Monday, July 24, 2023

Citrus Twist

Citrus Twist
How's this for a bright summer quilt? Lime, lemon, orange and pink grapefruit dots and blenders zing against the light gray micro dot background.


It's my version of Electric Slide quilt by Corinne Sovey, that I saw in a recent issue of Make Modern magazine. I adapted it to use Accuquilt and Blue Wren dies for cutting.


A large wild zig-zag print in yellow, orange and green, bordered with green/white dots made the perfect backing. I quilted with yellow thread in a meandering free motion pattern all across the quilt.




I nearly needed sunglasses while working on this one. Citrus Twist is 51” square.


Thanks for your nice comments on Facebook last week about Bogie, our 1942 Singer 99 Wrinkle machine. We just finished with the 1954 Singer 99K and she's a beauty. You'll see her very soon.


Dies used:
Accuquilt
55039 Chisels 3½” x 6½”
55005 Rectangles 3½” x 6½”
55009 Half Square Triangles 3½”
Blue Wren
6015 Strips 1½” 


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