Monday, October 31, 2011

Urban Abacus

Today I'm sharing with you my "Urban Abacus" quilt for the Bloggers' Quilt Festival.  This quilt is my own design and I've had it done for some time now.  I will have a pattern for it soon, along with a ruler I've designed called the "Quick Curve Ruler".  This is one of many designs I have that will coincide with my ruler and I'm excited to share this quilt with you today!







My idea for this quilt was to show case the black and white fabrics.  I think sometimes black and white fabric get's lost in so many quilts and you don't get to enjoy the print.  I love black and white with aqua blue!  

The quilting was also done by me.  I'm a professional longarm quilter and love what I do!  I especially love...love...to quilt on my own quilts when I get a chance!

I've enjoyed looking through all the quilts for the show and love how we can all share our quilts with each other!  Thanks so much for making this happen Amy!  I look forward to it! 

Amy'sCreativeSide

46 comments:

Andie Johnson said...

Jenny - once again you've knocked it out of the park! Really, really unique and beautiful. Nice work, lady!!

Pat Merkle said...

I swear, you just make one gorgeous quilt after another! Love it!

Sherril said...

I love your work. In am sure you don't waste a minute..

Paulette said...

I LOVE this quilt and your quilting! Amazingly, stunningly beautiful.

Unknown said...

WOW! This quilt is stunning!!! Love the back too! You look like a gal who come to Judyfest in the summer. Are you?

Heather D. said...

Wow, this quilt is gorgeous. I love the white backing, it really accentuates the beautiful quilting lines.

**nicke... said...

very pretty jenny! love the black and white fabric.

Pam said...

beautiful jenny!! perfect pick for amy's quilt festival...xoxo

Flaun said...

I've been waiting for the full reveal on this one since you teased us with the top, beautifully draped. Love it!!!

Melissa P said...

wow! it is amazing!!! I love it! Love the quilting on it too!

Colby said...

The quilt on this is beautiful.

Misty said...

What a great way to use black and white fabrics and they look stunning with that shade of blue. I love the pattern! I'll be eagerly waiting its release!

LeslieUnfinished said...

This is a truly amazing quilt. Thanks for always being so inspiring!

MariQuilts said...

Looks fantastic and as usual your quilting is exquisite.

Linda at LRDesignsQuilting said...

Great colors and quilting!

Kathryn said...

I really like the curved look to your quilts. I think your ruler will be a hit with these as examples. Color and quilting are also wonderful. Kathie L in Allentown

Kristie said...

It's beautiful, Jenny! The blue frames the black and white prints perfectly and makes them pop. Lovely :)

Anonymous said...

I love how the black and whites are so graphic against the aqua. Like you said, it showcases the print really nicely.

Carla said...

I just love visiting your blog! The quilting is beyond description!!!

Dorrie said...

What a beautiful quilt. I love the black/white/aqua combination. Another winner. . . .

Amy said...

Thumbs up! The quilt is very nice and the machine quilting takes it over the top.

Marg said...

This is a gorgeous quilt. I love the design to show off the black and white prints. I think it looks wonderful with the aqua. Your quilting is stunning too.

Unknown said...

This is really amazing - I can visualise a display of rows of Pandora bracelets with patterned beads instead of an abacus - and I love how you quilted it - how many more patterns have you got using your ruler? I see various formats and colours - horizontal and vertical rows, even to possibility of a circular one

Anonymous said...

Amazing! The color choices are so fresh and the quilting is stunning as ususal!

trish said...

Wow! That is a stunning quilt. :o)

Lynette said...

*LOVE* that back!!! A perfectly reversible quilt. And it succeeded nicely at showcasing those B&W prints. :) Yeah, I'll be buying the ruler and all. ;D

Debbie said...

oh my - this is one amazing quilt - your fabric choices are inspired and then your quilting - wow. This is a winner in my book!

Twinfibers said...

It's beautiful! I just love how you quilt your quilts. They are gorgeous!

QuiltNut Creations said...

absolutely beautiful! I am envious of your pebbles, I just can't seem to get the hang of them.

Cindy said...

Your quilt is gorgeous! And the quilting is amazing!

Kathy said...

That is such a great color and fabric combination. The quilting is exquisite, too. Thanks for sharing it!

Jennifer said...

WOW!!! I love this. The blue makes the black and white pop.

szkornelia said...

This is a stunning quilt! I love the colors, the pattern, the quilting. Simple and sophisticated.

Lyanna L. said...

Stunning. Easily one of my favorite quilts that I've seen already. I love the black white and aqua -- also the pattern is so fun, thanks for sharing it! =)

Cynthia said...

I love this quilt! I agree about black and white prints getting lost...hurry up and release your ruler and that pattern so I can make one too!! ;)

SarahZ said...

Beautiful! Exquisite quilting!!!

CindyS said...

I love the quilt & the quilting.
Fabulous Work!

BunkHouseQuilts said...

Wow, I have been going through your blogs and I really like what I see. This quilt is spectacular!

Char said...

I totally love this quilt! I love any color with black and white.

Lynn Dykstra said...

beautiful!

CHRIS said...

Great design, love the fabrics and the quilting too !!

Editfolt said...

Greetings from Hungary. I really like your quilt. Beautiful colors, and stitching.

Valerie said...

I love this! The black and white prints are perfect and showcased beautifully against the aqua!

Quilt Genius said...

WOW. That is beautiful. I love the pebbling.

Mary
http://www.quiltgenius.com

Eileen said...

what a great quilt. love the design, fabrics and quilting. thanks for sharing and have a great day

Eileen said...

what a great quilt. love the design, fabrics and quilting. thanks for sharing and have a great day