Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Dots on Dots - My Turn

First the Thank You's.  Thanks you so much to Corrie at Quilt Taffy for hosting the latest SewWeQuilt Blog Hop! And thanks to Madame Samm for being Madame Samm and coming up with yet another wonderful way to make us "Dottie"
 
I thought I took a picture of my beginnings of this adventure.  I had pulled ALL of my Dottie fabrics and loaded them on the ironing board but  for the picture buy now I can't locate it. 
 
So on to my first blocks.  I actually made 4 of these 10 1/2 inch 9 patch blocks but found them lacking.
 
 
 
I then went on to 12 1/2 inch blocks starting with hearts.  I made 3 of the large version and was bored with them so I swithched out to the 4,   6 inch blocks that went together to the correct size. Really liked that effect.  Please note that even my background fabrics are Dottie. I apparently like Dots way more than I knew.
 

 
 
Then came the Stars, because what would one of my projects be if it didn't contain this star either in the project itself or made from the left overs.  I had this fabric for years and had no idea what to do with it. I made 4 stars in total.  Love how they turned out.

 
 
Next up I made trees. Love them too.  All 4 of them.
 

 
By know I had a plan. I decided I needed a queen size quilt and what better way to get it made in a reasonable amount of time than rolling it into this hop. I had never made a ROW type quilt before but now I had 3 rows of 4, 12 inch blocks already done.
 
So  I needed at least one more row.  I always loved 3 D bow ties.  They are so much easier to make in jumbo 12 1/2 inch size.
 

 
 
So to make this quilt queen sized I just added really wide sashing and even wider Borders.  The quilt is just going to be a fun quilt for my spare bed.

 
Tried to get a picture outside with MJ holding it but even his 6'3 couldn't manage it for a clear picture.

 
The sashing is peach with tiney white polka dots.  The Border is green with red polka dots. Not one fabric used without dots.
 

 
This is it spread out on my King size bed. I'm really happy with how it turned out.  With the exception of the border all of the dots came from my stash.  I did get the border and backing at 50% off, which is as close as one can get to using their stash.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
 
The backing is also dottie.  When I get it all done I'll post it.
 
So that's it for this gal for this HOP.  I had a great time and I hope you enjoyed your stop here.  Please hop on over to the visit the rest of todays talented participants listed below
September 12th
selinaquilts  (me)


98 comments:

  1. Oh, I love row quilts and how fun is this one! And I really love the 3-D dotty bow ties - they remind me of my Dad, they could be a whole quilt for me. Thank you for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  2. such a fun quilt! thanks for sharing it for the hop

    ReplyDelete
  3. I love how you went from one block to another, then having the ah ha moment! It is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  4. What a treat for your visitors, a warm welcome to spend the night with you and yours. Thanks for showing.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Wow what a beautiful quilt for a spare room! I love all the different shapes you used - you sound very changeable just like me! Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Fabulous!
    I especially love the trees!

    ReplyDelete
  7. I really like all of your blocks and the finished product is wonderful!

    ReplyDelete
  8. What a lovely dotty quilt for your room. I love all the blocks.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Absolutely awesome quilt!! I can't think of any way to say it better. You used everything perfectly. Now I want to make one.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Wow! You went to town and made so many blocks you got a quilt top out of it. Way to go! Thanks for sharing your blocks - they are really fun and one of my favorite types of quilts is a row/strippy. I've made several myself. Kudos to you!
    Debby, from Northern VA

    ReplyDelete
  11. You did an amazing job!!! A king size quilt, all in dots and close to come from your stash.Thanks for your great story and for sharing

    ReplyDelete
  12. Busy little thing weren't we? Great job on your queen size quilt! Love it!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Without a doubt Selina, your orange dotted stars, oh wow! and the fact you made it into a quilt...you are just one dotty collector...and we love you for it..

    ReplyDelete
  14. Love it! So creative and unique.

    ReplyDelete
  15. What a great project to use your dot fabric with! Love the tree blocks.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Wonderful quilt and fabrics! Well done and very creative!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Love your row quilt with all the polka dots. Colorful and creative. Judy C

    ReplyDelete
  18. Oh my gosh, I have to tell you -- as I looked at the individual blocks I thought "okay, nice enough," but when I saw the finished quilt my brain exploded with joy! I absolutely love it, and would never in a million years have expected it to be so beautiful! This is exactly the kind of inspiration that makes these blog hops so valuable to a newbie like me! Thanks so much for joining in.

