Orange and Blue Simple Chain
Posted on May 5, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in QuiltsAnother finish from this year — when I chose this color combo, I didn’t realize exactly how much I would love it, but it really turned out great! And I was just trying to use up scraps and stash!
Just as I did for THIS quilt, I made this quilt from one of the blocks in my Sew Sweet Sampler BOM, this time using Block 3.
I set the blocks with alternating blocks of the background fabric to form the chain design.
It’s so vivid — I really surprised myself with this one! I need to get it washed, and take some better photos — our weather has not been conducive to outdoor quilt photography for quite some time.
I made 72 blocks, and my quilt finished at 55″ x 65″, a good couch size.
I wasn’t planning to custom quilt it, but when I loaded it on the frame, it just called for it, so here’s what I did. I quilted a flower in a square in each plain area, and outlined all the orange patches with ditch stitching. It was easy, and I think it worked better for this particular quilt than the pantograph I had been planning to do.
The back is various coordinating blues from my stash, pieced together.
Everything in this quilt came from my stash — I need to keep doing that!
Here’s all the nitty gritty details . . .
Simple Chain Quilt:
Finished size: 55″ x 65″
Pattern: Block 3 from Sew Sweet Samplers (72 blocks, set with alternating plain squares)
Fabrics for top: Scraps from my stash with blue Moda Weave for background (also used for binding)
Backing: Various blues from my stash, pieced together
Batting: Quilter’s Dream Poly Select
Thread: Superior OMNI #3108 Royal Blue
Quilting: Custom quilting by me
Love how bright your “chain” quilt is! And yes, the custom quilting is awesome.
I do love the colors
So pretty!
Wow it’s beautiful!
Your orange and blue is BEAUTIFUL!
Dynamic color combo!
Great color combo, Shelly, and the pattern is perfect! I love it when I can make a quilt from scraps and stash….it’s especially rewarding when it exceeds my expectations 🙂
Very vibrant! I love the quilting design. A great quilt made from stash!
Awesome – you continue to amaze!
Suzette
Great quilt, great use of stash & love the quilting design … thx for the inspiration.
Love the color combo, Shelly! Great quilt.
I love how the colors vibrate each other!