quilting

Fireburst Finish

January 11, 2019

Finally, I have my Fireburst finish to show you! I enjoyed this mystery quilt hosted by Tish over at The Madd Quilter. You’ll want to visit Tish to see the parade of Fireburst quilts, if you haven’t already. Take a peek at mine first, before you go!

Fireburst Finish - Stitching detail, center block, of my Fireburst Mystery Quilt, designed by Tish of TishnWonderland - piecefulthoughts.com

While I could have had some fun with my walking foot and this quilt design, I needed to keep the quilting simple. This quilt is heading back to Florida with my daughter so she can give it as a baby gift.

It all started with that center design. Tish had done this, I think, on one of her quilts, and I liked how it looked. The Fireburst design makes me think of those fireworks that spiral as they go up, and then burst into sparkles. That became the inspiration for this design.

In the photo above, you can see the wavy lines radiating from the center square. I used a Serpentine stitch on my sewing machine for this. It worked pretty slick. A chalk pencil was helpful for drawing guidelines radiating out from the center square.

Fireburst Finish - Quilting detail on back of Fireburst quilt - piecefulthoughts.com

I used a soft yellow, Aurifil #3910, for the quilting. It blends nicely, but adds just a touch of color to the front of the quilt. Warm & Natural White cotton batting worked well for this quilt, and added quite a bit of crinkle after washing.

My fabrics for the quilt came from Bernie’s shop over at Needle and Foot.

Fireburst Finish - the four fabrics used for my version of the Fireburst Mystery Quilt, all of the fabrics are from Needle and Foot - piecefulthoughts.com

Oddly, I never noted the fabric details in my previous posts. If you want to know them, let me know and I’ll check with Bernie.

Here’s a photo showing the quilt all crinkly after washing. I’m not sure I like the crinkly, to be honest.

Fireburst Finish - My Fireburst Quilt from the QAL hosted by TishnWonderland - piecefulthoughts.com

Here’s the back after washing.

Fireburst Finish - the back view of the finished Fireburst top after washing - piecefulthoughts.com

I’m so glad I managed to get this done before my daughter heads back.

Meanwhile, my quilting assistant was hard at work, on squirrel alert . . .

Fireburst Finish - My resident quilting assistant, on squirrel alert duty - piecefulthoughts.com

It’s a high stress job, apparently.

Fireburst Finish - Resident Quilt Assistant, hard at work - piecefulthoughts.com

Notice I even coordinated my cat with my quilt room and chair. We are amused at how much he blends in with our floors, our living room rug, my quilt room chair. We are always looking for him when he’s right under our nose. He’s very vocal, so we usually hear him first.

What about you? What kind of progress did you make this week?

Wendy

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32 Comments

  • Tracie
    January 11, 2019 at 7:05 am Reply

    I like Tish’s pattern and your quilt. I wish I would have made one! Has Mr. Cat disclosed his choice of a name yet?

  • karenfae
    January 11, 2019 at 9:21 am Reply

    well I hope to make progress today on the borders for my mystery quilt I must say I have had one interruption after another the last 3 days – I’m about ready to shut my phone off but I can’t as someone is having medical problems – but how I hope it stays quiet today. Love the cat – it is a hard job keeping up with those squirrels

  • rl2b2017
    January 11, 2019 at 11:59 am Reply

    Hey! For some reason, posts don’t always should up in my WP Reader until much later. Annoying. Especially when you have a fabulous finish to share!! What a great quilting job, but I’m distracted by Wilbur – or did you change his name? Squirrel alert IS a huge job, and it is tiring. You would know that, of course, since Sandra and I recently gave you the title of Squirrel Grand Poobah. HAHA! Back to the quilting goodness – I love what you did in that center block. And then the radiating lines out from there is perfection. Happy Friday to you, friend (or squirrel sharer). ~smile~ Roseanne

  • Louise Hornor
    January 11, 2019 at 2:59 pm Reply

    I love the squiggly lines bursting from the center! Great way to quilt this piece, Wendy. And Mr. Kitty looks like he’s settled right into being boss of those darned squirrels 🙂

  • Diann Bottrell
    January 11, 2019 at 3:02 pm Reply

    I think your Fireburst quilt is delightful! It will make a great baby gift! I always wish my machine had that serpentine stitch – I would use it a lot. I like the way you have the quilting radiating out from the center!

  • Rose Mikulski
    January 11, 2019 at 5:16 pm Reply

    I love the quilting but don’t quite understand your explanation of how you did it. Maybe if I send you my top you can repeat this and send it back to me so I can see in person what you’re saying. Really laughing while I’m typing this…….

  • thedarlingdogwood
    January 11, 2019 at 6:12 pm Reply

    Love your version of Fireburst! Beautiful fabrics, and I like the quilting radiating out. I may do something similar on a mini I’m working on.

  • Lisa J.
    January 11, 2019 at 8:28 pm Reply

    This is such a pretty version of this quilt Wendy. I really like that central motif and the radiating lines. Like you I always like quilts best when they are crisp but they all have to get wrinkly sometime , I guess just like us.

  • Kathleen McCormick
    January 12, 2019 at 8:37 am Reply

    I love what you did! So much fun with the center motif and the squiggle lines. Do you have a 9mm machine? Love the exhausted squirrel catcher – sewing supervisor. Maybe if we choose cats and fabric are alike – we pick the colors we wear and that “go with us”. Glad he lets you know wwhere he is!

  • Tish
    January 15, 2019 at 2:11 pm Reply

    Congrats on finishing!!! I love that you used a serpentine line radiating from the center. That’s really cool! Have you landed on a name for baby boy yet? He’s so handsome.

  • Bernie
    January 18, 2019 at 11:47 pm Reply

    How did I miss this post??? Your quilt turned out great Wendy. Like you, I am torn between the fresh, crisp new quilt and the crinkled washed quilt. New looks so pretty but it isn’t yet cozy. They are much more usable and cuddly once washed. The serpentine stitch was a great choice – my machine doesn’t have that option but I love seeing it on so many quilts.

    • piecefulwendy
      January 19, 2019 at 6:36 am Reply

      Thanks, Bernie! I think we both did a great job on our finishes! It’s been fun to see the variety of finished!

  • connie wolfe
    January 19, 2019 at 8:50 am Reply

    I am with you on the crinkly thoughts! My preference is the smoother look most of the time, so I delay washing until taking a picture of my quilt projects. Your color choices are terrific.
    Connie

    • piecefulwendy
      January 19, 2019 at 8:53 am Reply

      Thanks, Connie! I had this one marked with chalk lines, otherwise I would’ve taken a smooth shot. It needed to be washed before it was gifted.

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