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Rainbow Squared


I wanted to show you this quilt, but I don't have a lot of words to add.  I have purposefully chosen to keep this blog only as a journal of my quilting.  Most of the time, I'm great with that.  I enjoy reading about others' personal lives and find inspiration from blogs that talk about real heart matters and the deep down soul-touching stuff (like this).  But, for various reasons, that's not what I'm doing here.

So right now I go blah blah blah di blah about this quilt, when really this is just barely scratching the surface of things I care about, or am thinking about...Well it just feels a bit silly.    But, moving on...



I really do like this quilt, and my husband said he liked it too, (without me asking him!)  I did some good old-fashioned stipple quilting on this one.  I'm still really liking straight line quilting more at the moment, but for some reason, or no reason, this happened.


This quilt is made directly from a pattern in Scrap Republic.  I yabbered a bit about this book back here.  Somehow I thought this quilt would end up bigger than what it did.  It's only about 45" square.  I think I'd like to take the pattern and see if I could find a simple way to enlarge the whole thing a bit.  Maybe I could even just add wider strips of neutral color.


I found this quilt very gratifying to make.  I just indulged my love of bright saturated colors and scrappiness!
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33 comments

  1. Miss White WallOctober 24, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    Very pretty and vibrant, sometimes there are no need for words, a picture says it all!

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  2. teaginnyOctober 24, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    it's lovely. I particularly like how you've used various colors of white and cream. That adds interesting shapes to what would otherwise be solid white sashing areas. Nice!

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  3. SvetlanaOctober 24, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Beautiful quilt, I love it. You made me smile with your comment about your husband liking the quilt (without you asking him). It's the same for my hubby.

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  4. Ann-MarieOctober 24, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    so colorful and fun!!

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  5. Angela NashOctober 24, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Fabulous. Off to put that book in my cart!

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  6. TrishOctober 24, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Another great quilt! (if you need to vent about non-blog-appropriate matters you could always shoot me an email)

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  7. Live a Colorful LifeOctober 24, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    It's really a gorgeous quilt. You are making very good use of that book!!

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  8. Heather D.October 24, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    Jolene, this is just beautiful. I love the colour combos and the pattern of course is wonderful. I'd love to get my hands on that book someday!

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  9. KaraOctober 24, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    Love it! :)

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  10. EvaOctober 24, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    It's beautiful and your pics are gorgeous, too!

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  11. Jennifer Mathis of Ellison LaneOctober 24, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    I just love it Jolene and find myself saying that about everything you make. :)

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  12. Maureen Cracknell HandmadeOctober 24, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    I love this! The colors are so bright and happy!!!

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  13. **nicke...October 24, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    well i just love it jolene...big surprise right! i love everything you make. i really need to get that scrap republic book. i think it would be a nice addition to my growing stack of make it books and hopefully would help me to make it through a good portion of my scraps!

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  14. UnknownOctober 24, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    Gorgeous- just like all the other quilts you make!!!

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  15. Di~October 24, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    Nice quilt, I really like it!

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  16. Connie Kresin CampbellOctober 24, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    This is so beautiful! Love all the bright colors.
    Quilting by the River

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  17. GinaOctober 24, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    beautiful as always!

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  18. LynneOctober 24, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    It's beautiful!

    The great thing about blogs is that they can be whatever we choose them to be!

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  19. Jackie's StitchesOctober 24, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Beautiful and happy! It could easily be made larger. I like the color of the solid you used. It's a bit softer than white.

    I love the diversity I find in blogs. Some are very personal, others less so, others driven by a business plan. I hope that you're able to find peace with what has been on your mind.

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  20. MicheleOctober 24, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    It's really pretty. I enjoy your blog and talent any way you want to present it. Just keep creating!

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  21. MaritOctober 25, 2011 at 1:48 AM

    just LOVE it
    pure JOY
    ; )

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  22. NickyOctober 25, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    Oh yes bigger would be better!

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  23. Amy in VAOctober 25, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Thank you for sharing your work. And since it's your blog, it's your rules, none of it is silly. It's all just pieces of you. I hope all is well or can be eventually.

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  24. JaceyOctober 25, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    It's lovely! I've been wanting that book, and this quilt may have sealed the deal!

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  25. EmilyOctober 25, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    This is so cute!! I love your colors and the quilting is amazing!

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  26. aquaknitsOctober 25, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    Oh it's fantastic!! I've been eyeing this book, after your great review and this amazing quilt I'm sold!

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  27. Jamie @Terrabyte FarmOctober 25, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    While your blog does not serve as a place for you to share things non-quilting related, I hope you have a good support network, as it seems like you might need it right now. Hugs to you.

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  28. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    It's adorable!! Another beautiful quilt.....

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  29. UnknownOctober 25, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    I like those quilts that are simple and colorful.
    Adorable is the word!

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  30. RachelOctober 26, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    Very pretty!

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  31. SalsyOctober 27, 2011 at 2:06 AM

    Gorgeous quilt! I will come back and look at it again as it is mesmerising!

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  32. Hoola TallulahNovember 2, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    the colours are divine, I almost want to eat it!

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  33. lizJune 11, 2017 at 5:28 PM

    love this!

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