April 21 ~ Quilt of the Day
Jewel Squares by Shea, the empty bobbin
Shea writes, “It is a baby quilt made by me for our daughter, Eleanor. I had the book Glorious Patchwork on my shelf for a couple of years, knowing that some day I would make that Jewel Squares quilt on the cover for our first child. I picked mostly neutral fabrics since we weren’t finding out of we were having a boy or a girl. However, I didn’t get it finished until she was 18 months old (and a big sister)! Oops! This was also my first attempt a paper piecing– I loved it.” Shea writes a more about the quilt (which she says was an “intense” quilt to create!) on her blog.
Glorious Patchwork with the Jewel Squares pattern is by Kaffe Fassett. Don’t miss yesterday’s interview with Kaffe, and your chance to win his newest book.
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124 Responses to “April 21 ~ Quilt of the Day”
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This is so beautiful and looks like a ton of fun to make. It also looks like a ton of work too
Every little thing about this quilt is beautiful! The fabric patterns and colors, the blocks, the quilting being different between blocks… it is all simply stunning.
What a happy heirloom for your daughter!
Wow. It’s amazing and I enjoyed going back over an reading her blog posts about the quilt through the couple of years it took her
It’s gorgeous! It looks just like a crochet quilt designed by Kaffe a couple years ago that was published in Interweave knits. I bought all the yarn to make that, but never made the time. Now I totally want to make this quilt! I just love the bright splashes of colors.
It does look like a ton of work but sooo worth it — beautiful!
This is a great example of a great pattern – fine work indeed!
What an explosion of color!
gah! this is breathtakingly beautiful! i absolutely love it.
I love this “jewel” of a quilt!
wow…its great!
So pretty!
What an achievement! This is beautiful.
This is incredible. It looks like a quilted version of the crocheted Babette Blanket http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/babette-blanket.
GORGEOUS!
This is gorgeous! I would love to make something like this!
Great colors and the wonkiness is fun – wish I were brave enough to try it!
wow! stunning!
Wow that is a beautiful quilt! It looks like a big project for a first quilt. You did an amazing job!
Holy cow that looks like a lot of work and it’s truly beautiful!
This is the greatest quilt pattern I know, and these colours really pop! Wow!
*swoon* Beautiful work. What a gorgeous keepsake for your daughter.
it’s even better in person!! great work shea!!
Wow, love those vibrant colours!
I saw this on flickr and her blog… it’s INCREDIBLE
Oh it’s wonderful! I love the color!!!!!!
Wow, this must’ve taken a lot of work!
This quilt is serious eye candy!
Oh, my God!!! I haven’t read Shea’s blog yet, but I believe that she must be a very persistent lady!!! This must have taken months to achieve!!! Uau!!!
HOLY WOW! this is AMAZING! So vibrant and inspirational!
That is such a lovely quilt! It is one she is going to treasure if she doesn’t wear it to death in the coming years as it’s bound to be a favorite.
Congrats,
Angie
Very nice. It is so bright and playful.
What a beautiful quilt! It is so colorful and has a realy happy look to it. Congratulations on getting it finished!
What a beauty! Just love all the colours! Sharonj
Beautiful quilt.
Wow…that is gorgeous!!!
It *does* look intense! I just finished my quilt for the Oh, Fransson! Paintbox quilt-along, and that was a (fun) ordeal for me. This is outstanding!
Wow. Beyond stunning!
I’m so glad you chose Shea’s quilt for quilting month. I totally love this one, and my dream quilt would be a king sized one for us. Unfortunately I don’t think i have the patience yet to manage making it…
Lovely!
I love the colors used in this quilt. Wonderful.
Amazing no matter how long it took to finish!
WOW – what else is there to say! I absolutely love the colors.
I love all the beatiful color in this quilt! Marvelous!
This quilt is amazing!
I love this quilt – it is absolutely gorgeous!
This really is a jewel!
Absolutely gorgeous! It does indeed look “intense”.
Great quilt!
All the colors of the rainbow–very pretty to look at: )
Oh my goodness! Amazing!
I’ve always admired this quilt, but oh the time that must have gone into it! It is a beautiful labor of love.
oh! I just LOVE the colors!!
Really beautiful. I’m inspired
Extremely beautiful!! Love the bright colors, it must of course be a lot of work to do.
