April 14 ~ Quilt of the Day
Love Beads Quilt by Sarah, Hip To Piece Squares
Sarah writes, “…The pattern is Love Beads, from the book The Modern Quilt Workshop by Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle. It’s machine pieced and hand quilted.” Sarah writes a little about the quilt on her blog, where you can also see the back and various detail shots.
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108 Responses to “April 14 ~ Quilt of the Day”
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Absolutely lovely!! Well done Sarah, perfect sewing and choice of colors
Very fun!
Circles! They are becoming my favorite thing to sew and I just lovelovelove this quilt.
stunning! wow, that hand quilting!!!
Gorgeous!
Oh…lovely giveaways. That fat quarter bundle looks gorgeous! Fingers crossed.
Love this! A smaller version would make a cute table runner.
Wow, quilt is wonderful. I have been moving my traditional bent towards the more modern the past two years and I think I need this book!
So pretty! I really love circles on quilts right now and have been experimenting with them myself!
that is one of the most beautiful quilts i’ve ever seen. i love the circles!
Nice!!!
adorable!
Oooo, now this one I like! Love the bold, simple design with the clean white background.
very funky!
Very bright and happy. Nice!
Neat one. I’m thinking of getting a book by them, I like their clean direction.
I like your quilt it is really cute. I also checked out your blog. You have a really nice selection of projects that you have been working on.
This is simply one of the of the most innovative quilts I’ve seen in a while. Deceptively simple, and deliciously modern, as well as slipping into a 60s mod decor as well. Fun!
Fabulous!
I love any quilt with circles!! It looks so fun and bright!
Love it!
Really fun quilt! I own that book and love it. Have I made anything from it? Well, no. My “to-make list” gets longer every day!
This is outstanding. Can’t wait to try it.
That quilt is so inspiring! I keep clicking back over here to see it again and again
Love those circles, beautiful quilt!
This is very cute. It would make a great baby quilt!
just beautiful.
You guys pick out such great quilts
Cute! I love the name of the quilt. So sweet.
I like the dots! Very fun!
very pretty. i especially love how the quilting came out in the back.
gorgeous!
Adore those circles!
Love this one! This is one of my favorites thus far!
Love those circles!
ooh, I always love simple circles on quilts!
love these love beads. I have been working up the nerve to try a quilt with circles. This has helped motivate me that much more! love the colors too!
This is a great and inspiring quilt!
Such a fun and simple quilt!
I love anything wiht circles!
Love the quilt, swooning over the hand quilting! The binding color is just-right too.
Lovely quilt, and your dogs not to bad either!
This is a very unique take on a quilt!
I have a circle quilt on my “to do” list. I want to get to working on one soon.
That is a lovely quilt.
love it! I just jumped over to the library and ordered a copy of the book–thanks for including this information so I can get a better look at the original.
I love the quilting on the back – gorgeous!
I love quilts with circles.
(As long as I’m not the one sewing the circles.)
This one is beautiful!
Absolutely LOVELY! I love it!
Love those colors! Great for summer.
Love this quilt!
Wow! It looks so simple from the first picture, but that hand quilting makes it so much more!!! Amazing.
this is great! wonderful quilting!
Very pretty! Cheerful!
So Cute. I love how popular circles are becoming!
I really really like this one!
I love the simplicity of this design.
So bright and cheerful. Love it!
Bold & simple. I like it. Good work on the hand quilting. I can’t even fathom taking that on so I am impressed.
I love it. I really want to make a quilt with circles!
What an amazing piece of needlework! How incredibly cool…
I love dots! Great quilt
Hand quilted? Wow.
Ths would be perfect for a child’s room. My daughter would love it in pink with white and green circles.
Very pretty quilt, and the dog is pretty also.
Thanks everyone! I’m so excited to have a featured quilt! Such a big honor!
Love it. So clean and colorful. Thanks for sharing!
That’s great!
We designed this quilt six years ago and I still love it. To the circle lovers above, our next book out in November will feature both pieced circles and appliqued ones. I can’t wait to see what you think.
Happy Quilting!
beautiful and definitely worth the duration!
Very nice! Here is my version:
http://quiltygoodness.blogspot.com/2010/01/love-beads-quilt-finished.html
Super fun pattern!
Very neat and simple!
I very much like the choice of colors!
I love circle quilts. How fun.
Sarah, I love circles and yours are amazing and perfect! Well done!
I’m curious about how the circles were done. Applique?
Beaautiful!! I adore, adore circle quilts!!!
Wow, i love the circles. I would love to make a few like that one for my children.
I love this quilt! Such a great composition, thanks Sharonj.
The quilt is beautiful… especially the hand quilted spirals… I love it…
this is so fun and cute! love it!
Circles….so cool!
Beautiful hand quilting! I am totally looking forward to the hand quilting class I just signed up for. Great work you have been doing!
What a lovely design…and the dog as well
Kind regards from Claudia
I’m really falling in love with these simple designs
I love circle quilts. very cute.
WOW I can’t imagine hand quilting. It must take forever, but I bet it looks amazing.
This is a really stunning design. I can see this being used on a baby quilt. SO cool, thanks for sharing.
I am totally going to make this! Great quilt!!
ooh, love it! I love circles and this is just so simple and eye-catching at the same time!
I love it!! Gotta get that book!
This is beautiful! I love the color choices. Thanks for sharing.
Love those beads, what a fun quilt………
Beautiful.Love the circles.
I love this quilt. Although making the circles perfect would drive me crazy. Beautiful work.
This quilt is amazing – it has inspired me to try hand quilting again!
I love this quilt! The colors, quilting, backing, binding…everything! It’s just beautiful.
Love this quilt. And totally inspiring me to pick up that book.
Those circles are so perfectly round…Looked at the quilting close-ups on the blog and am in awe of the hand quilting.
lovin it
I love the circles on this quilt!
So pretty…
So simple and yet so bold!
I love the colors and the simplicity of the repeat with the simple blue connectors.
So great!
Gorgeous, loving the color combos! I’ve seen a couple other Love Beads quilts and I think I really need to get that book
This quilt is so simple and so stunning! The colors are wonderful!
Nice. I have seen ones similar to this one made by the Amish here in Lancaster PA.