Cal. King Summer Quilt
 

As some of you know, I've been working on a Cal. King quilt for our bed for years now. I started it years ago & worked on & off with it forever! DD & I picked out fat quarters that we liked along with some of my stash & here is the final results. I put way too much time in planning this quilt & deciding on just how I would finish it. It was hard to make a final decision on how to complete it as I knew I could not wrestle with it under my small throated domestic machine & did not have funds to send it out to a long arm quilter. First I thought about QAYG but decided against that. I finally decided on making it a summer quilt with no batting in the center. So, I presented the question to the forum here on & off through the years & got lots of good advice. I was going to put it together using the pillow case technique by sewing the front & back together (right sides together) & then turning it inside out, then quilting it & calling it done. Then I decided to layer it wrong sides together & quilt it & then put a binding on it just as I would when I make a regular quilt. I quilted around each block with stitch in the ditch. I love, love, love the results! I'm so happy, pleased & proud of how it turned out. It's so pretty on our bed & so comfortable to sleep under.

Stunning!!!!!!!

You did a wonderful job! Love your color choices and the pattern too, congratulations on the finish!

Where there is a will there is a way as the old saying goes. You certainly proved that true. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful quilt. Love the colors. You proved overthinking can create stunning results.

Thank you so much for your kind words. I found the pattern in the June, 2010 issue of Quilter's World & it's called Got the Blues & was designed by Karla Schulz. I made the quilt larger than the original pattern & mine finished out at 93" x 103". I would have loved to have made it long & wide enough to drape down to the floor but I would have been at it forever before I got it finished & I was ready for the finish. https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images...es/biggrin.png

So happy for your finish. Just lovely. Wonderful job.

So happy for you on your finish! Good for you for staying with it! I love your blues and pattern choice!

It sure turned out gorgeous. Being made in my favorite color gave it extra points. We used to call the pillow case technique "birthing" a quilt but I haven't seen that term lately. Well done.

Cal King Summer Quilt.
 

Beautiful quilt. Love those colours.. Thank you for sharing.

Super lovely!!!!

Beautiful! It’s a gorgeous pattern and choice of colors. Really worth all the thought, planning, and work you put into it. A family heirloom for your daughter.

Wow! Love the blues! Congrats on finishing!

It was well worth the wait, it's beautiful!!

Love your colour choices, it looks lovely on the bed.

So pretty! I just love your color choices and the interaction between these blocks.

I made a king (California king?) sized quilt for our bed a few years ago. I just love to look at it and sleep under it. I swear I sleep better with the quilt over me. Don't you just love that?

Beautiful quilt and colors.

Very pretty!

Beautiful! Worth the long journey!

Great beautifully finished quilt. I love the use of the Log Cabin and What looks to be a variation of the Ohio Star. They go perfect together. Congratulation on completing it.

Stunning, and in my favorite color. Congratulations on your finish.

So not only is it a beautiful quilt, you've quilted memories into it.

It is beautiful. When I make a king size now I always make it a summer quilt. I do it just like you did. My machine can handle a King size okay, but it is just too hard on my shoulders and wrists to quilt a typical "sandwiched" quilt .

Oh wow
its gorgeous

Beautiful quilt and well worth all of the work