky about it. That was soooo worth it...thanks for the inspiration and love your cat noseprints too!! ( I have 4 felines)

Melissa said...

I LOVE that crazy quilting! I MUST TRY IT!!! Looks fab!

Annie-Savor This Moment said...

Love this quilt! Thanks for sharing!

kristen said...

Got here via shim + sons. Fun to find a blogger from KC. Fabulous quilt. Great color choice. The quilting looks awesome and definitely "makes it."

goosefairy said...

I love the way you did the quilting. I have never thought of doing it that way but now I will *have* to!

Dana said...

Holy moly! I LOVE that quilt! I have the Bento Box pattern and have been collecting Amy Butler fabrics for months to use. Now I'm really itching to get started. FABULOUS!!

Amanda Jean said...

wow. that. quilt. is. amazing.

Unknown said...

I've only just found this... it's so beautiful!!

Katie said...

Wow! I'm inspired.

mmmm, brains said...

It is so wonderful! I love the quilting so much.

cookie said...

i am always so scared to work with plain fabrics! you make it look so easy. fabulous colour choices,and the quilting... so fresh!!!
i love,love,love it!

metrosupials said...

Love it in the bold colors. Love the crazy stitch. I see this pattern around a lot, is it just a well known pattern, or is there an actual pattern?

Anonymous said...

Just gorgeous... Good job... You deserve a medal for all that quilting!!Lx

Anonymous said...

Just gorgeous... Good job... You deserve a medal for all that quilting!!Lx

caroline : my pocket said...

Gorgeous quilt! I adore your blog banner too, it's so pretty.

Emily said...
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k said...

I love everything about this quilt - especially the warm colors & the quilting is fantastic!!

Rebecca said...

ARe you willing to share your method of quilting this? it is so pretty , modern, and unique.