16 May 2014

KONA Fox Kits for Spring Quilt Festival 2014

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Yes!  It's time to celebrate!

The Blogger's Quilt Festival at Amy's Creative Side has begun!  Please do make time to visit the festival throughout the coming weeks.  There are always so many inspiring entries.  Beautiful quilts.  Wonderful quilting.  And gorgeous photos!

Have your say and vote for your favourite quilts!


My first entry this year is in the Small Quilts category.  You can see my second entry here.




Made from Kona Sunset charm packs and yardage, this quilt features two little fox kits under a leafy tree. This sketch of mine was the inspiration for the Kona Fox Kits quilt.

   



Foxes seem to be quite trendy and I once read they are the 'new owl' in quilting.


This quilt measures 44" x 48" and was made entirely from Kona cotton solids.
Choosing the size of quilt to make was the most difficult decision in creating this design.


Two Sunset charm packs and additional blue yardage were used to make the leaves and background of this quilt.  Earth was used to make the tree and its branches.


Kumquat and Papaya, Black and Snow were used to make the fox kits.  I wanted to keep the applique to a minimum, so this design is entirely piecework except for the facial features.


Charm packs allowed for a wonderful variation of shades for both the leaves and the background.


The backing and binding make use of the remaining yardage.


For both the top and bobbin, I quilted using three different varieties of variegated Fantastico threads by Superior Threads.


Quilt Stats:
Size:  Quilt finishes at 44" x 48"
Designed: by me, Lorna McMahon
Pieced and Quilted: on my little Janome
Fabrics: Kona cotton solids
Threads: Fantastico by Superior Threads



Enjoy the Quilt Festival and...

Keep On Quilting On!

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35 comments:

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

cute and so modern looking as well - love Kona cottons!

DeborahGun said...

such a fun design :-)

Anonymous said...

Your quilting is amazing! :) Must have taken forever!

Kat said...

Beautiful quilt, and absolutely stunning quilting! Love the pleasant colors of the blue/purple solids.

Katherine said...

Oh, how these cute foxes are! Lovely design for an adorable quilt, Lorna and your quilting is so awesome.

Vicki said...

Wow..this the cutest quilt! Did YOU sketch that fox. You are soooo talented. I guess its time to make a solid quilt.

Jasmine said...

I have always loved this fox quilt. I am so glad you decided to enter it in the festival. I took one of your suggestions, and made fox pillows for Mrs. Fox.

AnnieO said...

Adorable! What a great design and all the quilting that made it stand out even more. Love the kits. Congratulations on a terrific quilt. Thank you for sharing your quilt's story.

Cille said...

Fantastic design and quilting :)

dutchcomfort said...

Such a fun and happy looking quilt! Your quilting is impeccable!

Lea said...

What a cute fox quilt! Your quilting is beautiful and I love how you quilted the fox's tail, the tree and the leaves. Such pretty detail.

JudyC said...

Great idea.....really cute!!

Lin's Quilts said...

And you're a sketch artist too! I'm so impressed! I knew you were a talented quilter, but now, there's more!
Lin

Barbara said...

Very cute. I love your quilting.

Vera said...

I like your foxes and your quilting is awesome on this one!

SeeMaryQuilt said...

So cute! And that bark!! The quilting is usually my favorite part of a quilt, and that bark is just great.

Good luck!

Dana Gaffney said...

Oh it's wonderful! The fox are cute and your quilting is the perfect finish.

CitricSugar said...

Too cute! The quilting on the tree and leaves is incredible.

MC said...

Great quilt! I love the pieced fox kits.

Jayne said...

Well, you know I love this quilt! What quilt don't I love of yours!

Sherry VF said...

Love this quilt! I bought the pattern a few months ago and can't wait to make it. svonofumetti at yahoo dot com

Kim said...

This is so cute! Love the pattern and quilting.

margaret said...

very nice, great colours and the fox is so innocent looking.

Wendy said...

So cute. I love the back too!

Sheri said...

Cute, cute, cute!!!

Anonymous said...

What a fun quilt!!

Jo Ferguson said...

You can draw too? Is there no end to your talents? I've always adored this quilt but I absolutely love the sketch that inspired it. You never cease to amaze me.

Vivian said...

Very cute quilt! I love your use of the solids and really love the quilting and use of the varigated threads!

sherry said...

i love watching the foxes that frequent our farm…your's are pretty cute

Shelley @ Cora's Quilts said...

So ridiculously adorable. Love it!

Ольга Романив said...

Oh! It's a miracle!

Vicki said...

I have voted for your quilt! It is sooooo adorable.

Heidi said...

Ditto !

Ann said...

I've seen this quilt before on your blog but somehow missed that you'd based it on your sketch. What talent! It is so well-crafted at every step: design, color choice, piecing and quilting. Congratulations.

Danih03 said...

Cute quilt! You picked the perfect colors :)

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