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Hunt Tangerine Quilt

November 30, 2018 by carolyn friedlander 7 Comments

While I was very ready to make my Hunt Harriot Quilt, my Hunt Tangerine quilt was the first Hunt finish and almost as exciting but for very different reasons.

Hunt Tangerine Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

This quilt started out as a bit of a challenge. I wanted to make an entire quilt top with just one fabric from my Harriot collection–background, appliqué and borders.

Hunt Tangerine Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

The scallop design is a 3-for-1 in my mind, and I liked the idea of proving that point with this project. The fabric features one color stripe on one side, another color stripe on the other side and a scallop motif in between. If I could use one side for the background and another side for the appliqué, then just maybe I could use the scallop for a border. The bonus that I discovered is that you can also cut the binding from the same fabric.

Hunt Tangerine Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

Maybe this seems confusing, but it’s pretty straightforward. To make it easy, in the pattern I have a special cutting layout showing exactly what to cut and from where to cut it. If you’re cutting from this same fabric, it’ll be super easy, but I’m hopeful that being able to see the full cutting layout in this way can make it easily adaptable for other special fabrics as well. If you’re feeling excited by something…

Hunt Tangerine Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

What’s nice about this direction is how striking it is. I could hardly put the blocks down when working on it, because I couldn’t wait to see the shapes come together. There’s something very special about a two-color quilt. Of course, you could totally pick two different fabrics on your own to get similarly graphic results.

There are other colorways of the scallop that I think would be really cool in this project. But, I’m trying not to think about it…so tempting!

Hunt Tangerine Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

pattern: Hunt Quilt Pattern (wall size, special fabric option)

fabric: Harriot

templates: 1/8″ seam allowance, No seam allowance and sets available to use with this project.

Hunt Tangerine Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

Also of note, I’ve been in an experimental phase with batting. On this quilt I used Quilters Dream Poly, and there’s something really special about its drape and feel. It’s not super lofty, but it’s light and so soft. I only hand quilted it, which makes it even softer, but I’m wondering how it would feel with machine quilting. Either way, I was pleasantly surprised by the results.

Hunt Tangerine Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

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  1. Jessica says

    December 11, 2018 at 1:49 pm

    Really love this one, especially close up, where you can see the lines in the fabric as well. Such a clever use of a very clever print.

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      December 12, 2018 at 9:12 am

      Thanks, Jessica!

      Reply
  2. Cat says

    December 30, 2018 at 12:03 am

    Ooooohh! I’m a bit late to the party but must congratulate you. This is gasp-out-loud striking.

    Reply
    • carolyn friedlander says

      January 2, 2019 at 10:08 am

      Thanks so much, Cat!

      Reply

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