Blue Lagoon Quilt

By Judith
 on July 28, 2017

Hi everyone!

 

How is your summer going so far?

 

We have had some decent summer weather here in Belfast recently, but alas I'm still surrounded in plaster dust and paint in my new house. So time out to enjoy the sunshine is rare!

 

In the meantime I'll have to make do with dreaming of lazy days by the beach and paddling in refreshing tides.

 

So how about we transport ourselves to an exotic, pacific island and dream of soft white sands and azure blue lagoons!!

 

Blue Lagoon Quilt (British Patchwork & Quilting Magazine Aug17)

 

This is where my creative inspiration came from for my Blue Lagoon ombre quilt, in the August issue of British Patchwork and Quilting magazine.

 

This quilt is made almost completely from Kaufman Kona solids - always a dream to work with!  There are 6 shades of aqua blues set against a crisp white background.

 

Blue Lagoon Quilt (British Patchwork & Quilting Magazine Aug17)

 

The block is an 'easy to piece' snowball or bow-tie block, and I used a coastal themed blue and white stripe from my stash for the binding.

 

Blue Lagoon Quilt (British Patchwork & Quilting Magazine Aug17)

 

There are so many Kona solids to choose from (their colour card is pure eye candy!) it was relatively easy choosing colours that would graduate from dark to light.

 

Blue Lagoon Quilt (British Patchwork & Quilting Magazine Aug17)

 

As always, I'm photographing my quilts out of season.  Oh how I wish I could take my quilt to the clear blue ocean, squish my toes in the sand and take photos of my quilt against a more appropriate backdrop!

 

Blue Lagoon Quilt (British Patchwork & Quilting Magazine Aug17)

 

Perhaps when the quilt is sent back to me and sunny blue skies return, I will escape to my nearest beach (only 10 minutes away!) for a quilty photo shoot!

 

Well, a girl can dream!

 

 

 

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One comment on “Blue Lagoon Quilt”

  1. This quilt just makes me smile, Jude! I know it will bring smiles to anyone who snuggles in it. I'm not usually a "blue" person, but these graduated colors are so perfect together!

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