Friday, January 22, 2021

It's A Finish! Ribbon Candy

Ribbon Candy
It's a finish!
63 x 81

I started the quilt of Indian Hatchet blocks in June 2020. I used '30s reproduction scraps left over after making a Churn Dash quilt from yardage. 

I started quilting this on my sewing machine but then decided to hand quilt so I ripped out the DSM quilting.  I used a variety of colors of perle cotton and big stitched about 1/4 on both sides of all the seams.  



 I used a couple of bird and butterfly themed fabrics that have been around for awhile on the back. 


You can see the hand quilting a little better in the lighter section of the backing.  I used '30s reproduction scraps for the binding. 



 

20 comments:

Elizabeth V Kelbaugh said...

Great finish! I love how you set the Indian Hatchet blocks in strings or ribbons. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

sue s said...

Very nice! This is an interesting pattern.

Gayle Bong said...

I like, I like.

cityquilter grace said...

nice quilt...has a 50s feel to it...

---"Love" said...

I don't recall ever seeing that pattern before, but I really do like it. Your quilting looks great too! ---"Love"

mangozz said...

Another unique quilt! You never seem to run out of ideas! Do you ever sleep?

Jenny said...

Looks great I'm another who hasn't seen this pattern before.

Janie said...

Beautiful rendition of a classic!
And your hand quilting is perfect, the spirit of real quilting resides here.

Julierose said...

What a lovely finish on this one--and the hand quilting is just right for it...
hugs, Julierose

Ann said...

Oh, how I like your rendition. Making a larger quilt works so well with this collection of fabrics. I like how you moved from one color to the next and the way you occasionally changed backgrounds before a ribbon ended. And the movement of the light blue streamers on the left. So many details to enjoy. Excellent!

Nancy said...

What a fun quilt! It looks like it could have been made in the 1930s!

audrey said...

This is so sweet looking! Love how you broke up the rows with different color combinations!:)

Linda said...

Love the colours and design of your latest finish. Very striking. Hadn’t heard of the Indian Hatchet blocks before but it’s very effective.

The Joyful Quilter said...

Congrats on your Ribbon Candy finish, Cathy!!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

Loooove it!!! and ribbon candy is the most fitting name!!!

gayle said...

I love this! (And it just moved up on my to-do list...) (the top 20 spots are now actively elbowing each other)

Marly said...

I love this layout! What a great way to set these blocks.

Pamela Arbour said...

Gotta love it

Zenia Rene said...

Congrats on a scrappilicious finish! This is one of my faves on the link up! And the hand quilting in different colors complements the quilt beautifully.

Quilter Kathy said...

I love this so much! The photo of the stitching on the back makes me drool! What kind of needle do you use with perle cotton?