Tilda, and a Forgotten Finish

Posted on by

A few months ago I was caught by the Tilda craze. The fabrics were just too beautiful to leave in the store, so an assortment came home with me.

Turned out they were all medium values.

I played with various options and finally decided to use my little inserted strips to bring some definition to the blocks. I’ve used these strips for years to add structure to various quilts.

And inserting this picture reminded me that I probably never blogged about the quilt shown above. More later.

Now back to Tilda: the little strips helped the individual blocks, but more was needed.

I inserted big strips to make the whole quilt echo the individual blocks.

And that’s it for the Tilda quilt.

Quilt Stats:

Name: Tilda

Finished size: 64″ x 82″

Designed and made by: me

Quilted by: Linda Nichols

And now a full view of the quilt I made from improv blocks done last year:

 

16 thoughts on “Tilda, and a Forgotten Finish”

  1. Tilda is a fine example of how a true (he)artist solves certain problems (mid-tone challenged fabrics) and produces a unique & lovely piece as a result! The clincher for me was how you thought to mimic the individual block shapes in the last set of 4 big blocks. That was the touch of the professional – you!

    Reply ↓

  3. I love your improv quilt above – stunning! I’m not a fan of the Tilda fabric, but like the idea of what you did with it.

    Reply ↓

  4. Well done. I love the fabrics, but didn’t buy them. I am on a self imposed shopping ban until I clear out a few more UFO’s. I’m limiting myself to “backing fabrics” if I get an urge to shop. 🙂 Love the improv quilt.

    Reply ↓

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.