Gray...the new "neutral" Quilt top

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11-18-2011, 01:33 AM

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northern lass

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Really pretty.

11-18-2011, 02:11 AM

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Rainy Day

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Well, thats a beautiful quilt! Five hours, amazing!

11-18-2011, 11:24 AM

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lovely quilt, gray is one of my favorite colors, along with orange and yellow. Love your gray

11-19-2011, 03:40 AM

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I read through the nice comments..thank you!

The pattern for the block is Jacobs Ladder. The quilt top has 16 blocks. I used 1 light, 1 medium and the 1 dark. The border is the large focal print. The pattern is by Heirloom Elegance Designs 3 yard patterns. The size of the throw is 50 x 50. 16 blocks total.

"maybe" my total time to complete it was a little more than 5 hours but I did not start it until Sunday afternoon and put the border on by Monday night. I did work that day. I chain piece like mad! The instructions show how to strip piece for the 4-patches that are in Jacobs ladder.

I am a fabric rep by day and I use my quilts for samples to show the shops. They have to be quick samples!
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11-19-2011, 03:59 AM

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Wow, 5 hours? Is there magic involved?? Great job...and I love grey too!

11-19-2011, 04:15 AM

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That is very nice. My soon-to-be 16 year old DGS just painted his bedroom grey and wants a grey quilt. I have been collecting greys to make a turning twenty. It will have just a touch of red in it. My biggest obstacle has been finding grey that is not floral.

11-20-2011, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by grann of 6

Look for landscape fabrics. Bricks, wood, rock, pebbles, etc...do come in grays. You will have to look for them. Also many "blenders" have a gray to offer. Ask the stores. I keep getting requests for gray when out and about.

Sandy

11-20-2011, 03:45 AM

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Lovely job

11-20-2011, 10:11 AM

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Ooo l like that. Beautiful!

11-20-2011, 10:59 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandygirl

Yes, I have looked in the landscapes. I have several blenders. Unfortunately, my favorite place for landscape and & blenders closed so now I have to go a distance to find more. I need 5 more pieces.