20 April, 2015

My Precious - An All Voile Quilt


Precious
105'' x 90''

The all voile quilt is finished. When I was thinking of a name for this quilt I kept thinking about how much I did, and still like to, pet this quilt. It is ridiculously soft and I am ultra protective of it. It reminded me of Gollum in Lord of the Rings and his precious crouching over the ring. So this quilt is my Precious.

I used voile for all the triangles. A collection that took me at least a year to amass, as the fabric companies started releasing a print or two along with regular quilting cotton collections. They keep doing that too. After I finished the quilt top I gave away all my scraps. With this finished quilt wrapped around me at night I want to collect them all over again!


Voile is also what is all over the back too. Not to mention the binding. Did I mention how soft this quilt is?

The batting is the same batting I always use - Quilters Dream 100% cotton, in the Select weight. I thought about using a lighter weight batting, to make the quilt even softer. In the end, however, I couldn't find it locally. With the voile you wouldn't think it was the same weight of batting though. It feels very light and so drapey. I can only imagine how much lighter it would have been, but I am not complaining at all.

This is going to be the perfect summer quilt, for those 2 really hot nights we get.



Not having the desire to quilt another king size quilt I happily gave this to Andrea at Urban Quiltworks. She was awesome about accepting the challenge of the voile, calling on her long arm community for advice and tips. We decided on a pantograph because with so many busy fabrics and such a simple construction there was no reason to spend a lot of effort on detailed quilting that wouldn't be seen. She picked this loopy design that reminds me of Fleur De Lis a little. In a turquoise Konfetti thread from Wonderfil it is perfect.

As I said, the binding is also voile, this ric rac print from Anna Maria Horner was perfect. Initially I thought about putting it on the bias, thinking it would look great and be a bit stronger. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough yardage to make that effective. I can always replace the binding if it wears out. For now, it is perfection.

The quilt is already living on our bed. It is so, so girly but my husband isn't saying a word.

I may or may not be collecting voile again to make another all voile quilt. It is just too soft not to. And with less flowery options coming out all the time... And with clothing making scraps finding their way into the collection... This spells trouble, precious and soft trouble.

15 comments:

laura black said...

Oh my my it is beeautiful and I can only imagine how soft it must be. Yea voile! On a sidenote I was reading your past blogs last night, we have a lot in common including our size 11 feet that used to be a size 10, you were telling my story. I am so sorry I didn' get to meet you at Quilt Con,I tried to get in one of your classes but it was already full. I live on a ranch north of Austin so a big yes on Quilt Con. Let me just say your a great teacher (got several of your classes on Creative Live), a great quilter, and a great writer! Keep up the good work!

Jennifer said...

love the voile quilt! looks beautiful! only wish we could feel how soft it is...
also: strange question: are those perchance blue pencils above the quilt in the first picture? sure looks like giant blue colored pencils to me....

Luch said...

Wow, do I evet love that quilt, even without knowing how soft it is!! The colours are brilliant and gorgeous. Kind of reminds me those quilty print patterns they and for the last Olympics.

Heather said...

Am I the only person who thinks it looks like giant coloured pencils are stacked above the quilt in the first photo?

Suzanne said...

No, Heather, you've got company. :)

Voile...I'm new to that fabric but after such high praise for its drape and feel, I anticipate going on a hunt.

The photos and the quilt are spectacular.

Mrs H said...

Your quilt is really lovely - the colours are fab and I am imagining its softness . I really love the simplicity of the pattern - very inspiring !! I just need the time and the fabric in order to make one !!

Fabric Fanatic said...

It is simply divine! I can see why you love it. I wish I could reach through the screen to touch it.

Sondra said...

Absolutely stunning, Cheryl! You have inspired me to make one. Thank you!

Leanne said...

It sure looks like a nice quilt!

Bower Bird Patch said...

It's awesome Cheryl. I've never felt an all-voile quilt but you've made me envious....
Was the voile hard to work with at all?
Jen

Luch said...

I showed this to my husband and he loves and wants me to make one...source ideas for voile?

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Such a beautiful finish! and to feel so soft & light, it'll certainly be a great quilt for those summer months! I'm curious, how was it to sew?

Poppyprint said...

Deluxe. Aha, a longarmer, I will go that route next time!

Donna Baker said...

Gorgeous! I just started cutting my voile for a quilt last night 😉 can't wait to snuggle under it!

Donna Baker said...

Gorgeous! I just started cutting my voile for a quilt last night 😉 can't wait to snuggle under it!