GRAVITY Stellar Wall Hanging {A Finish!}

I finally completed my GRAVITY Stellar Pillow, just one day before the link-up ends tomorrow!  There's still time to enter your pillow or wall hanging.  All entries receive a free PDF quilt pattern from my pattern shop.

I finished my Stellar as a wall hanging rather than a pillow and even remembered to put a rod pocket on the back!  I plan to hang it in my dining room with a thin wooden rod and Command hooks.  These hooks are a great way to hang small quilts without damaging the wall and to make it simple to change decorations.

The layout of my quilt is similar to the original but different.  Not because I wanted it different, but do you have any idea how hard it is to match 100 different colors and get them in the same position?  I did place a primary color hexagon a bit off center, like the pattern, and worked out from that.

To quilt it, I used zigzags with the original pillow by Julie as a guide.  For the backing I used the same rainbow petal fabric that I used on the back of my GRAVITY quilt.  The binding is Kona Royal.  Pretty much any Kona color would work for the binding!

The first two rows I assembled went really slowly without chain piecing.  UGG. So with the book handy, I arranged the triangles in stacks and used a hair clip to remember which pile to take from next and chain pieced them!  Much faster!  I finger pressed the triangles open before adding the next triangle and did an official ironing when the rows were completed.

I have a second pile of triangles cut (100+) and would like to offer them to a reader.  Also included are all of the white triangles and diamonds needed to complete the quilt as shown in the book.  I will not be including directions to complete the quilt because that is copyright, but I know you can figure out how to put it together from pictures you find online.  The price is $25, including shipping, to the US only.  It may seem a bit high, but please remember they took a long time to cut.  The first one to request 'em gets 'em.  If no one here wants them, I'll list the set in my Etsy shop in one week.

You can add your Stellar Pillow to the link-up below and get a free PDF quilt pattern from my pattern shop.

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GRAVITY Quilt Along {Pillows!}

   Cheers  erupt,  confetti  falls,  and  happy  dance  begins!!  

This is the final post in the GRAVITY Quilt Along!  Bring on the pillows or small quilts!  I haven't finished mine, so here's the original pillow by Julie.  It's truly drool-worthy!  I'll share my wall hanging when I finish it.

Link up your finished GRAVITY pillow, table topper, or wall hanging made from your GRAVITY scraps for a chance to win a PDF pattern from my shop, Busy Hands Quilts!  Link-up closes on December 31st.

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GRAVITY Quilt Along Parade & Grand Prize Winner!!

   Cheers  erupt,  confetti  falls,  and  happy  dance  begins!!  

Hurray to the quilts marching in the GRAVITY Quilt Along finished quilt parade today!  Five amazing quilts are featured and have been entered in the Grand Prize Drawing!  Three entries are from Canada, two are from the United States, and my quilt makes it a tie for Canada and US at three quilts each!

I've included close-ups of the quilting since each one is quilted so differently. These quilts prove that custom quilting is not required for a stunning GRAVITY quilt, and quilting in a simple allover meandering stitch, a pantograph, and custom quilting all look great!

Here they are!

Entry #1:  Valerie of Purple Boots and Pigtails
Nova Scotia, Canada

Valerie quilted GRAVITY on her long-arm machine.

Entry #2:  Laura of Sewing Out of My Comfort Zone
Virginia, United States

Laura had her GRAVITY quilt custom quilted by The Longarm Network.

Entry #3:  Erin
Alberta, Canada



Erin chose her own fabrics and quilted GRAVITY on her domestic machine!

Entry #4:  Melissa
Nevada, United States

Melissa's GRAVITY quilt was custom quilted by Vicki from Orchard Owl Quilts.

Entry #5:  Anja Quilts
Nova Scotia, Canada

Anja quilted the center of GRAVITY on her long-arm machine and the background blocks on her domestic machine.

Y'all did a fantastic job on your quilts!

A Special THANKS to our GRAVITY Quilt Along Sponsors!!

  
  
    

 ♥ Grand Prize Winner! ♥ 

Fat Quarter Shop is known for a huge inventory, stocking all the new fabric collections, and $5 flat-rate shipping with free shipping on purchases over $80.  Kimberly's company is located in the great state of Texas.  She is so generously donating a $100 Gift Certificate for the Grand Prize drawing.

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Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew is donating 12 PDF patterns! Each prize drawing will include one PDF pattern of the winner's choice. Stop by her shop and take your merry time deliberating over which pattern you'd choose!  Allison has over 40 patterns to choose from, so you're sure to find just what you need.  Cluck Cluck Sew is located in Washington!  Here's a sampling of her patterns.

And the moment you have all waited for has come

... drum roll, please ...

... the Grand Prize Winner in the GRAVITY Quilt Along is ...

Entry #2 Laura of Sewing Out of My Comfort Zone!!

The winner has been chosen randomly at Random.org.

Don't forget there will be a link-up for finished GRAVITY pillows on December 11th, 2015.

Thank you once again to all of the GRAVITY Quilt Along sponsors and those who entered along the way.  It's been a fun ride!  I hope you all eventually finish your quilts.

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Blogger's Quilt Festival - Fall 2015 - GRAVITY Quilt!

Twice a year during Quilt Market, Amy of Amy's Creative Side hosts the Blogger's Quilt Festival.  It's a fun way to see loads of amazing quilts!

If you're a new reader, Welcome!  I hope you follow via BlogLovin' and come back when you have more time!  I love rainbow quilts and also make a lot of custom quilts.

GRAVITY grabbed my attention last winter, and I simply could not resist making her!  Not finding a quilt along for it, I went out on a limb and hosted a GRAVITY Quilt Along on my blog.  GRAVITY is my entry in the ROYGBIV category.

