While I have been documenting all the quilts I've made since I began quilting (1994), I have realized that some of those that I consider my biggest and best have never had a post of their own. There have been progress shots along the way, but nothing about the finished quilt.
In the next few days or weeks, I will be posting a few of them as I write up the post for the Quilt Diary blog. I begin with Grand Prismatic, a quilt finished in 2021.
Grand Prismatic was inspired by the Grand Prismatic spring at Yellowstone National Park.
I was given a copy of the Pollinate quilt pattern designed by Kitty Wilkin and published by Karen Tripp. We had just returned from a trip to Yellowstone and I was inspired by the boiling mud pots and many springs and geysers in the park. So while a lot of quilters were doing lovely "rainbow" versions, I headed off in a totally different direction.
I knew I wanted to use a variety of Oakshott cottons and a lot of other fabrics that "read" as solids but had some texture or gleam/glisten to them.
The center medallion, the one replicated the Grand Prismatic spring itself, was definitely the most fun.
There were a few times when the quilt spoke to me about fabric choices and said "absolutely not"--I tried a print that was too busy or not the right color. A lot of fabric auditions simply did not work. I'm so glad I listened.
Once it was ready for quilting, I had a very specific vision in my mind, especially for all the white parts that represented the bubbling mud pots. Dawn Haldeman gave me everything I envisioned, and even more. Each pool and spring in Yellowstone is surrounded by a wooden walkway. I had used a very subtle fabric around each "pool" to mimic the same thing. Dawn quilted all the "walkways" with the pebble motif, and all the bubbling mud pots had bubbles and swirls.
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Charlotte M.
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August 21, 2022 at 4:52 PM
That is spectacular and I was wondering how long it took to make? Do you have it hanging up somewhere in your house?
I love this quilt so much!
-Doris (not anonymous!)
I'm so glad you stuck with it, too. It's a stunning quilt and thanks for all the photos showing the beautiful detail in fabrics and quilting!
That is stunning, just perfect.
I think this is my favorite post of all. I'm so glad Grand Prismatic has its own post, and what I love about it, is how much info you gave in one place about how it was made and the choices you navigated. I so love this one!!
What an incredible achievement Cindy! All that paper piecing AND the gorgeous quilting make for a stunning quilt!
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