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House Unity Quilt for Azkatraz

  • Jul. 10th, 2009 at 2:09 PM
Azkatraz
Finally all done! Piecing, quilting, binding, everything. Since it's going into the Azkatraz Art Gallery and also into the auction, I thought I'd show a better picture and share a little bit about how it was made.

The Hogwarts House Crest Fabric came from a couple of different places. I received some of the fabric from [info]here_be_dragons a few years back - they were originally curtains in her guest room. Since the whole idea of quilting came from the idea of using every single scrap of fabric available, I didn't think it a bad thing to recycle/reuse. Don't worry, they've been washed! ;) The rest of the Crest fabric I purchased off of eBay in small batches. Everything else came from my own personal stash of fabric. I bought about 1 yard of various blues to use, since I was lacking the correct shades, but the rest of the colors I had various sized pieces.

The blocks are a variation of the traditional Log Cabin pattern, except with a half-square triangle of the Crest fabric. The blocks were paper-pieced, and the sashing cut from a solid blue fabric that also serves as the binding. The quilt's backing is the Crest fabric, and I used 100% cotton Warm and Natural batting. It's quilted in a "stitch-in-the-ditch" pattern, simple squares. The quilt is sofa-sized, 64 inches by 48 inches.



The whole shebang:



Close-up of a block, plus sashing on one side:


I'm making a quilt stand out of PVC pipe using these directions, something that's new to me. I've already smashed my thumb while buying the supplies, so hopefully I'll have better luck when I bring out the hacksaw tomorrow to cut the pieces to length, heh.

Comments

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[info]annearchy wrote:
Jul. 10th, 2009 09:38 pm (UTC)
That is amazing. Are you planning to raffle that at Azkatraz for charity or what?
[info]bekkio wrote:
Jul. 10th, 2009 09:46 pm (UTC)
Thanks! Not raffled, but auctioned - I can't remember which charity it is though.
[info]annearchy wrote:
Jul. 11th, 2009 11:45 pm (UTC)
Auctioning is even better!! I hope you get a really good price for it.
[info]chickadilly wrote:
Jul. 10th, 2009 10:11 pm (UTC)
I think you should make one of those for my next birthday. Yes. *nods* Since it's in January you have more than enough time.

;D

(No, seriously - that looks amazing. :D)
[info]bekkio wrote:
Jul. 11th, 2009 05:45 am (UTC)
LOL - I can make you a quilt if you're willing to wait a loooong time. This one took me all year to make, heh.
[info]chickadilly wrote:
Jul. 11th, 2009 05:47 am (UTC)
Really? I was kidding! But if you're serious I'd buy you the materials and make something in exchange for you. :D :D :D
[info]zorb wrote:
Jul. 11th, 2009 01:21 am (UTC)
I love it! Can't wait to see it (and you guys!) next week.
[info]aunty_kreist wrote:
Jul. 11th, 2009 02:46 am (UTC)
That is just beautiful! I'm sure it will be a big hit.
[info]elfundeb wrote:
Jul. 11th, 2009 03:33 am (UTC)
This is gorgeous!
[info]airemay wrote:
Jul. 11th, 2009 06:47 am (UTC)
That's so cool!!
[info]flourish wrote:
Jul. 11th, 2009 03:39 pm (UTC)
That is super awesome! My neighbor made me a Harry Potter quilt and it's still one of my most beloved possessions. <3 <3 <3! I hope it auctions really well!
[info]sheryll wrote:
Jul. 13th, 2009 02:47 am (UTC)
Totally gorgeous!
[info]moonyprof wrote:
Jul. 13th, 2009 06:09 pm (UTC)
ooooOOOOOoooo. Gorgeous!
[info]bekkio wrote:
Jul. 15th, 2009 04:44 pm (UTC)
Hey! Good to see you - are you going to Az?
[info]here_be_dragons wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2009 07:00 am (UTC)
LOL! I forgot about that fabric. I'm glad you were able to put it to such good use. The quilt is gorgeous!

Also, I'll probably be around at the convention this weekend. Hopefully we'll get the chance to meet up for at least a bit. :)
[info]bekkio wrote:
Jul. 15th, 2009 04:43 pm (UTC)
I hope so, it'll be great to see you!
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