Live a Colorful Life Quilt Diary: June 2025

This is the second "embroidery" quilt designed by Tilda Fabrics. As soon as this version came out, I purchased the kit. With 47 different solid colors, although I probably could have made it from stash, I thought this would be easier.

These little bins made it easy to sort the colors.

Because I purchased the kit, there was not much waste of fabric.

I used the same method for each of the nine sections, which made the sections go together fairly easily.

This wideback fabric by Tula Pink had the perfect colors for the backing.

After the quilting, I attempted something for the first time--a scalloped border. It turned out to be easier than I thought and I'm very happy with it.

Quilt: Flower Vase Embroidery

Pattern: Tilda USA

Made by: Cindy Wiens

Quilted by: Helene Shannon

Completed March 2025

Size: 85" x 103"

Years ago, back when I was a new quilter, I tried making a radiant star. There were a lot of bias edges and it did not turn out well. I never finished it.

When I was thinking about making a large quilt for donation to the MCC auction in April, I was intrigued by a radiant star quilt, particularly one by a quilter in Canada. Instead of strip piecing and then cutting the strips at an angle, she cut each diamond individually and made it scrappy. I was hooked. It was a lot harder but I knew the payoff would be worth it.

She had used a palette of corals, teal, and golds against a navy background. I went through my stash and found just what I needed.

Then I stasrted working on the next components.

I was aiming for a king-sized quilt that was 106" x 108", and since it has been a long time since I've made a quilt that large, it took some maneuvering. There was also no space in my home to take good photos. These were taken by Helene, who did a beautiful job of quilting.