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Monday, June 18, 2012

The Big Zig!!!

It is quilted and the binding has been stitched! 
I am calling this one the Big Zig!
I have done a couple of other Zig Zag Quilts over the past several years...
here, here, and here


Here are the details...
The colors I chose for the Big Zig are: Snow for the solid areas, aqua/blue, grey, and orange.
I have used about 30 different fabrics.


Each half square triangle is about 5.5 inches square.
There are 100 half square triangles.


The overall size is about 56 inches X 56 inches.
It is hand quilted with perle cotton {Valdani} - in red/orange, grey, orange.
100% cotton Batting.
The back is an aqua tiny gingham.

  
The binding is Flea Market Fancy.
Hand stitched on the back.


Yay!  One more to check off my list!
Cheers!
mary


28 comments:

  1. i love the colors you use mary and i always want to hand quilt after being on your blog!

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  2. That's lovely - I like your quilting very much!

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  3. Love the play of light and dark fabrics, and the hand stitching is completely wonderful!

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  4. mary, this is beautiful!! i finally finished the binding on my coin quilt yesterday, and am cutting fabric for another little quilt, but I am in love with this design!

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  5. Super pretty colors/combinations! Lovely handquilting on front and back! :)

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  6. Its gorgeous and the colours are fabulous!

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  7. I love the big zig! Great colours and fabulous quilting :)

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  8. I fell in love with the colours in this quilt :o)
    Have an nice week!

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  9. Mary, this quilt is beautiful! You have done another amazing job!!!

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  10. Yay for the Big Zig!!! It's big on fabulousness!!! Congratulations on a finish!! Is is a gift or a teaching sample, or a lovely quilt to have around?

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  11. I have been collecting fabrics in the same colors to make a zig zag quilt. Seeing this has inspired me to get going.

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  12. I am very interested in your Perle cotton. I use a lot in hand quilting but have never heard of valdani. I use Anchor Perle cotton so I am wondering how valdani differs?
    Linda on travjonuk@yahoo.com

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  13. Lovely quilt. The hand quilting is the perfect accent.

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  14. It looks like such a soft and cuddly quilt! Of course the hand quilting is so perfect!
    You know, it could be the summer cousin to the one I made a couple of years ago!
    (http://patchworknplay.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/zig-here-zag-there.html)

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  15. It is gorgeous! The quilting gives it such wonderful texture.

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  16. Oh my gosh, that is awesome!

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  17. Beautiful! This one just makes me smile!

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  18. Congratulations on the finish, it's such a fresh looking quilt. I love the perle stitching the colours and the binding, it's all wonderful in fact.

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  19. It looks great! Love the orange big stitch.

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  20. Gorgeous! Love the hand quilting...

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  21. Big Zig is extremely handsome indeed!

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  22. Beautiful! Love the grey binding. And the teeny aqua gingham.

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  23. a beauty!!! I have already expressed my love for this one but now that love grows.. perfect choice for the backing.. love the clean simplicity of the blue gingham! and the quilting.. just right ;)
    I really must make one.. I've been thinking of the colors I want to use.. your colors are so good but I don't want to copy. I'm thinking about red pink and kelly green or red, pink and golden rod..
    <3 u Mary!

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  24. Stunning....love the colors and especially the hand quilting.
    Mary

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  25. So beautiful!!! I love, love your work. I don't actually quilt, but love seeing what you make.

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  26. Gorgeous all of the zigs! I just want all your scraps lady - your stash of fabrics is amazing but I doubt even then I could put fabrics together as well as you!

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