Friday, December 7, 2012

Half Moon Modern TGIFF


So a few months ago I was browsing Pinterest (as you do) and came across a wonderful quilt made by Belinda (BGMom1) using Half Moon Modern. The pattern she used was Roller Rink by Elizabeth from Oh Fransson.

Quilt by BGmom1
I loved the combination of grey and white with the bright colours of HMM so I thought I would give something similar a go. I had a layer cake and a pack of charm squares in HMM so I set to work. I cut 2.5" x 5" strips and sewed in blocks of 6 strips. I then sashed each block with 2" strips, alternating with grey and white.This was one of those quilts that come together quickly and easily. The top came together over a week or so.



And here it is! Or half of it anyway...it's a king single size - with a 7 block width and 6 block length.








The backing is simple white homespun with a strip of red along the length.




Master T is the receiver of this quilt - he is very happy as it includes some "Ninja writing" in some of the blocks. The quilt was quilted by my new quilting friend Jenny.




I finished up with a plain grey binding...my first attempt at machine binding. Let me say....I certainly need some more practice with this!!

Linking up today with Laura from Quokka Quilts for TGIFF








12 comments:

  1. Half moon modern ranks in my top 10 fabric lines but for some reason I only have 3 fat quarters. Your quilt is beautiful; the colors really pop with the gray and white. I am sure it will be a well loved and treasured quilt!!

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  2. Love this one Marieka! You did a beautiful job on it! Is it on Mr T's bed yet?

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  3. Love your quilt! I may try this pattern using Joel Dewberry's new line, Notting Hill.

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  4. Wow! What a great quilt! So perfect for a young man too!

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  5. that is great!!! So colourful!!! :) I've still got a stash and have been wondering what to do with it. Hmm....

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  6. Fabulous! What a fun quilt! I love your blog background, too!!

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  7. Ohhh, I love it! I don't usually like bright green but it really works well with this.

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  8. Love the stippling. Its well done.

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  9. Yep, that's some awesome fabric. :) Very pretty quilt!

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  10. Such a great quilt and I love you backdrop!

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  11. Hi Marieka, You make beautiful things so i have nominated you for the Liebster award. you can read my post here: http://partyofeightourstory.blogspot.com/2012/01/the-liebster-award.html

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  12. LOVE this quilt! Another one for my growing list.....

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