giant single wedding ring quilt

Now that 2015 has wrapped up, the Fat Quarter Shop is doing a run through of their top 10 videos of the year.  And guess what: they are all free and they are all awesome.  Since I have already made a couple of them (Birchen and Fractal) I decided to make a Single Wedding Ring quilt (and one other, stay tuned later this week!).
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Of course I had to mix things up a little bit and decided to supersize the block to make a baby quilt.  My finished block is 25" and is set on point.  I have seen a few of these giant block quilts floating around and I can see why they are popular.  The quilt was quick and makes this traditional block look a lot more modern.

My color inspiration came from the backing fabric, which is from Alexander Henry.  I have had this in my stash for years, I just love all of the bright colors.  The solids on the front are Kona Celestial, Coral, Sunny, and Pomegranate.  The neutral is Essex yarn dyed in flax from Robert Kaufman.
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For the quilting I did a 1" crosshatching and I love the texture.  Just for fun I added a few lines of hand quilting with orange perle cotton.
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Want to make your own Singe Wedding Ring quilt?
Single Wedding Ring free pattern
Video Tutorial

Comments

  1. Sinta ReneeJanuary 5, 2016 at 9:15 AM

    I love your baby quilt! It looks so modern... yet has an Amish feel. It's beautiful.

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  2. amylynneJanuary 5, 2016 at 11:24 AM

    Very pretty! I really like your bit of hand quilting too! And I love the idea of making it big!

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  3. GrandmaJanuary 5, 2016 at 7:28 PM

    Love it, will you share the pattern?

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  4. JenniferJanuary 6, 2016 at 7:06 AM

    Great finish! I really like it on point!

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  5. LindaJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:38 AM

    LOVE YOUR QUILT! SO NEAT!
    msstitcher1214@gmail.com

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  6. JanJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:05 AM

    I love your super-sized version.

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