Thursday, December 3, 2015

Candy Corn Quilt is Finished



QUILT BEGINNINGS
It's hard to remember where this quilt started without a visit to the way back machine (aka an old blog post from 2012). The Guising fabric collection by Lizzy House had just come out. It featured the cutest little ghosties and geometric candy corn. It was sweet without being too sweet, and quirky in the best possible way. I loved it and wanted to make a quilt for Fall/Halloween for my family to snuggle under while passing out candy to trick-or-treaters.


Tufts, Outfoxed by Lizzy House

CHOOSING A BACKGROUND COLOR
I first paired the fabrics with taupes and creams and it was a little too tame for me. The more color and pattern I added, the more I liked it. The background was chosen after laying my fabrics out next to a color card and looking for the one that made everything pop. It turned out to be a saturated red-purple color which happily surprised me. It was similar to one of the deeper tones in the Tufts print from Outfoxed, also by Lizzy House.



PIECING THE TOP
I started by cutting out 2 1/2" strips from stack of fabric. Then I pieced them together in strip sets with a a variety of color and pattern in each. I cut the strip sets into triangles. Instead of the traditional Thousand Pyramid layout, I opted for lining up my points for a different look. It's funny, looking back at that original post, I pondered the idea of being in a triangle phase. It turns out it's not a phase, but an obsession. : ) 



CUDDLY BACKING
The backing is a deep chocolate minky fabric that I ordered from Harts Fabrics. I used cotton batting too, so it's extra snuggle and warm. Perfect for this time of year.

It feels really good to have this quilt finished and now that it's done, I'm ready to put up my Christmas decorations.



Change the colors and it could totally be a winter quilt!

QUILT STATS
Name: Candy Corn
Size: 48" x 72"
Materials: Guising by Lizzy House for Andover and coordinating stash fabrics
Quilting: outlined triangles and rows with walking foot

4 comments:

  1. I love the quilt, triangles are terrific shapes in quilts and the candy corn theme is adorable.

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  2. I love the quilt, triangles are terrific shapes in quilts and the candy corn theme is adorable.

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  3. I really liked reading about your process with this quilt. And of course, it's darn cute!

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  4. This is a wonderful quilt! And so versatile.

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