Tortilla Strips quilt 3 years in the making
 

Hallo my quilting friends I've been working on my unfinished projects....the below is one of them.

Started this simple quilt for my grand daughter's 13th b day 3 years ago. Selected fabrics from my stash based on her choice of colors ( black, purple, gold and blue). Selected the simple quilt pattern in an effort to finish it in 1,2,3!
Even embroidered her quilt label which included a pair of flip flops because she loved wearing them.

Easy piecing but then came the quilting. There is so ,much negative space to play with so I embarked quilting it with no rhyme or reason randomly. Enjoying the opportunity to practice new fmq stitches. Then life got in the way and I dropped the ball.

CV happened and with plenty of time on my hands I have been watching YouTube quilt shows. My latest is The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims I am so impressed with what they have to offer. I learned abstract approaches to piecing from Ricky's demos that are to die for. Alex's demos too...excellent ones, in one she covered a brief review on ruler quilting and I was inspired to complete my granddaughter's quilt and I'm proud to share it is finally done.

Quilting on it is a mix of fmq and ruler quilting.

Oh yes.... I decided not to use the flip flop appliqued quilt label since she has outgrown the flip flop look. Decided for her sweet 16 birthday a French rose applique label is more suited. Dedication is on the stem of the rose.

Thank you for looking.

Had problems accessing the pictures I'll test

Very cool quilt I’m sure your granddaughter is going to love it. It is worth the wait. The label is perfect too.

My goodness! What a different and wonderful quilt! She will love it!

I think the variety of stitch designs makes the quilt so fun! glad you finished and I am sure she will love it!

Awesome quilt! I love the label...really unique.

very well done. thank you for your explanations. I like the label too very unique

You are an artist! That's great.

You did a fabulous job...love the variety of quilting designs. She’s sure to love your thoughtful gift.

Wow! Very nice. The quilting really makes it!

very nicely done

Great quilt! When I read the color list, I was a little doubtful, but wow, they really work!
Very cool label, too.

Nothing else is better than a quilt from Grandma! I like how you quilted across a couple of blocks with a design. Great finish!

That is a wonderful quilt. I know your granddaughter will love it!

I love this quilt. It's very eye catching. I hope you don't mind if I use it for inspiration sometime.

Also, your choice of paisley quilting is my favourite fill. So pretty and once you get going you can almost dance to it with your whole upper body as you go around the curves.

Watson

Thank you all for your uplifting comments
Happy quilting !

Your quilting is fabulous!! Your grand daughter will be so pleased. It may have taken you a long time to achieve the look you wanted but it shows to be well worth the wait and thought you put into it. Thanks for sharing.

Very pretty quilt. Love your fabrics and the quilting is fantastic. Your granddaughter will love it.

I like it..very modern look

Very pretty quilt. Great quilting.

Every quilt has a story and I enjoyed reading about yours. It was worth the wait for you to complete your gd quilt, as you gained so much wisdom on how to quilt it...fabulous quilting designs. I love love love the rose label and how you printed on the stem.
Thank you so much for sharing your quilt story. Your Gd is going to be over joyed to see it!

That is one great quilt!!! Wow is all I can say, just beautiful! You are clever, creative, and a great grandmother!

Dina

Thank you!
The dedication on the stem looks printed but it is actually embroidered. At first I used a script fancy font in purple thread but it looked too Victorian and the quilt has more of a contemporary modern look so I opted to redo w a close to a typewriter font in black thread.

the way I did it is cut (on the bias”) a 3” wide strip of fabric, placed stabilizer on the hoop and floated the strip to embroider it in 2 continues parts till I fit in the text.
I then trimmed it to the width of the stem w text centered and placed a wonder under 1/4” strip to help temporarily placing it. The bias cut allowed it to easily curve the stem.

this is really terrific. Will have to remember that for a special quilt

Thank you I am glad you liked it.
Happy quilting