Monday, August 11, 2014

Sewvivor Challenge 1: Nautical


Well here it is people, the first challenge of Sewvivor.  This week your votes really count so please, please, please go and vote. I doesn't hurt if you vote for me, only if you like mine of course.
When I think of the word nautical I think of water, beach, sun and fun.  Good thing I'm an expert on all of those things but how does one translate that into something quilty?  It has to be something worthy of Sewvivor.  Here is my attempt at NAUTICAL, hope you like pictures.



I knew I was going to use my fq bundle of Swim Team.  From there I had to decide what I wanted to make because if you really think about it I could combine three of the four challenges into one item but I wanted to showcase different sides to my craftiness and do something really different for each challenge but would a quilt be too much for the first challenge.  I decided if I don't give it my all I wouldn't be happy in the end so I went for it. 



This pattern is called "Stacked Square" and it is available here.  I made one last year for a high school friend and knew I wanted one for myself but you know how that goes there's always something new to try.  I'm glad I decided to add a pop of yellow, its funny how one thing can make it just perfect.



This quilt was cut, pieced, basted, quilted, and bound in 3 days.  Why rush you ask, well we were going to Niagara Falls and I couldn't think of a better place to take pictures so I did what I had to do and boy did I sew like a mad man or woman should I say. This is the fastest a quilt has ever come together for me and this is the biggest quilt I've free motion quilted.



Here's a view of the back.  I used the nautical symbols J,L,K,E for our names and Mr. Crab was embroidered on.  Don't you love how he's got sun in his little claws.




Isn't the falls just beautiful.  Look Mr. Crab is trying to jump into the water.



Here's a close up of Mr. Crab, my hubby wanted me to make sure everybody knew it was embroidered on and that it wasn't part of the fabric.  Mr. Crab sure loves holding onto that sun. 


A little close up of the quilting never hurts.  Let me tell you the first round of this was driving me nuts. The back kept getting sucked under and I didn't like the way it was looking blah blah blah, the same thing happens every time I start fmq, I get so nervous and anxiety completely takes over and I become super hyper critical of everything. Then I'm like its too late to go back so just bump it I need to get it done who care what it looks like at this point it's already messed up.  Finally it gets finished and it's the best thing you've ever done.  LOL:) I found inspiration for this quilting on Pinterest. 


I mean how much more could you ask for you got the falls, you got the boat, and you got a bird.





So what's a girl to do when she finishes a whole week early? Make pillows with all the scraps would be the only reasonable answer.  Seven pillows to be exact! To celebrate the biggest quilt I've made for myself I decided to make a whole bed set. Please don't laugh...




I'm probably going to have to do another post just for the pillows I made.  After all this I still have a huge pile of scraps.
 How would you like to win some nautical scraps? All you need to do is go and vote and come back here and leave a comment here telling me that you did.  I'll be doing another giveaway on Instagram (@Callingallstitchers).  Again don't forget to go check out everybody else's entry and VOTE.





Thanks to Rach for hosting such a fun competition.

17 comments:

  1. I would love to win some scraps leftover from your quilt! I voted on Sew-Vivor and I just love your quilt and pillows. Looks awesome on your bed! Your entry was my number one vote. (Don't know if you wanted me to tell you or not, but I told you anyway.) This is my kind of quilting. Love it! peterstankovich@comcast.net

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  2. Your quilt is fabulous and the pictures are just wonderful, I really love the first one! I like your pillows and everything, great job!

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  3. You achieved so much in so little time, well done!!

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  4. I love how you quilted this! The little fish are adorable. My oldest loves all things nautical so I am getting so much inspiration from this challenge on sewvivor, it was super hard to pick a top 5.

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  5. Well done! The pop of yellow works really well in the quilt and the pillows are awesome. That looks like a bed worth diving into for a night's sleep. I voted, and thanks for the chance to win. Good luck in Sewvivor. :)

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  6. Your quilt turned out great! I love the way you quilted it, and the crab is so stinking cute!

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  7. You knocked this one out of the park and over the falls. I voted for you. Way to represent Columbus OH. Hope you meet you sometime...maybe at The Modern Quilt Guild soon.

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  8. Gorgeous quilt! Love that back too! I voted, best of luck to you!

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  9. Love that pattern! And when mixed with your fabric pull, just perfect!
    And i can't believe you made all the pillows as well! Awesome!

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  10. Perfect fabric range and pattern. Good luck x

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  11. Really love your work. Great palette, pattern & quilting. Hope you love it!

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  12. Such a cute quilt! Mr. Crab is my favorite, he's adorable! I would totally have rushed to take it to Niagara Falls too! What amazing photos you got! I especially love that gorgeous bridge.

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  13. This is amazing! I can bet it's going to get a ton of use. And that crab is adorable! And your backdrop with the falls and the boat? Perfect!

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  14. I love the the pattern and colors you used for this quilt! You did such a great job!

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  15. I can't believe you made a whole quilt and all those pillows, great job! I was scrambling up until the last day :)

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  16. I loved your quilt the second I saw it. It's beautiful and you can bet I'm voting for you...every day from every device :). Then I came here to read more about your nautical creation. Your pics are gorgeous. And now I read about a giveaway. Glad I stopped by see more. Excellent job and way impressive how fast you completed it!!

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  17. Wow this is so beautiful!!! Love it!

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