I love these simple fabrics and bright colors – it really stands out!
Very beautiful!
This is so great! I love the colors.
I love that this quilt wasn’t finished till their daughter was 18 months and already had a younger sibling….that sounds like something I would do.
What a great stash buster!! I can vision my fabric stash shelf emptying as I write… :O)
Beauty!!!
Can I just say, I want this!! Amazing.
Amazing work!! I love it.
I’ve seen it in person, and it really is a baby quilt. You wouldn’t believe how tiny some of the squares are!!!
This is gorgeous! It is absolutely stunning and I am sure it will become an heirloom!
I LOVE this quilt!
This is bright & beautiful! Reminds me of the crocheted Babette blanket that I learned to crochet for (but have yet to make!)
beautiful and bright and cheery!
oooooo SO BEAUTIFUL!
This is incredible! Quite a baby quilt.
Wow, that is spectacular! Great job.
I. Love. This. Quilt.
It’s so bright and so much fun. It looks like it would take a *lot* of work to figure out how to get it all together properly, but the finished product is SO amazing. So pretty!
What a lot of work went into that bright quilt!
I love this. So inspiring. I want to learn how to quilt & this makes me really want to learn!
Wow! Thats a lovely quilt
So beautiful! It does look challenging, but the results are surely worth it!
beautiful! reminds me of a babette blanket
Gorgeous!
This must’ve taken a lot of work. I love how vibrant and full od life it is.
Beautiful colors, so vibrant!
And the work is terrific.
Vibrant colors, and it looks like a large baby quilt.
How gorgeous. I’m sure that will be a family heirloom.
This quilt is beautiful!
love.love.love. this is so beautiful. I bought this book, just for this quilt. Everytime I see it I love it more.
Gorgeous quilt, Shea!
What a HAPPY quilt!
The quilters this month are talented beyond words!
Thank you for this blog-this is my favorite blog!
I appreciate all your hard work and love for sewing
and creating!
I absolutely love it! Read all your blog posts about it and the amount of pieces just makes me dizzy… Wow! Stunning!
That is an amazing quilt – just beautiful.
yowza! gorgeous!
How beautiful. Your daughter will cherish this for years.
This quilt is amazing. I so want to make one of these some day. Yours is a treasure.
Wow, such a beautiful work. I think “intense” is a great word to describe the effort it must have taken to make it.
Amazing Quilt! I adore squares.
this is what my quilting dreams look like!
It’s just gorgeous!The colours couldn’t have been better matched. A piece of stunning work.
That’s my sort of quilt – lots of colour
loveit
Fantastic quilt. Makes me just want to start cutting and get started.
This is a beautiful quilt. I love all the colors and the different sizes of the blocks.
Wow!-what a beautiful, fun, happy quilt!
Beautiful colors! I’m not sure I fully understand paper piecing yet, but this turned out amazing. I would definitely see it as intense!
This is an amazing quilt!
Oh my goodness I am in love!! I LOVE this quilt and think it is one of the best this month! I can’t even imagine the work she put in on it, but it is absolutely lovely. Great job, Shea. I’m headed to her blog right now to check out the rest of her work.
What a special keepsake for you daughter. It’s timeless.
Amazing!!!!
JEWELS all the way – lovely
Outstanding! A quilt to treasure forever.
Wow! Way to stick with it – your persistence paid off. It is a treasure for your daughter.
It really is beautiful!
I love the colors used and the combination of big and small squares! What a neat quilt!
It’s gorgeous – the colors are breathtaking
What an heirloom! I can only hope to achieve such quilting fabulousness someday! Good job!
I love this quilt- the blues make it. I have to check this one out.
The color is out of this world !
So saturated ! i love it !
Great story of your stick-to-it-tiveness..
that’s quilting …working in little steps.
What an heirloom!
awesome!
I love this quilt it is just so out there, bold and brilliant. I must make one.
Gorgeous!
breathtaking
For some reason it reminds me of that painting, The Kiss!
oh, what fun. perfect for a not-so-square friend.
love it!
Reminds me of the Babette Blanket from Interweve Knits. Its awesome!
Very nice! I saw that pattern in a magazine but it looked way to complex to complete. It must have taken forever…
Beautiful! I’m sure it was worth the wait!
It’s gorgeous, Shea! You did an amazing job on this one.