Quilt Matters: A Purplelicious Top

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

A Purplelicious Top

I hope you aren't tired of purple yet, because I finished the Purplelicious top. Your comments seemed heavily weighed towards the dark colours and mixed colour border so...I decided to see what it would look like with a mixed dark purple border, but just two colours. I tried the Purple and Eggplant (Kona colours), but the Purple seemed too blue.

I finally settled on Eggplant and Hibiscus -- dark, but warmer:

Lots of partial seams for the final piecing. That and the bias edges from the improv piecing made me worried that this would be hard to keep flat, but it's looking okay so far. We'll see how it quilts. Fingers crossed!

I'm kind of liking these wonky edges. Something else to think about as I quilt this...

Hope you are having a great day!

21 comments:

bellalily12 February 2014 at 15:38
Looks great - i love what you did with the border. perfect
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Anonymous12 February 2014 at 15:44
Stunning, and the border fabrics are just right.
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Debbie12 February 2014 at 15:58
This is one of those where I'm thinking, "Gee I wish I'd done that!" It's awesome! I like it very very much!
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Renee12 February 2014 at 17:04
Oh I love what you did with it! The colors you chose look great, and I love how the orange strips extend to the edge. Can't wait to see how you quilt it!
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Unknown12 February 2014 at 17:24
Love it!!!
I'll be interested to see how you quilt it...
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Laura12 February 2014 at 18:30
loving it!! :)
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Cindy Sharp12 February 2014 at 18:32
Very pretty.
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elle12 February 2014 at 18:57
Very clever border treatment. Luv it!
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Michelle@factotum-of-arts.com12 February 2014 at 19:58
I really like this. Wonderful color choices.
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Ginette12 February 2014 at 20:19
Looks fantastic M-R! I love the way you broke up the two purples with little slices of orange. Adds interest to the border. Looking forward to seeing how you quilt it!
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Dominique12 February 2014 at 20:28
You've done it! Again! You took a great top, and made it awesome! Love this!
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Sharon12 February 2014 at 20:58
This looks so great! I don't use purple much in my quilts, but always like it when I see it.
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Leanne13 February 2014 at 00:17
This is so excellent, I wish I could see it in person.
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MariQuilts13 February 2014 at 01:40
It's looking great!!
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Little Island Quilting13 February 2014 at 06:52
Fabulous. I love purple and think it is highly underrated by quilters!
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Purl Buttons13 February 2014 at 08:09
I love the splashes from the red sector. You achieved balance and made it look so easy when I know it is not really that easy.. I wish this was coming to my house.
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ChristaQuilts13 February 2014 at 11:05
I really like this. It's totally purpleliscious!
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amy14 February 2014 at 01:18
EEEEEk, it's so beautiful!!! i never would have thought of shooting the orange through the border; it's perfect and makes it a super modern border. LOVE!
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Andrea @ Mouse in My Pocket14 February 2014 at 13:40
It looks great! I really am going to have to give improv piecing a try.
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Rachel16 February 2014 at 13:04
Stunning! Can't wait to see how you quilt it.
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CapitolaQuilter17 February 2014 at 13:12
Love the way you are finishing this off - are you entering it in the Radiant Orchid Pantone challenge?
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