I had no plan to make my Positivity Quilt Top with blue background fabric. I had purchased the blue fabric (remainder of the bolt), just before the Positivity QAL started. I was just short of enough fabric. What to do? I had a gray Grunge in my stash that had a bit of a blue tone – that would work.
This quilt is made for The Positivity Quiltalong hosted by Sew Preeti Quilts, and today is the day for those of us participating to show our finished quilt tops. Once the quilts are finished, they will be donated to Bernie at Needle & Foot as Mercyful Quilts. You can read about the start of Mercyful Quilts in this post by Bernie.
I used as much blue fabric as I could, then made blocks with the gray fabric and alternated them with the blue in the outer blocks. The brightly colored plus blocks are from a 2018 Blogger Bundle, curated by Yvonne Fuchs (Quilting JetGirl) for Bernie at Needle & Foot. Since the quilt will be sent to Bernie as a Mercy quilt, I thought it would be a neat idea to use fabrics from Bernie’s shop. I love the fabrics, and I’m excited that I have some left to use for other projects.
A glam shor, just for fun, in a shady spot. (The photo of the quilt on the grass shows the colors better.)
This quilt will be off to Connie for her longarm magic soon. The backing is coming from Bernie’s shop, too, and I’m hoping it will match well enough! Oh, by the way, Bernie’s Retirement Sale is still going on over at Needle & Foot. If you haven’t popped over there, you should – she still has some nice fabric available at 25% off.
I’m so glad I got my Positivity Quilt Top done in time for the deadline. It was a close one!
Wendy
I like it in the blue and gray it looks really good that way
I like the mix of blue and gray for your background! Can’t wait to see what magic Connie comes up with!
I love that blue background, and the gray Grunge is the perfect complement to it. Can’t wait to see the backing and Connie’s quilting!
I like your blue background, and adding the gray was a great idea! They’re both pretty with the bright pluses. Congratulations on getting the top done, Wendy! I’m still sewing along, but no flimsy yet.
Great quilt top! It’s bright, but calm at the same time. I love that you used fabric from Bernie to make it, too. Yay for finishing by the “deadline,” too!
Positively wonderful, Wendy!!
That turned out great. Isn’t it nice when you have just the right fabric in your stash to finish off a project? I love all the color in those blocks.
What a great top!! Love those blues/greys – it is very soothing!
Your positivity quilt looks great, Wendy! I do like the alternating blue and gray blocks on the edges!
I like how you alternated the gray to make it sort of like a border!
Love seeing Yvonne’s blogger bundle come to life here. The quilt is wonderful Wendy – perfect background fabrics too. I am so excited to bring all of these similar yet very different quilts over to Mercy. The staff loves looking through them, oohing & ahhing over them all before they are taken home by their families.
Beautiful! Glad you finished it in time. Now you can move on to another project (ha ha). I am sure you have something on your pinboard
Your Positivity top is beautiful! I love the way you combined the blue and grey background fabrics. They set off the bright plus signs perfectly!
Congratulations! I love the blue background! I haven’t made a positivity quilt, but quilts like yours sure are a temptation! 🙂
Love how cheerful you plus blocks are. They look so nice against that blue and gray backgrounds. Can’t wait to see what the quilting looks like.
The blue compliments the bundle so well and it seems very appropriate to use the bundle for this quilt!
Love the quilt!!! The blue and grey make it absolutely wonderful!!! 🙂
The blues and grays play together very nicely. No fights or disagreements that I can see. Thank you so much, Wendy. I am glad to decided to join the QAL.
Yay, you got it done! They’re fun colors and I love that you used some of Bernie’s fabrics, too!
Love it! The grunge was a perfect choice. I need to write my post…probably tomorrow but I think we have a few days.
How neat that Bernie’s fabric is going back to her as a quilt! I really like how you stretched the fabric by adding in the Grunge. I think that’s just what our grandparents would do back in the day, and it really adds something special.
I really like the two toned background. And how cool you used the Bloggers bundle from Bernie for the plus signs.
Wendy this is a beauty and I love the pop with the odd grey background blocks. It just keeps my eyes wandering around enjoying all of the pretty fabrics.
It’s so much fun to see everyone’s variations! You did a great job using up some stash!
You came up with a great plan to address your fabric shortage. Congrats on a beautiful and bright finish.
Love the blue and gray combo! Looks Great!