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by spendlove 21 Mar 2017 ( edited Apr 04'17 13:04 )
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I've just (nearly) finished this quilt. Each block was pieced, backed and then quilted in the hoop. I had digitised the block to be joined in the hoop as well, but I found it was getting unwieldy so I joined the blocks into a row as I went along but then joined the rows on my sewing machine. The blocks are hand finished on the back. (The cushion was all joined in the hoop when I was testing the design. The quilting on the cushion block is not my own, it is from Kreative Kiwi.)

The main fabric was a high thread count duvet cover that my daughter ice dyed.
I said it is nearly finished because it has no label as yet. Any suggestions what I should call it?

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Comments (26)
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by dragonflyer 21 Mar 2017
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Beautiful job...I love the fact that the fabric was ice dyed too...thanks for showing the back, too.
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by spendlove 21 Mar 2017
I knew you'd want to see it!
by sewtired 21 Mar 2017
Yes, the picture wouldn't be complete without the back. It is lovely as well.
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by asterixsew 21 Mar 2017
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Sue this is brilliant. What a super quilt you have produced with the fabric that was dyed for you. A great piece of joint work.
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by noah 21 Mar 2017
+12
Love it Sue and the colors are OH LA LA Hugs
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by crafter2243 21 Mar 2017
+14
Sue this quilt is awesome. I like the idea of doing the block joining in the hoop and then joining the rows with the machine. That makes it so much more manageable doing a large quilt. Great idea, great job.
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by sewtired 21 Mar 2017
Yes, this seems like a brilliant idea.
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by cooperal 21 Mar 2017
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This is stunning! Love the colours. This is certainly a one-of-a-kind quilt and should become a family heirloom...especially with two contributors in the making of it! Well done to both you and your daughter.
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by mops 21 Mar 2017
+13
Gorgeous! i love the hand dyed fabric and all its colour variations, you used it to its full advantage. Absolutely stunning.
Can't help you with a name.
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by toogie 21 Mar 2017
+12
I don't know what you will call it but I call it Beautiful! I've never heard of ice dye, so I guess I'll have to look that up.
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by yvh 21 Mar 2017
+14
What a job! It is beautiful! I'd call it "Fire and Ice".
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by sewtired 21 Mar 2017
I second that name.
by lbrow 04 Apr 2017
And I third it
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by karenintw 21 Mar 2017
+12
Stunning quilt. Great job. Thanks for sharing!
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by lilylady 21 Mar 2017
+12
Beautiful Sue, Yes! Fire and Ice.
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by laffma1 21 Mar 2017
+11
Lovely! I don't know why, but it reminds me of those crystals you might use in a clear vase to arrange flowers.

I have not heard of ice dying fabric. Would you please explain a little about this process? Thanks.
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by spendlove 21 Mar 2017
I don't really know how it is done.
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by worthy 21 Mar 2017
+11
Awesome quilt. Beautiful fabric, design and quilting. I love how the blocks have the corner hit in the middle of the next block. Thanks for the viewing.
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by bemara 21 Mar 2017
+11
Hi Sue, a awesome quilt, beautiful fabric and great design:-), hugs Maria
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by Barbaric 21 Mar 2017
+10
Beautiful quilt
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by sonjapotgieter 21 Mar 2017
+10
Wow!!!Excellent quilt...Beautiful Love it!!Well done
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by Smokey12 21 Mar 2017
+9
Beautiful quilt and fabulous fabric. I have to find out about ice dying. These colors are WOW.
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by pennifold 21 Mar 2017
+9
Beautiful and so much work Sue. It reminds me of Chevron designs.

So I'd like to put my suggestion in as "Chevron Ice" Love Chris
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by jrob 21 Mar 2017
+9
Very pretty. I like the "fire and ice" suggestion and also Ruby Geode.
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by robertahilde 21 Mar 2017
+9
This is absolutely stunning. The hand dyed fabric is impressive, compliment to you and your daughter for the fantastic result.
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by manami 22 Mar 2017
+10
so beautiful! Your work is always stunning!I also like "fire and ice" suggestion.
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by mi30kaja 22 Mar 2017
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Beautiful! It looks like a lot of work.
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by Sewmum1 23 Mar 2017
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It is beautiful. I can't imagine what it must have looked like trying to wrestle with that ith as it was getting bigger!
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by grossfamilie 03 Apr 2017
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Perfect and beautiful! Just wondering where you buy all the time needed to do these marvellous and many projects! Is there a special 48 hours/day store in the Lincolnshire area :-) ?
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by sewdeb 03 Apr 2017
LOL! I was wondering the same thing!
by spendlove 04 Apr 2017
LOL!
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by sewdeb 03 Apr 2017
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Absolutely fabulous, Sue! You're amazing and so is your quilt!

I came across this tutorial on how to ice dye fabric... it looks rather simple.
1 links:
[1] How to Ice Dye Fabric
www.dharmatrading.com
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by spendlove 04 Apr 2017
Just time consuming and messy!
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by basketkase 04 Apr 2017
+2
Sue, this is stunning as all your projects are!!
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by lbrow 04 Apr 2017
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Where in the world do you find the time Sue, I know you must work around the clock. This is truly Magnificent. A BEST OF SHOW in any competition/Lillian
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by spendlove 04 Apr 2017
This one took quite a few weeks. I just did a couple of blocks when I could. The main problem was boredom! I hate to do things more than once.