Friday, December 4, 2015

Friday Finish: Christmas in the City

Around this time last year, I started working on Tula Pink's City Sampler, which has 100 blocks.
My idea was to start in the upper left corner with very low volume blocks with just a touch of red.
Gradually add more red to the blocks.
Then red and white blocks with a touch of green.
Decrease the amount of white and have mostly red and some green. (Oops, where did that thread come from?)
And then work in the opposite way to the lower right hand corner. Mostly green with some red.
Gradually add some white, while working mostly with green.
Eliminate the red.
And end up with very low volume white and green blocks.
You know how you have a vision but you are never quite sure if the reality will match it your expectations? In this case, I'm thrilled with the results.

Even the back--I used up some of my favorite Christmas prints.
And added a peppermint stripe binding.
You may be familiar with the fact that I photograph nearly all of my quilts in front of our little shed in the backyard. But Mark and I took this quilt out for a fun photo op. Hope you enjoy it.
Details:
Pattern: City Sampler by Tula Pink
Size: 60" x 60"
Blocks: 100 scrappy 6" blocks
Pieced by: Me.
Machine quilted by: Darby Myers

I'm linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts, TGIFF, Confessions of a Fabric Addict and Ft. Worth Fabric Studio. Have a great weekend.

Posted by Live a Colorful Life at 12/04/2015
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62 comments:

  1. charlotteDecember 4, 2015 at 3:23 AM

    Cindy, this is the best interpretation of this quilt I have ever seen. I am so glad to see your vision realized. You did a wonderful job.

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  2. Amy FriendDecember 4, 2015 at 3:57 AM

    I love the photos on the statue, how perfect! Your plan for the quilt definitely worked. Nice job! Enjoy it this season!

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  3. LindaDecember 4, 2015 at 5:11 AM

    I saw this quilt in the photo of your quilt ladder yesterday and wanted to see more. It is stunning.

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  4. Terrie SandelinDecember 4, 2015 at 5:34 AM

    Fabulous quilt!

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  5. LouDecember 4, 2015 at 6:41 AM

    Love it!!!!! Best Christmas Quilt I have seen in awhile!

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  6. The Colorful FabriholicDecember 4, 2015 at 6:46 AM

    Beautiful! You really executed your vision well, and your quilt turned out fabulous.

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  7. DorisDecember 4, 2015 at 6:50 AM

    I am in love with this quilt Cindy, I may have to "borrow" your idea! Saw it in the corner of your post about the ladder from DIL and was smitten immediately.

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  8. DebbieDecember 4, 2015 at 6:54 AM

    This is lovely! What attention to detail and palette and it sure shows in the end result! Really nice.

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  9. Happy Cottage QuilterDecember 4, 2015 at 6:56 AM

    Wow! This is beautiful!

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  10. BrendaDecember 4, 2015 at 7:04 AM

    Wow! it worked out beautifully. congrats on a great finish.

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  11. BonneyDecember 4, 2015 at 7:10 AM

    I think this quilt is perfect!! Can you tell me what the reindeer name fabric is?

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    1. Live a Colorful LifeDecember 4, 2015 at 1:56 PM

      I think it was from the Countdown to Christmas line by Sweetwater from a few years ago.

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  12. BritaDecember 4, 2015 at 7:16 AM

    Wow! I just started making these blocks, they're such fun! But I don't have a plan, I'm just making each block with fabrics I love. Maybe the quilt will be called "little jewels". Yours is fabulous, the color plan worked out perfectly.

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  13. TerriDecember 4, 2015 at 7:20 AM

    Beautiful quilt! This one is on my list to make. I haven't seen a Christmasy/red and green version so I love it!

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  14. beth sDecember 4, 2015 at 7:26 AM

    It's gorgeous!

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  15. CarlaDecember 4, 2015 at 7:27 AM

    Oh Cindy! It's wonderful! Yes, your vision came out exactly right. It's stunning and I hope Tula sees it ; )

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  16. a maidenhair fernDecember 4, 2015 at 7:28 AM

    absolutely exquisite!

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  17. HilaryDecember 4, 2015 at 8:54 AM

    This is so amazing!!

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  18. HilaryDecember 4, 2015 at 8:54 AM

    This is so amazing!!

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  19. SusanDecember 4, 2015 at 9:04 AM

    Looks awesome! I just finished Patchwork City as a mini, posted it here - http://quiltfabrication.blogspot.com/2015/12/patchwork-suburb.html
    so I fully understand how you put this together!

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  20. Sinta ReneeDecember 4, 2015 at 10:16 AM

    Wow! That is absolutely stunning and a clever use of theme fabrics with the City Sampler blocks! Fabulous quilt!!!

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  21. Sinta ReneeDecember 4, 2015 at 10:16 AM

    Wow! That is absolutely stunning and a clever use of theme fabrics with the City Sampler blocks! Fabulous quilt!!!

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  22. Christine SDecember 4, 2015 at 10:48 AM

    I would have never thought to make a Christmas quilt with these blocks. It's for sure a OMG quilt!! Just beautiful!

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  23. Andrea @ Mouse in My PocketDecember 4, 2015 at 1:38 PM

    This is really great. I love how your gradation came out.

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  24. Marla aka YaYaDecember 4, 2015 at 2:07 PM

    Perfection! Love it in Christmas colors!

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  25. DashaDecember 4, 2015 at 2:55 PM

    Brilliant. Love that you used a pattern available to everyone and have added a twist to it that makes it very unique. Your vision worked big time.

