I'm pleased to introduce Marcelle Goes to the Circus.
In spring, having just finished a large quilt for an upcoming charity auction, I had a lot of leftover scraps of gorgeous Oakshott cottons. And then on Instagram I started seeing a lot of quilters making Alexia Marcelle Abegg's lovely Marcelle Medallion from her book, Liberty Love.

As is often the case, I did not NEED a new project, but was unable to resist this one. It seemed the perfect project to use up some scraps of precious and beautiful fabric.There is something about this fabric that just seems to make it glow from the inside out.
I don't know if you every do this, but along the way I made little challenges for myself: each non-pieced border had to be woven stripes by Kaffe Fassett, and each of the corner stones had to be from the "dots" line by Kaffe Fassett. For some reason, the combination of the stripes and dots made made me start thinking of a circus, and thus the name, "Marcelle Goes to the Circus."

The very amazing Krista Withers did all the quilting, which turned Marcelle into a true work of art.


And my equally amazing daughter-in-law, Christa, took all the photos.
The timing was just right to use the backdrop of the circus rides at the local pumpkin patch. Fun, right?

Stats:
Size: 56" square
Pattern: Marcelle Medallion by Alexia Abegg
Fabric: Shot cottons by Oakshott and Kaffe Fassett, dots and woven stripes by Kaffe Fassett
Made by: Cindy Wiens
Machine quilted by: Krista Withers
Photographed by: Christa Wiens
Category: scrappy quilt
Thanks so very much for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of the show.

And because I have that rare (for me) thing called a "finish," I'm also linking up to Finish It Friday at crazy mom quilts and TGIFFF at quilter in the closet.
wow!!!! so glad to finally have the full reveal on this one - it's spectacular!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning Cindy! Your fabric choices are just perfect, and Krista's amazing quilting is the icing on the cake.
ReplyDeleteThis is an absolute stunner Cindy! Congratulations on a real 'show stopper'!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Cindy! Your quilt is amazing! You chose the fabrics perfectly - stripes and dots are so beautiful together. Great name and photos! x Teje
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful. Love how the Oakshotts colours just shine in the flooded on the grass photo.
ReplyDeleteThe best I've seen...just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning! I saw this as it was getting quilted on instagram and was drooling over every photo! I would love to make something like this one day, you have really inspired me.
ReplyDeleteStunning in all ways! Christa is a fabulous photographer. May I borrow her sometime? Hee hee!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely Beautiful! so bright and cheery
ReplyDeleteit's a beauty! I love the fabric combinations, and the quilting looks spectacular.
ReplyDeleteThis may bee my favorite Marcella quilt that I have seen! Great job!
ReplyDeleteIt's just so fantastic...I will say it again! Great pics too!
ReplyDeleteIt looks just stunning! Great job on it and the quilting is beautiful.
ReplyDeletewow, this is one absolutely positively stunning quilt!!! Everything about it is perfect.
ReplyDeleteCompletely fabulous
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is one of my all-time favorites Cindy! Love it, love it, love it. I finally bought that book - this quilt is on my bucket-list.
ReplyDeleteVery Very pretty! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! I am IN LOVE!
ReplyDeleteWhat a winner! It's definitely a work of art.
ReplyDeleteThis turned out so beautifully!!! OH MY - the shot cottons - and using the stripey ones as borders... WOOO Nellie! She did a beautiful job on the quilting, too. Love it!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on this wonderful finish!
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Lovely quilt! Looks like a lot of work. Love the circus rides as the background.
ReplyDeleteI love your version of the Marcelle Medallion. I love your use of Kaffe fasset fabrics, all those yummy shot cottons and fun stripes.
ReplyDeletethe colors are so warm and vibrant, you did a lovely job with this, Cindy!
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt, and you inspired me to do THE Marcelle myself!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, what else can I say? :-)
ReplyDeletet is gorgeous, and you are right. It really does glow. I love your color choices. I agree with your impression. I made a quilt with dots and stripes, and I thought it looked circus like also.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous use of those Oakshotts!
ReplyDeleteLove your marcelle! I haven't seen one with all the solids yet and I love how vibrant it is
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS! I love the shots so much! I think my favorite part is the rainbow plus border, but it's all stunning. :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt! And fun too, love the name.
ReplyDeleteThis is really one awesome quilt!! So glad you shared it for the festival!
ReplyDeleteI am completely impressed! This is such a wonderful example of what can be done with solids. Fantastic!!!
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine the texture this must have with all that marvellous quilting! Stunning
ReplyDeleteWOW!! I think this is my favorite Marcelle medallion yet!! I love the shot cottons and yes, the quilting does make it a work of art! Truly stunning!!
ReplyDeleteWow Cindy just WOW!!!! Your rendition of the Marcelle Medallion is stunning. I love all the colorful Oakshott fabrics and Krista and Christa did a wonderful job with the quilting and photography. So happy to see the full reveal of this one.
ReplyDeleteStunning!!
ReplyDeleteWow! this is just stunning! I love it! You are so right the Oakshots and Kaffe just make it glow - what great fabric and color choices. And the quilting is amazing - congrats on a wonderful finish!
ReplyDeleteTruly awesome!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! It's a real stunner and the carnival is a most excellent background!
ReplyDeleteHow funny! We both made medallion charity quilts. Yours is beautiful. I love Kaffe fabrics too. Ox
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt, I was so tempted to join that quilt along, but I resisted. I'm starting to regret it now, if you know what I mean, LOL!
ReplyDeleteWonderful modern take on the medallion quilt! I especially love your colors.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! and I love the quilting. Here is hoping that someday I will get mine finished too
ReplyDeleteYour Marcelle quilt is wonderful, Cindy! I'm very impressed that you have this finish for inclusion in the Bloggers' Quilt Festival. All the best for a big win!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt! I love the name of your blog, too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! I love all the colors
ReplyDeleteWhat a great name and such a beautiful quilt
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! It cheers me up immensely :)
ReplyDelete-Soma
Wow. Very nice. I love oakshott cotton and Kaffe.
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! My favourite Marcelle Medallion I've seen :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so fantastic! I love how you quilted it and all the colors :)
ReplyDeleteEverything about this quilt is marvelous!! Yay, for a great finish, Cindy!
ReplyDeleteOh Cindy it's completely spectacular. I adore it!
ReplyDeleteLove your Medallion Quilt and that photo at the circus is genius!
ReplyDeleteWhat a completely fun quilt! Nice way to use Oakshott! Kaffe Fassett plus Oakshott? Genius!
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