Saturday, June 27, 2020

Begonia Quilt

I started this quilt as part of a mystery BOM designed by Stephanie Satterwhite hosted by Seattle MQG. Having never done a mystery quilt before I was skeptical at first but knowing Stephanie I knew it would be a great pattern. I decided to use fabrics from my stash only and found that I had a stack of pink Kona cottons available since I rarely use the color. The pink was quite overwhelming so used a complementary color to balance it out. The blue fabric is from Modern Solids II collection by In The Beginning fabrics. I absolutely love that color.


This was the palette I finally settled on.


I documented the progress along the way.






Added a 6 inch border to frame the quilt and decided on straight line quilting to accentuate the pattern and not take away from it. 




The BOM was a lot of fun and it was interesting to see everyone's progress over the year. There were some amazing color palettes and you can see all of them using #begoniaquilt on Instagram. I finished this just in time for my niece's college graduation and I know will be much appreciated.


8 comments:

  1. That's a very pretty quilt. The quilting sets it off beautifully.

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    1. Thanks Tammy. I settled for simple quilting to not take away from the design itself.

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  2. Your color palette is just perfect with this beautiful blue, lovely quilt!

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  3. I love the pinks and the blue looks great with them. Though I was not in the sew along, I loved seeing the progress on IG and your quilt is as stunning to look at. Enjoy your finish! I am sure your niece will love her new quilt :) xo Melanie

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  4. This turned out beautifully, Rachel! Love the blue you used to offset the pink. Wonderful finish!

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    1. Thanks Debbie. I have been looking for more of that blue but it has been hard to find.

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