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Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Sticking to the Point

...or perhaps I should say - trying not to stitch over more than 300 of them!


Last Thursday, on a whim, I decided to cut in to my precious FQs of Anna Maria Horner's Field Study. Triangles it would be.  There was slashing and slicing and A LOT of triangles and no solids...no sashing.
Today, I finished the top.  It measures 60" x 73"

Some of the points are good. Are they all perfect? No.


Will I lose any sleep over them? No. This one is for me and I won't be checking any points when I'm snuggling underneath it.


There will be a brief hiatus while I order batting and wait for this backing fabric to arrive from Pink Castle - some Loulouthi Coreopsis voile, which will make it soft and very snuggly. Well at $6 a yard it would have been rude not to.

Coreopsis Voile in Lichen

It was fun piecing the triangles but sewing the numerous strips together wasn't so joyous.  Needles lost their lives as did pins.  Thanks to Fiona and Collette for encouraging me not to trim the triangles - it certainly helped matching points much easier.

I love this quilt top and it's fun to have ticked another off the bucket list.
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40 comments:

  1. Lucy | Charm About You9 April 2013 at 17:22

    be still my heart... this is soooo beautiful!! The voile will be just perfect too. LOVE IT xx

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  2. Little Island Quilting9 April 2013 at 17:40

    I knew I would be right :-)

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  3. Sarah9 April 2013 at 17:42

    its proper gorgeous!

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  4. Sarah9 April 2013 at 18:13

    Wow! Those pins and needles did not die in vain but laid down their pointy wee lives for an absolute stunner of riotous beauty! Keep it, love it and stroke it a lot! Fab job!

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  5. dutchcomfort9 April 2013 at 18:47

    Wow, it’s so amazingly gorgeous Annabella!

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  6. Jennifer9 April 2013 at 18:52

    This looks absolutely stunning!!! Wonderful finish Annabella! Who wouldnt be happy snuggling under that! :)

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  7. Trudi9 April 2013 at 19:39

    I absolutely LOVE it! You can just send it to me!

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  8. Catherine9 April 2013 at 19:56

    What they said! It's gorgeous and such a great use of those fabrics.

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  9. Heather D.9 April 2013 at 19:57

    It is stunningly beautiful!

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  10. Susan9 April 2013 at 20:15

    I agree with Heather- it's stunningly beautiful! I was severely tempted to start cutting triangles yesterday! I need to get one of these out of my system too!

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  11. grapes and hearts9 April 2013 at 20:18

    Annabella, that quilt is sooooo lovely! A triangle quilt is on my to sew list - and my desire to make one is now even stronger! Thanks for sharing ths beauty!

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  12. cheeky monkey9 April 2013 at 20:44

    I love it! It looks really great and as long as you are happy it is perfect

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  13. Mrs Flying Blind...9 April 2013 at 21:12

    Totally perfect - bravo xxx

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  14. Catherine9 April 2013 at 21:30

    Its such a stunning quilt

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  15. Anonymous9 April 2013 at 21:32

    its beautiful, the colours are lovely.

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  16. Kirsten9 April 2013 at 21:43

    Absolutely gorgeous Annabella and the backing will be so lovely and soft too!

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  17. Cindy Sharp9 April 2013 at 21:45

    It looks great to me.

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  18. Adrianne @ On the Windy Side9 April 2013 at 21:46

    Gorgeous - this quilt totally sparkles!

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  19. Judith, Belfast9 April 2013 at 22:49

    Wow! Your points are amazing A! I wasn't a fan of FS but I LOVE it the way you've put it together! Jxo

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  20. Carla9 April 2013 at 23:30

    It's very beautiful! Love the riot of color ; )

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  21. Deborah10 April 2013 at 02:58

    This is one very beautiful quilt!!

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  22. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com10 April 2013 at 03:43

    seriously beautiful. This might be one of my favorites.

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  23. Chez Roo10 April 2013 at 06:02

    Ack! Love it! Field study looks so good in triangles.

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  24. Sunnybec10 April 2013 at 06:35

    O.M.G. Your mojo has returned with a vengeance! Your needles and pins will have laid down their lives happily for such a quilt, wow, all those points... I am almost speechless (hubby says "and that doesn't happen often") Are you absolutely sure you want to keep it.... :-) Hugs xxx

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  25. Nat at Made in Home10 April 2013 at 07:22

    I love it, I love it, I love it! You must be so pleased!

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  26. Yon Quilting Wife10 April 2013 at 08:20

    This is lovely. I'll need to put triangles on my todo list now.

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  27. Charlotte10 April 2013 at 08:48

    wow! It's gorgeous!!!

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  28. elsy10 April 2013 at 09:50

    thanks for lovely comment annabella....this is gorgeous, you must be thrilled

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  29. Camilla10 April 2013 at 13:04

    Wow Beautiful! And very you. I'm curious about not trimming the triangles? Hate trimming triangles

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  30. heart of charnwood10 April 2013 at 13:24

    I absolutely love it!!

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  31. Janine @ Rainbow Hare10 April 2013 at 15:31

    This is a stunning top and you put it together really quickly! I can't imagine a nicer use for those fabrics :)

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  32. Nicky10 April 2013 at 16:37

    I'm guessing you loved making this as it went together so quickly! I love it and what a perfect location to set it off!

    Inspirational! I might have to make one...

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  33. Run Quilt Knit Write10 April 2013 at 18:49

    Utterly gorgeous!!

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  34. Rebecca Lynne10 April 2013 at 19:00

    SHUTUP! That is exactly the backing fabric I have prepared for my Field Study's Quilt...hahahahaa...great minds...!!! It is going to be so amazing to snuggle with! Bet you finish yours before I get to mine. I pieced the back together already but have put it and the top aside while I deal with other things first. ;)

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  35. Katy Cameron10 April 2013 at 22:26

    It looks fab, and those points look great to me!

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  36. Anonymous10 April 2013 at 23:56

    To be honest, when I saw pictures of Field Study I didn't care for it (sacrilege!), but your quilt is so gorgeous it makes me want to go out and buy a full fat quarter set. Just lovely!

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  37. linda11 April 2013 at 07:42

    it is beautiful i feel envy creeping in :))))

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  38. Marit11 April 2013 at 12:26

    Love it! I think you are really showcasing all the pretty fabrics in this pattern. And it is a fun puzzle. I can't stop making triangle quilts, yet. Maybe we will se another one from you, too? To me too, the best thing is to not cut off any corners. They make the perfect seam guide...
    ; )

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  39. Archie The Wonder Dog12 April 2013 at 17:18

    Absolutely gorgeous!

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  40. DeborahGun13 April 2013 at 00:41

    this is a wonderful quilt :-)

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