    ReplyDelete
  19. wow huge work done! love your stars the orange color is so strong, love it

    ReplyDelete
  20. Over the top! I love it! I haven't made a row quit yet-but now I am inspired. Love it, love it-!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Nice row quilt idea! Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  22. Turned into a great quilt! I think the hearts had my heart :)

    ReplyDelete
  23. Your quilt is adorable! I love the tree blocks, but all of it together is awesome!!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Wow! A whole quilt from dots! I think the trees are my favorites followed closely by the 3D bow ties!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Great idea to make a row quilt. I have some blocks that I won at guild meetings that would be great in this setting. Thanks for the idea.

    ReplyDelete
  26. Great blocks,love,love your quilt.Thanks for sharing!!

    ReplyDelete
  27. Great idea for a row quilt! I have seen a couple of these around but haven't made one yet. Another idea to add to the 'to do' list! Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  28. I love how unique each row is and yet how well they all go together. Very nice! Your stars turned out great--love the colors. Thanks for hopping with us. :O)

    ReplyDelete
  29. What a neat row quilt with all kinds of great dot fabrics! Of course I love your stars!

    ReplyDelete
  30. You have been busy sewing all those dotty blocks. The quilt top looks so nice on your bed.

    ReplyDelete
  31. WOW! Very pretty! What a great way to make a big quilt. I love it.

    ReplyDelete
  32. You went crazy with Dots!! Great job on all of it, especially the quilt!

    ReplyDelete
  33. It all came together nicely! Wonderful!

    ReplyDelete
  34. I made a comment and then received a message in my inbox that it was rejected. I guess your inbox is too full and is rejecting these comments? I doubt you will receive this either, so in case you read from your comment section here, you might wonder what happened to the comments.

    ReplyDelete
  35. I think the quilt looks great, especially on the bed. Thanks for sharing. Susie x

    ReplyDelete
  36. Beautiful! I like that you used so many different blocks on your quilt.

    ReplyDelete
  37. Oh I like this quilt. It really will brighten up your room.

    ReplyDelete
  38. Hi!!! Beautiful!!! Your guests will really love to stay there!!!

    ReplyDelete
  39. Ooooh! That is amazing. You did a whole quilt. And a beautiful one at that! Well done!

    ReplyDelete
  40. That was a great stash buster. You make it look easy ;) Turned out really nice.

    ReplyDelete
  41. How pretty! You will be enjoying it for a long time now, I'm sure! Great job!

    ReplyDelete
  42. The whole thing is JOLLY... Love the trees too, they are on my to do list for xmas.. .Hope to see you tomorrow on my Dots to Dots Blog Day..

    ReplyDelete
  43. Very pretty quilt and there is such satisfaction from using stash for the whole thing (50% does count in my mind, especially for the back).

    ReplyDelete
  44. ....and a quilt is born! Love it!

    ReplyDelete
  45. It looks so nice on the bed. Great job on all the dots!

    ReplyDelete
  46. I have never made a bow tie. I love it! Your blocks are dotty devine! Thanks for sharing.....Judith, Texas

    ReplyDelete
  47. I love the trees!!!! And the stars,and the hearts....wait .....I love it all. Nice Job!!!

    ReplyDelete
  48. It is a jolly quilt and I love it, I want to make the trees.. Arlington TX,,,

    ReplyDelete
  49. Oh this quilt is just wonderful, I really like the hearts and trees. Thank you for sharing

    ReplyDelete
  50. Love it when an idea comes together as they did in this quilt. Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  51. The blocks came out perfectly dotty! What lucky guests to get to sleep under that fun quilt too - I'd probably get little sleep, I'd be looking at it and finding all the dots late into the night! Thanks for sharing :o)

    ReplyDelete
  52. It looks like you had fun with this hop. Nice work!

    ReplyDelete
  53. Such a pretty quilt! I think the heart row is my favourite.

    ReplyDelete
  54. Cute 8 pointed stars & love your bowties Happy Hopping

    ReplyDelete
  55. What a great array of dots! Very nice.

    ReplyDelete
  56. What a great quilt...love the variety of blocks! TFS

    ReplyDelete
  57. Great job, Selina. Wow; a king-size quilt! You must have been very very busy quilting these past few weeks. What an accomplishment!

    ReplyDelete
  58. This is marvelous. Great variety of squares and fabrics. How awesome to be able to create a wonderful quilt from your stash.
    Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  59. Wow, I can't believe how quickly you got that all done. You are a superwoman

    ReplyDelete
  60. That was a lot of work ....the blocks are beautiful...the stars are my favorite.

