I’m SEW excited to be part of Alida’s blog hop again from tweloquilting
her blog hops are always “different” and a fun challenge!
This time the “theme” was 1+1=3
and I googled it and came up with quite some different answers
First this bible verse came up Genesis 1:1-3
Genesis 1:1-3 New International Version (NIV)
The Beginning
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
In the art world 1+1 elements, like two lines next to each other, creates a 3rd element the background! (I can’t find the site I read that on, but you get the idea!?)
Then there’s also the real life version where 2 people, a man and a woman come together and have a baby so they are 3 now!
With this in mind, I first thought of the secondary (3rd) design of adding 2 things/blocks together and it looks like something else.
So I started to play in EQ8 and with Accuquilt QUBE sets and the Angles set in mind, I came up with this.
It creates a secondary design AND it’s a BABY QUILT.
And because of the bible verses, I knew I had this outer space fabric, or at least scraps so that fits well with the verses
so that’s pretty much all 3 points!
So I set to work and cut out the pieces with my 8” QUBE and Angles set and had this in no time.
If you follow my blog, you might know that I try to sew as much as possible together in one sitting before I get up to iron, so here’s the 1 round.
2nd round
and 3rd round
and before long I had all the blocks done
Then I sewed the middle together like this
and added borders
And I quilted in yellow thread with a meandering design with random stars scattered all over it, then did the binding in the green
The finished quilt measures 34” x 42” so a nice baby sized quilt!
Here’s the other participants
Spring 2018 schedule
Monday, May 21st, 2018
Janeen: http://quiltartdesigns.blogspot.com/
Andrée: http://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com
Carol: http://www.quiltedfabricart.com
Melva: https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018
Shannon: http://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/
Terry: http://www.terryaskeartquilts.com/
Bea: http://www.beaquilter.com/
Wednesday, May 23th, 2018
Kat: http://www.katknapcrafts.blogspot.com
Julie: http://juliebagamary.blogspot.com/
Karen: https://tunaquilts.wordpress.com/
Wendy: http://www.piecefulthoughts.com/
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
Alida: http://tweloquilting.blogspot.com/
Heather: http://heatherquilts.blogspot.com/
Tami: https://thriftshopcommando.blogspot.com/
Dione: https://www.cleverchameleon.com.au/
Thanks Alida, for putting this fun blog hop together!
Hi Bea, what a lovely baby quilt. You really found all kinds of ways to get to the 1+1=3 theme. Thanks for sharing your process with us.
Awesome baby quilt. Love those planets.
Precious baby quilt Bea!
Fabulous quilt Bea, and love your interpretation of the 1+1=3 theme.
Some little boy will love this Bea!
Finding secondary and tertiary patterns is one of my favorite thing about pieced quilts. This is lovely! Your piecing is so precise. I love the inspiration, I get chills reading the first three verses of Genesis. So powerful.
Nicely done! I love the space fabric and how you placed the planets.
Well-done!! I enjoyed reading your thought process on the 1+1=3.
Those bright colors and that fun design will make some little guy very happy! Thanks for sharing your thought process as you made this quilt.
Such a great baby quilt, Bea. And I love your interpretation of 1+1=3!
I backed out of this hop because I just couldn't think like 1 + 1 = 3… you've done a beautiful job tho, this quilt is really beautiful Bea. Love the colors and the design. You make piecing look so easy.
Lovely quilt!
Absolutely amazing quilt!! Such a creative way of interpreting the theme, to create a very beautiful finished piece!! Thanks for joining the blog hop!!
It turned out really cute. Nicely done.