I woke up this morning to find that Portland is covered in a lovely layer of snow. This does not happen often, and as an Aussie it still absolutely delights me. I was jumping round the house opening all the curtains and gleefully claiming “ohhh it is so pretty”. Then I realised I needed to photograph my quilt this morning. Glee gone.
As much as I love snow I am not a huge fan of being cold. But I rugged up, 4 layers deep, put on some gloves and bravely ventured out to photography my just finished quilt top.
This was the perfect quilt to photograph in the snow, and I have decided to call the quilt “Icicles”…it seemed like a fitting title.
This quilt is a Do.good.stitches project. I recently joined the “Hope Circle” and when it was my turn to set the block I knew exactly what I wanted to do.
We used Julie at 627Handworks “Icky Thump” block – one of the easiest and most effective paper piecing patterns EVER. You can find the free pattern here and my original post here.
I love how much variety there is in this quilt. If I had made all the blocks myself the quilt top would not be this interesting – I would have stuck with light greys and turquoises. The wonderful ladies of my quilt circle instead provided me with such wonderful blocks, such variation in greys that the quilt really sings. 
I can not wait to get the back made and the quilt finished.
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LOVE the colors, the inner and outer rings and the little diamonds formed between circles. This is beautiful!
Very pretty colors. Perfect colors for a snowy finish.
Love, love, love, love, love! Perfect for the colder weather. 🙂
BB
I haven’t been a fan of grey, but you’re turning me around. I love this one and see making this same pattern, but in different colors. You actually get a lot more snow in Portland than we do in Seattle. It’s cold, but sunny and clear here.
It took me ages to get use to the sun shining and it being freezing. As an Aussie I associate sun with heat. It makes me smile ever time I have to wear sunglasses and 6 layers of clothing.
Beautiful colors! I love the pattern too. The snow arrived with perfect timing…it’s a perfect backdrop for your new quilt.
It was the first time I have photographed a quilt in the snow. The white is such a lovely backdrop. I now want more snow.
It is GORGEOUS! I love these colors 🙂
Very lovely, Cath. The subtle variety of fabrics and shades is extremely appealing. And I love your inspiration for taking a shot this in the snow! Warm and cold at the same time!
Awesome quilt!! Love the colors and pattern. Snow days are great for photography because you get so much natural reflection from the snow. My sewing room is alight today(we got about 5″ in Albuquerque) , I am so loving the snow we have!
The colors are great and Icicycles is the perfect name!
How does the quilt look after the photo “sitting”? It is lovely in the photo.
I love the look of the many near-color fabrics. While a Bee or swap helps that, it is also a good excuse to go shopping. 🙂
Really really nice!
Gorgeous quilt! We haven’t snow here, but the trees have a lovely glazing of ice on them…. Treacherous, but pretty.
I love the fact there is always a fine line between the treachery of ice and the beauty of snow.
Good name! Beautiful ice crystals on a stormy sky background. Very lovely.
I love everything about this quilt top!
I love this. What a great finish!!
Gorgeous quilt. I am also chuckling about your glee at the snow. I remember being just the same when I lived in the northern hemisphere, while the locals, for who snow had long ago ceased to be a fun novelty, looked at me, bouncing with excitement and wanting to go out and play in it, and thought I was crazy.
Adore the quilt and love the snow sentiment. Visiting you from crazy mum quilts. Coming from NZ when it snows in town (a once in 7 year event) – we love it!!
I thought it always snowed in New Zealand. I am sure this misconception came about because Aussies were constantly heading to NZ to ski. I was always so jealous.
Fantastic colour combo!
Love the colours! “Icicles” is the perfect name for this winter quilt. I’ve never seen snow, myself, and it seems like it’s going to be another hot Christmas in Australia, so I can see why you would be delighted. Enjoy your winter Christmas.
I miss the hot summers of Oz, there is nothing like lounging by the pool on Christmas Day. Bu a white Christmas is so so pretty and Santa’s costume makes sense more sense here. Who wears fur in summer?
This quilt is so awesome! I love the curve-less circles…..and the colors are amazing!
I had not really thought of them as curve less circles but that is exactly what they are. Curves scare me so this pattern has now become a favorite. I will have to make it again.
This is incredible! I am currently working on a quilt with similar colors and absolutely adore the combo. Thanks for sharing this! Someone will really love this and be very lucky to have it!
This colour combo really is a winner. I have a sneaking suspicion I will use it again.
oh gosh ~ I love this quilt! thanks for the link to the block ~ think it’s going to have to go on my ‘list of things to do’ for next year!
Boy, this sure is a wonderful quilt. The colors are outstanding. The snow is the perfect setting for such an aptly named quilt. I checked out the paper piecing pattern and looking at the original, would never have made it because the colors didn’t appeal to me. Your version certainly changed my mind.
It is amazing how patterns can look so different depending on what colours and fabric you use. I think that is the wonder of quilting. Your creative choices can make such a difference.
I love this color combo. Grey textures are my newest neutral to use. Icicles is the perfect name.
Amazing colour choices – I love how this quilt looks so different the closer you get to it – amazing shapes and colour blends from far away, beautiful detailed fabrics from close up. Gorgeous!
I love the complexity of this simple block too. You can also arrange the pieces that make up the block in different ways to make a completely different over all pattern. It really is too fun.
Gorgeous quilt top Cath. Love the colours and the pattern. Perfect for snowy weather. It has been unbelievably cold in Melb. Thank goodness it is warming up today!
How cold is cold? I know it snows in the Blue Mountains but does it every get cold enough for snow in VIC?
Just beautiful! One of my guild-mates has made this quilt in pink and gray. What a striking pattern!
Ooh pink and grey sounds like a fabulous combination for this block.
Another awesome block and, ladybug, this was featured on Mark Lipinski’s fan page…too cool!!!
Thanks for giving me the heads up and double thanks for your comment on the Facebook page. Made my day.
Wow! Great thnnkiig! JK
I was thinking “wow! That looks great with the snow!” Then I read that you noticed too, haha! Gorgeous top, I love it! And good for you braving the cold, I gave up and took pictures inside!
Soooooo gorgeous, I love the colors, aqua is my favourite 🙂 And jealous of the snow!!
This turned out AMAZING! Perfect colors, Cath. Thanks so much for making and sharing 😀
You make a good pattern there Julie. Thanks so much for sharing your talent.
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beautiful quilt!
This is beautiful! I pinned one of the squares on Pinterest months ago but didn’t see the full quilt top until now. Your fabric choices are bold, and they work so well! Gorgeous.