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Friday, October 4, 2019

It's a Flimsy! Out of the Blue


 It's a flimsy! It's a quilt top! 
Out of the Blue
83 x 90


 It is a Quiltfolk pattern inspired by a vintage quilt.  The traditional block name is Smoothing Iron or Road to Florida. 

I used blue tone on tones (TOTs) for the triangles and warm TOTs for the stars. When I mentioned in a blog post that I wasn't sure I had enough blue TOTs to complete the quilt top a box of blue scraps arrived out of the blue from a kind and generous quilty friend. What a wonderful surprise that was!  





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15 comments:

  1. Alison V.October 4, 2019 at 9:59 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous!

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  2. Quilting BabciaOctober 4, 2019 at 10:07 AM

    What a beauty! Like a faceted gemstone. How large did you cut your base triangles?

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  3. ---"Love"October 4, 2019 at 12:30 PM

    Very nice! I like it! Those blues are beautiful! ---"Love"

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  4. SandyPAOctober 4, 2019 at 2:25 PM

    Phenomenal finish! I really like how the blues create a soothing background for the hot hues to burst forth. Sandy at sewhigh.blogspot.com

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  5. em's scrapbagOctober 4, 2019 at 3:11 PM

    My mom has a vintage quilt in this pattern. Your's turned out beautifully!

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  6. Alycia~QuiltygirlOctober 4, 2019 at 3:34 PM

    That is a spectacular finish!!! LOVE the colors and the contrast!!

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  7. grammajudybOctober 4, 2019 at 6:20 PM

    Wow, just wow!!

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  8. gayleOctober 4, 2019 at 6:23 PM

    Oh, that's just flat out stunning!
    Wow!
    Wow wow wow!

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  9. Pamela ArbourOctober 4, 2019 at 6:45 PM

    That is outstanding!

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  10. LouiseOctober 5, 2019 at 10:03 AM

    Another beauty! I love ones like this where the geometry of the pattern is the star of the show :)

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  11. Rebecca GraceOctober 6, 2019 at 5:46 AM

    Oooh!!! It's gorgeous! Like a stained glass window in a cathedral! Great job!

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  12. EmilyOctober 6, 2019 at 6:41 AM

    Stunning!!!!! Love the color palette!

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  13. KajaOctober 7, 2019 at 1:21 AM

    I love the way this one sparkles - great colour choices!

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  14. NicoleNovember 3, 2019 at 11:39 AM

    This is one of my my favourite colour combos, so I like the quilt very much!

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2024 at 5:37 PM

    Would you share the pattern for smoothing iron / road to Florida?

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