    Smiles,
    Kelly

    ReplyDelete
  61. great row quilt, and huge too. Thanks for sharing your talent.

    ReplyDelete
  62. I love those hearts and the trees are great - but I really really love the bow ties- the quilt will be great on the guest bed! TFS and keep up the good work

    ReplyDelete
  63. Weren't you clever to make enough blocks for a quilt , great job and a really fun quilt !

    ReplyDelete
  64. I'm sure this quilt will make your guests smile. It looks great!

    ReplyDelete
  65. I love your finished quilt and how it all came together. Thank you so much for being part of the hop.

    ReplyDelete
  66. what a nice sampler you have made with the dotty fabrics and a big one at that I know it will be enjoyed.
    thanks for sharing
    in stitches

    ReplyDelete
  67. Oh that's cool how you made a row quilt. I just joined a "row along" on the blog A Bee in My Bonnet. I think it will be a lot of fun!

    ReplyDelete
  68. Great idea for a fun dotty quilt! Love the bows ties the best through I think the trees are dandy.

    ReplyDelete
  69. Wow, you've been busy! Everything looks great and thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  70. Rosemary B here:
    WOW reading and scrolling down it just got better and better, amazing. Love the trees, well all of the blocks are nifty. -and then you just whipped up this ginormous quilt and there it is on your bed, WOW I am inspired.
    Thank you for sharing your creativity

    ReplyDelete
  71. Selina, WOW...you have been busy and to have a queen size bed quilt pieced is an inspiration to us all. Great job...love the black and orange dotted stars. I would say you made a 'stash buster' quilt. Thanks for sharing! Happy stitching, Pauline

    ReplyDelete
  72. Absolutely love it. So much fun and love there.

    ReplyDelete
  73. This is really nice. I love the colors.

    ReplyDelete
  74. Wow, you were really busy! I love all of your dotty projects :)

    ReplyDelete
  75. Selina-I love your row quilt with the trees, stars, hearts and bow ties-what a wonderful way to "connect the dots!" LOL-I just thought of that! I has occurred to me that if one frequently participates in blog hops you could have a lot of strange blocks to join unless one makes a special effort to make the blocks into a practical project, but you have come up with a great idea. I have some leftover blocks from quilts I've made and I've thought about making a quilt of miscellaneous blocks that would be a sampler of all the quilts I've made. Fortunately, I've only used 12.5" blocks so I won't have a problem joining them. Thanks for sharing. From California.

    ReplyDelete
  76. Great job! I love how you continued making dots and then the quilt was "born"!!! Beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  77. What a happy adorable dotty quilt. I love it! Thanks for sharing

    ReplyDelete
  78. Selina, I got a "Delivery Status Notification" from Google saying "Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:

    selinaquilts@qmail.com".
    It was 'my comment' which shows above under LJ. I don't understand why I got the DSN when the comment shows on your blog. I'm going to ignore the DSN but thought you might be interested - I sure didn't send an email to you - just made the comment.

    ReplyDelete
  79. Weird, Selina. I just got the above comment (LJSeptember 13, 2012 1:05 PM) ALSO back as a DSN.

    ReplyDelete
  80. Aren't you clever! Great blocks and gorgeous finish.


    Thanks so much for sharing and being a part of the hop!

    ReplyDelete
  81. Your quilt looks wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  82. Beautiful quilt!!! Great job. Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  83. What a wonderful quilt top!!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!

    ReplyDelete
  84. Hi Selina. I follow your blog, but for some reason when I leave a comment, I get a notice from Google saying that delivery to the following receipient failed permanently. I can see where it post so I am not sure what the problem is.This has happened before when I leave a message.Are others having this problem? I am new to the computer and I don't have the faintest idea of what to do. So I hope you at least get this one. Thanks.

    ReplyDelete
  85. Great quilt!!! Love your creativity and this will look great in your guest room (ANY room!!!).

    ReplyDelete
  86. Geez Louise, lady! You really outdid yourself!! Thanks for sharing another fab project!!

    ReplyDelete
  87. I love row quilts - and what a great way to use your polka dot fabrics! blessings, marlene

    ReplyDelete
  88. I love how you made all of those cool blocks into a quilt. What a great idea!!

    ReplyDelete
  89. What a great sampler quilt... with lotsa dots!
    Thanks for joining in the fun and hopping along with us!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for taking the time to leave me a message.