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  26. Wendy @ WendysquiltsandmoreDecember 4, 2015 at 3:32 PM

    It's wonderful Cindy. I love that you took the pattern and put your own spin on it. That's the best kind of quilt. I also love that you moved through red and into green - very clever. It's a lovely Christmas quilt which you can bring out again and again for years to come.

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  27. LynnDecember 4, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    Wow, that is gorgeous. Thanks for showing us how you designed the flow of colours too.

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  28. Needled MomDecember 4, 2015 at 5:42 PM

    That is fabulous and so well planned out. Beautiful job, Cindy. It will be a real treasure for years to come.

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  29. Farm QuilterDecember 4, 2015 at 6:28 PM

    That deer is sporting one fabulous quilt!!! Love the photo shoot, but your quilt is WOW!!

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  30. jednoiglecDecember 4, 2015 at 10:54 PM

    Looks amazing! I've seen a lot of Tula samplers before, but this one is my favourite!

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  31. IzzyDecember 5, 2015 at 4:10 AM

    Oh my goodness - this is stunning! What an amazing interpretation of the Tula sampler! Simply gorgeous!

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  32. Celtic ThistleDecember 5, 2015 at 4:27 AM

    Fabulous! What a brilliant spin you have put on this quilt pattern Cindy, it is definitely an heirloom in the making :)

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  33. JenDecember 5, 2015 at 5:49 AM

    This quilt is so fun! It should be hung in a candy store window for the holidays! Wonderful.

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  34. JayneDecember 5, 2015 at 6:05 AM

    This is just gorgeous! You nailed it, the flow from color to color is perfect. I love this pattern and seeing this makes me want to make it even more now!

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  35. JenDecember 5, 2015 at 7:59 AM

    Beautiful!

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  36. RebeccaDecember 5, 2015 at 9:20 AM

    this is the coolest quilt I've seen in along time, congrats to you, it is just awesome!

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  37. AnonymousDecember 5, 2015 at 11:24 AM

    I love this! It is just genius the way you faded the colors out toward the corners. Beautiful!

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  38. CherylDecember 5, 2015 at 12:33 PM

    This so totally awesome! It is, by far, my favorite version of the 100 blocks quilt I have seen (including the original). I just love it, the fading is so effective.

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  39. magistraDecember 5, 2015 at 5:29 PM

    Your vision executed beautifully! I love it!

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  40. magistraDecember 5, 2015 at 5:31 PM

    Your vision executed beautifully! I love it!

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  41. Jak and Will by StephanieDecember 5, 2015 at 10:07 PM

    It's finally finished, yay! It turned out great.

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  42. Archie the wonder dogDecember 6, 2015 at 4:01 AM

    Wow!!!

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  43. Barb NDecember 6, 2015 at 6:24 AM

    Oh, you must have had great fun building each block and laying out the design for this quilt! I love it! A treasure for years to come!

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  44. SandiDecember 6, 2015 at 11:32 AM

    What a delightful concept and finish! It looks wonderful!

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  45. RachaeldaisyDecember 6, 2015 at 12:32 PM

    Wow!! This is absolutely beautiful!! Your use of colour is perfection!! In fact everything about it is perfection, including your fun Christmas photos.

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  46. LindseyDecember 6, 2015 at 5:05 PM

    Cindy - This is gorgeous!!! I love, love, love it! Thanks for stopping by and linking up! We featured your quilt over on the FWFS blog!

    http://fortworthfabricstudio.blogspot.com/2015/12/fabric-frenzy-friday-features.html

    Lindsey

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  47. Maartje QuiltDecember 6, 2015 at 7:13 PM

    Amazing!! I love Tula City Quilts. This is another gorgeous one!!!

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  48. Sally: Starflash QuiltsDecember 7, 2015 at 3:57 AM

    love the use of tone and colour!

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  49. DaniDecember 7, 2015 at 8:02 AM

    Cindy!! This is stunning!!!!!

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  50. Tracy HansenDecember 7, 2015 at 9:59 AM

    This is just stunning!!

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  51. linynpDecember 8, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    That quilt is fabulous!!! Great job!

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  52. Christine OusleyDecember 10, 2015 at 7:08 AM

    This is such an amazing quilt!

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  53. Corrie TollettDecember 10, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    Your quilt is amazing!!!

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  54. dianeDecember 11, 2015 at 7:33 AM

    This is the best version of this quilt I've seen.

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  55. NickyDecember 11, 2015 at 5:25 PM

    Makes a great blanket for Rudolph! Thanks for linking up to #scraptastictuesday

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  56. LeanneDecember 11, 2015 at 8:56 PM

    It's beautiful!

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  57. FlourishingPalmsDecember 12, 2015 at 8:11 AM

    Your concept worked beautifully! The color gradation is spot-on! And look at all the blog commenters who like it too. Lovely work, Cindy!

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  58. LoganstitchesDecember 12, 2015 at 7:15 PM

    So much work has clearly gone into making your lovely quilt. The color gradation is fantastic.

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  59. LeilaDecember 13, 2015 at 8:15 AM

    Amazing choice of fabrics! Beautiful!

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  60. NicoleDecember 15, 2015 at 9:17 AM

    Hooray, it looks wonderful! I remember leaving one of my first comments on your blog about this quilt (and I was totally thrilled when you wrote back!) Congrats again.

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  61. Afton WarrickDecember 18, 2015 at 8:51 PM

    I love it all: the statute beauty shot, the fabric selection, the Tula blocks, the candy cane binding. It makes me want to tear into my hoarded Christmas fabrics and my pristine copy of City Sampler.

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