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Graduation Quilt

Posted on August 9, 2018June 11, 2020

This quilt, from Bonnie Hunter’s blog, is called Scrappy Trips Around the World. You can link to the pattern here. It was given to my step daughter as present to mark her graduation from a university honours program.

It’s a super easy pattern and very fun to make. Many of my colourful and bright 2.5″ strips  got used up in making this (though I’m not sure how much of a dent I made in the pile!). I made it with scraps I’d cut from fat quarters and width of fabric cuts of yardage as I’m not one to buy jelly rolls or other coordinated fabric lines.

While the pattern calls for all blocks to be scrappy, I needed somewhere for the eyes to rest, given  how vibrant the colours are. Therefore I made the centre diagonal row in each block with a solid black fabric. I like how it gives some cohesion to a very scrappy quilt and how the colours all seem to work together with the black row anchoring each block.

This quilt involved some new math on my part. It was made with twelve inch blocks, six wide and eight down. For some inexplicable reason I had decided that would make the quilt 72″ x 84″. I only realized after the fact that my math skills had failed me and 8 x 12 is actually 96″ and not 84″. No wonder it took so long to quilt! I did the simple cross hatch quilting on my home sewing machine. My arms, shoulders and upper back definitely got a work out!

I’d make this again – however, I’d check my math before assembling the quilt.

I’m linking this up with Oh Scrap as well as Wednesday Wait Loss 

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33 thoughts on “Graduation Quilt”

  1. Julie in GA says:
    August 12, 2018 at 8:34 am

    Beautiful quilt! The colors glow against the black diagonals.

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 12, 2018 at 9:23 pm

      Thank you! I love how bright and cheerful it is.

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  2. Ellie says:
    August 12, 2018 at 9:34 am

    Very pretty! I must make one of these,

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 12, 2018 at 9:22 pm

      Thank you, I’m so pleased with how it turned out!

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  3. Gretchen Weaver says:
    August 12, 2018 at 9:45 am

    Beautiful quilt! The black makes the bright colors zing, what a great idea that was.

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 12, 2018 at 9:22 pm

      Thank you! I love the effect of the black.

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  4. Erin Hutchinson says:
    August 12, 2018 at 11:41 am

    It’s wonderful! The black was a great decision. I have started one of these, but it rests in my WIP drawers along with all the other things I start and then allow myself to become distracted from. *sigh* You inspire me to pull it back out and whip up some more blocks!

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 12, 2018 at 9:22 pm

      They are so much fun to make! You’ll have a blast making more 🙂

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  5. Cynthia Brunz says:
    August 12, 2018 at 11:51 am

    Great finish. I really like the use of black. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 12, 2018 at 9:24 pm

      I so enjoy your blog, thank you for letting me share.

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  6. Sylvia Adair says:
    August 12, 2018 at 2:56 pm

    What a great quilt! I can relate to math problems, although it usually means I make things too small!
    Cheers,
    Sylvia@Treadlestitches

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 12, 2018 at 9:27 pm

      I was surprised myself that I made it bigger than I planned – there is a first time for everything. Thanks for the kind words about my quilt!

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  7. The Joyful Quilter says:
    August 12, 2018 at 3:41 pm

    It’s spectacular!! What a lucky graduate!

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 12, 2018 at 9:25 pm

      She loved it! Thank you for the compliment. Seems you can never go wrong with Bonnie Hunter patterns.

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  8. Laura says:
    August 12, 2018 at 9:02 pm

    Love it!

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 12, 2018 at 9:27 pm

      Thank you!

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  9. Denise says:
    August 16, 2018 at 1:12 pm

    I love the color placement and you were right to add the black rows. The black give it more definition.

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 24, 2018 at 7:18 am

      I was very pleased with how doing that worked out. Thank you for visiting my blog.

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      1. Denise says:
        August 24, 2018 at 4:02 pm

        I look forward to viewing more finishes.

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  10. Linda Dutch says:
    August 17, 2018 at 5:12 pm

    A great quilt! I love the addition of the black with the bright colours, very effective!

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 24, 2018 at 7:18 am

      Thank you! I’m really pleased how well that worked.

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  11. Dione Gardner-Stephen says:
    August 21, 2018 at 3:21 am

    Great scrappy quilt. And marvellous use of the black to make this quilt a stunner! Thanks for sharing on Clever Chameleon 🙂

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 24, 2018 at 7:31 am

      And thank you for the opportunity to share my post with your readers. I’m honoured you featured my quilt.

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  12. DawnyK says:
    August 21, 2018 at 11:19 am

    This is fabulous. Great choice to use the black.

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 24, 2018 at 7:31 am

      Thank you. I’m really pleased with how it worked so well.

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  13. Jennifer @ Inquiring Quilter says:
    August 22, 2018 at 9:04 am

    Beautiful quilt! I love Bonnie’s scrappy designs. You were right to use black as a resting place. So perfect! Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 24, 2018 at 7:33 am

      Thank you so much for allowing me to share on your blog and for featuring this quilt. I’m very honoured.

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  14. Preeti says:
    August 23, 2018 at 9:26 am

    Beautiful quilt – yummy indeed. The aching neck and shoulders – oh I am so familiar with that – only go to prove your commitment to this project. And now that you have the math down pat, the next quilt will be a breeze. Congratulations on a fabulous finish. Visiting from NTT.

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 24, 2018 at 7:34 am

      Quilting definitely takes a toll at times doesn’t it. I’ll certainly be double checking my math with a calculator next time. Thank you for visiting.

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  15. Susan says:
    August 24, 2018 at 3:25 am

    It’s one great looking scrappy quilt, and I’ll bet it was (or will be) well received!

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    1. Yummy says:
      August 24, 2018 at 7:35 am

      It was VERY well received!

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  16. Laurie says:
    October 20, 2018 at 10:52 pm

    Which spot did you put the black In? I’m pulling strips now to start one. Was just checking Pinterest for inspiration. Yours really stands out! Beautiful

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    1. Yummy says:
      October 21, 2018 at 7:43 am

      Black is in the centre row – the row that goes through the centre of the block. Thank you for the nice words about my quilt.

      Reply

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