The quilt was pieced by me and professionally quilted by Christa of Cotton Berry Quilts.  The quilting is stunning with the nine sets of two identical blocks quilted the same and the straight lines in the grays drawing the eye to the sparkling center star.

This quilt is for sale in my Etsy shop!

My other entry in the Blogger's Quilt Festival is my queen Postcard From Sweden quilt in the Large Quilts category.  

Have fun touring the Blogger's Quilt Festival!

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GRAVITY Quilt Along {Finished Quilts!}

Can you believe we're finishing our quilts in the GRAVITY Quilt Along!?

   Cheers  erupt,  confetti  falls,  and  happy  dance  begins!!  

This paragraph has been edited:  The back of the GRAVITY pattern book has a pillow pattern made from GRAVITY scraps.  For fun, there will be a link-up for finished pillows on December 11, 2015, which is three weeks after the Quilt Along ends.  One entrant will receive a PDF quilt pattern of their choice from Busy Hands Quilts.  I plan to use a gray background in mine since it will be handled everyday when I toss it on/off the bed.

And here's my GRAVITY!  

Christa of Cotton Berry Quilts, a sponsor of the GRAVITY Quilt Along, did an amazing job quilting my GRAVITY!  This is the first quilt I've ever had professionally custom quilted, and I am so very tickled with what she did.  My inspiration for quilting GRAVITY came from Tamarack Shack's blog.  You can view Christa's amazing pictures of my quilt on her blog.  WOW is all I have to say, just WOW.  A real camera and talent in using it make a load of difference above my pictures.

The background blocks are quilted with straight lines.  Their simplicity really keeps the focus on the center star.

Christa used Superior Mono Poly thread in the top, which is the slight sheen you see, and white thread in the bobbin.  Batting is Quilter's Dream Wool.

GRAVITY QUILT ALONG SCHEDULE:

March 8, 2015 Announcement!

March 10, 2015  Alternative Fabric Ideas

March 13, 2015 Using Your Solids Stash for a Gravity Quilt

March 16, 2015 - Schedule and Sponsors

March 17, 2015  Sponsors and Prizes!

March 24, 2015  Template Tips

April 17, 2015  Block 1 Horizon

May 1, 2015  Block 2 Constellation 

May 15, 2015  Block 3 Orbit 

May 29, 2015  Block 4 Intergalactic 

June 12, 2015  Block 5 Celestial

June 26, 2015  Block 6 Ultraviolet

July 10, 2015  Block 7 Cosmic  

July 24, 2015  Block 8 Eclipse

August 7, 2015  Block 9 Voyage
August 21, 2015  Background Blocks 

September 4, 2015  Finished Quilt Tops 

September 18, 2015  Finished Quilts  ◄ You are here!
November 20, 2015 Last day to enter the Finished quilt link-up.
December 11, 2015  Finished GRAVITY pillows

 ♥ Quilt Top Prize Winner! ♥ 

A random fact about the five completed quilt tops - four of them are from Canada and one from the United States!  Great job to my Canadian friends!

A special Thank You to the sponsors for today's giveaway!  

• Busy Hands Quilts is donating a prize package that includes a layer cake roll-up, two Bee My Honey charm packs, a fat quarter bundle of solids by RJR, and a Lil' Twister template.
• Cluck Cluck Sew PDF quilt pattern 

The prize package winner is entry #3 Melissa!

Today's winner was chosen randomly.  All entrants had previously won!  The final Grand Prize Drawing of completed quilts will be random, and all previous winners can win that amazing package!

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 ♥ Quilt Finishing ♥ 

My tips for finishing your quilt:

• If you are using a GRAVITY kit, remember that it includes fabric for the binding.  It's a lovely silver.  Before I remembered that the kit included fabric for the binding, I had intended to use black, but I am very pleased with the silver binding.

 ♥ ♥   Prize Package Giveaway!  ♥ ♥ 

Please visit our sponsors and show them some love by purchasing from their shops, bookmarking their storefronts for later shopping, and signing up for their newsletters.  Be sure to tell them you are visiting their shop from the GRAVITY Quilt Along!  Let them know sponsoring Quilt Alongs is advertising that works!

The following prize package will be randomly given away to one entrant when the Finished Quilt Link-up closes on November 20th.

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Fat Quarter Shop is known for a huge inventory, stocking all the new fabric collections, and $5 flat-rate shipping with free shipping on purchases over $80.  Kimberly's company is located in the great state of Texas.  She is so generously donating a $100 Gift Certificate for the Grand Prize drawing.

♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥

Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew is donating 12 PDF patterns! Each prize drawing will include one PDF pattern of the winner's choice. Stop by her shop and take your merry time deliberating over which pattern you'd choose!  Allison has over 40 patterns to choose from, so you're sure to find just what you need.  Cluck Cluck Sew is located in Washington!  Here's a sampling of her patterns.

 Share Via Flickr, Social Media, & Your Blog! 

Please post your pictures to the Gravity Quilt Along Flickr Group!

Please share about the Gravity Quilt Along on social media!

#GravityQAL and #GravityQuilt

Please share the GRAVITY QAL button in your blog post.

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 ♥ ♥   Link-Up Your Finished Quilt!   ♥ ♥ 

The link-up will be open until the Quilt Along ends.  To qualify for the prize giveaway, you must complete your quilt, including binding, and add your link by Friday, November 20th, 2015, 11:55 pm Pacific Coast US time.  You can link to a blog post, Flickr, Instagram, or Facebook.  Just make sure to link up before Saturday, November 21st to be entered in the prize package giveaway!  The winner will be announced the following week.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Please link to the GRAVITY Quilt Along in your post!

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