Be A Diamond Blog Hop with a bag full of diamonds

Have you had fun so far on the Diamond blog hop?

I am always a sucker for blog hops and of course when my blogging friends host I almost always jump on it and join the fun!

This was announced in February by Carol at Just let me quilt

Then I put it on my calendar and kind of forgot about it for a while, when I DID remember about it, I was thinking about revamping one of my patterns and 

I have one in my etsy store called “A Bag full of diamonds”
and I have it listed for half price now  at $4.50 instead of $9 🙂 

I wrote the pattern for half yards but then I wanted to use this FQ sampler from Connecting threads called Country Fair

and instead of using half yards I used this and shuffled things around and made 20 blocks

and then added the side strips (they are different widths)

Then i got the idea to twist and turn the blocks and it gave the quilt a completely different look!

I put the blocks sideways on the design wall because my wall is kind of long sideways but short, with a quilt like this, it doesn’t matter how it looks on the wall before finishing the top.

Then I sewed it together

It measures 48″ x 60″
I didn’t think I’d have time to quilt it but I did!
(oops flipped it for the picture, but there’s really no up or down on this one)
Here I also used my backdrop and photography lights, even though I still use photoshop to adjust, the color overall is much better and “even”

 Since the prints are mostly floral I quilted a large flower and leaves all over it

I found a red floral that was long enough, about 2yds but since the top was 48″ wide I just added a green and white print stripe down the middle and then a solid green/teal for the binding

Thanks to Carol for hosting this hop!

Here’s the rest of the participants if you haven’t visited them already

April 22

Needled Mom

Keepsake Moments

Seams To Be Sew (moved to April 25th)

Kathy’s Quilts

Kathy’s Kwilts and More

Color, Creating, and Quilting

April
23

Ms P Designs
USA

Vroomans Quilts

Marjorie’s Busy Corner

Melva Loves Scraps

Storied
Quilts

Words & Stitches

Clever Chameleon Quilting

Songbird Designs

April
24

MooseStashQuilting

Beaquilter

Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

Creative Blonde 

Selina Quilts

Bumbleberry Stitches

Two Maker
Chicks

Quilts By
Joanne

April 25

Patchouli Moon Studio

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Hill Valley Quilter

Mageez Room

Websterquilt

High Road Quilter
Seams To Be Sew

April
26

Creatin’ in the Sticks

Cynthia’s Creating Ark

Days Filled With Joy

For The Love Of Geese

Quilt Fabrication

Stitchin At Home

Just Let Me Quilt

26 thoughts on “Be A Diamond Blog Hop with a bag full of diamonds”

  1. Elizabeth Coughlin

    I like how it looks with the blocks turned different ways, great job!

  2. Stitchin At Home

    A wonderful quilt, I like the blocks turned it adds movement to the quilt.

  3. What a fun and beautiful quilt. It's amazing how different it looks in the other fabrics. This is a perfect diamond quilt…love it! Thanks for hopping with us, Bea!

  4. Quilter Kathy

    A fun pattern and lovely fabrics… just beautiful and sparkly like diamonds should be 🙂

  5. Fun twist to your pattern! Love it when you can change things up and I do love the elongated diamond shape.

  6. Great quilt. It is amazing how color and block orientation can change up a quilt's final look. Both versions of your pattern are terrific.

  7. Anja @ Anja Quilts

    That's a great quilt. Glad you were able to find time to quilt it.

  8. The Joyful Quilter

    What a unique diamond design! Looks like a marquise cut. Thanks for offering your pattern at half price for the Hop!!

  9. It's a fun design, Bea. The colors could be Christmas too. Your diamonds are so unique and the turning the blocks gives it that wow factor.

  10. Brenda @ Songbird Designs

    Fun quilt. I really like the way you turned the blocks!

  11. Very interesting quilt – I like that you rotated the blocks for added interest

  12. Dione Gardner-Stephen

    What a fun design. This version should be called Christmas Diamonds! Love it.

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