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Quilting: BOM #8 Moonlight Lanterns
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BOM #8 Moonlight Lanterns

BOM #8 Moonlight Lanterns

BOM #8 Moonlight Lanterns

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Category: Quilting

Type of item: Home Decor

For: Home

What was your inspiration?

The Fabric... It was Japanese paper lanterns in beautiful bright colors...

What are you most proud of?

The fun creative process. The "boat" on the water was part of a hexagon I trimmed off the #7 block.... sometimes your scraps sing out to you!

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

This one evolved as I (we ~ my sons were FULL of suggestions) went along. We were kind of going for the beautiful lantern scene in Disney's version of Rapunzel called "Tangled" (cute movie). Just have fun. I'm sure I broke several quilting rules, but it's my quilt. :D At least all the parts are hexagons!

 

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Sconehead on craftsy.com
Sconehead
Jun 30, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I LOVE this!! Great job!!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Jun 30, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you so much!
Pieceful1 on craftsy.com
Pieceful1
May 10, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Hey MO, guess what!? I found another crafter that has the blue wave fabric in her project! Too funny! Look in the quilting project section, her name is Stacy7.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
May 10, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
just some fabric divas with excellent stash! lol
Pieceful1 on craftsy.com
Pieceful1
May 10, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Mo you are to funny! LOL!
WVLISA on craftsy.com
WVLISA
May 06, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
You on the otherhand created a masterpiece. Keep those in the car to do as busy work. Love it, it is beautiful.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
May 06, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
TY WVLISA! I starched and pressed around the templates, and machine basted, and then machine sewed these on. Avoided a lot of the hand stitching that way. My hand freeze up on me at unexpected moments. I'd probably do the same for a pillow case, just because of the use they would receive.
WVLISA on craftsy.com
WVLISA
May 06, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you for the idea I may try it.
WasaNewbieJean on craftsy.com
WasaNewbieJean
Apr 14, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
This is one for the wall! I just love this block. You've taken the simplest and made it uniquely involved. Wonderful work!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 12, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Thanks!
DonaH on craftsy.com
DonaH
Apr 12, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Wonderful!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 12, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
thanks!
sewingal on craftsy.com
sewingal
Apr 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
You certainly deserve all the praise everyone is giving you. I haven't seen Tangled, but this still spoke to me. Thanks for sharing.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 09, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I'm over-whelmed! thank you!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 09, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
You really MUST see Tangled! You will love it.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 09, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
http://thefilmtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Tangled-Still-2.jpg
Yvonne Cole on craftsy.com
Yvonne Cole
Apr 09, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
This is a wow! Quilt block! May I ask we're did you get the latern and your blue fabric they are gorgeous on that black fabric.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 09, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I bought the lantern fabric at JoAnn's as a fat quarter. I bought it during the President's Day sale in Feb. You can see bits of it in my Balkan Puzzle BOM block too. I love it!. I'm going to use some of it for accent on my g-daughter's outfits too. Jusst a note... almost EVERYthing pops on black! That's what I've found out! :D Thanks for the compliment.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 09, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Blue 'wave' fabric is from my considerably OLDER stash. It's a heavier cotton I've had in my stash for at least 20 years. LOL And another quilter in the BOM is using it from her stash as well. Tooo funny!
Kerrie F on craftsy.com
Kerrie F
Apr 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I spotted this a few days ago when I was idly browsing the site, It's just taken me ages to find it again in order to show it to a non computer using friend. I've now realised the advantage of pressing the follow this crafter button. Thanks for sharing this inspirational block.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 08, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
wow thanks Kerrie!
applekrisp on craftsy.com
applekrisp
Apr 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Very creative! Love this!!!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 07, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
thanks Applekrisp! ~I love all your stuff! (your name makes me hungry!) :D
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Then you must have as much fun with them as I do mine! :D
double d on craftsy.com
double d
Apr 06, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
It's great! I have boys and this looks like something they would have helped to design!
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Charsewcrazy
Apr 06, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
wow good job
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 06, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you Charsewcrazy! (love your name btw!)
ChickyBee on craftsy.com
ChickyBee
Apr 04, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I loved the lantern scene in "Tangled". Your block is beautiful, and expresses that scene very well.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 05, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
thank you!
sylfel on craftsy.com
sylfel
Apr 04, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Love your block!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 04, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks a lot!
Darns on craftsy.com
Darns
Apr 04, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Absolutely fabulous! The colors just glow like the lanterns are lit.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 04, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
tropop@att.net on craftsy.com
tropop@att.net
Apr 04, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
This is an inspirational piece. Beautiful and creative.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 04, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
thank you! you are too kind!
deborahc53 on craftsy.com
deborahc53
Apr 03, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Stunning! Fabulous idea and result. What thread did you use for the free motion swirls? Was it free motion or did you hand stitch those? The thread looks pretty thick. Did you have one color on top and one in the bobbin and use a machine quilt stitch?
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 03, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! It was Coats and Clark embroidery thread. It wasn't free motion exactly... I drew what I wanted with a white pencil and stitched with my machine following the line. I had one color on top and black in the bobbin. Some of the machine stitches did multiple stitches so it looks thick and thin. I'm not sure what you mean by machine quilt stitch, but it sounds awesome!
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deborahc53
Apr 03, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
What I meant by "machine quilt stitch" is a stitch that some machines can do that looks like hand quilting (with spaces in between stitches). You put invisible thread on top and a color thread in the bobbin to make it. Your stitches kind of looked like that except I thought perhaps you had used different shades of the same color thread in the top and bobbin. But whatever you did turned out looking great! :D
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 04, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Hi deborahc53... I read my manual, and YES I have the quilting stitch on my Pfaff. I also found out my PC Design stuff is antiquated!!! lol so I'm not sure if I can use the fancy embroidery or not.... but the quilting one?? I'm going to be working on that! ;^D
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CCG
Apr 03, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
love it!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 03, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you CCG!
crochet4fun on craftsy.com
crochet4fun
Apr 02, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
WOW! This is beautiful and I love it.. You did'nt break any rules by making it your own! My daughter and I love that movie and that is one of our favorite parts, the lantern scene! Love it! Can't wait to see the finished quilt!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I'm excited about the quilt too! We don't know what Amy has in store for us exactly. But each month as been really fun!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you for your feedback. It's WAY appreciated!
blessosu on craftsy.com
blessosu
Apr 02, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Beautiful! Love the colors and the idea. I've been trying to decide on something to go with the blocks already done. Yours is fantastic!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you so much! :D
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mimis quilts
Apr 02, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
love this interpretation of the bom. Really great block.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! I'm loving the feedback!
bkthomas56 on craftsy.com
bkthomas56
Apr 02, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Is that a print that looks like yarn?
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
The boat is the hexy that got trimmed off from #7, and it looked like a boat, so I used it, but the top of the boat was a raw edge so I zig-zagged over it (twice). It does look like yarn. :D
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I posted a close up of the boat... maybe that will answer your question. :D
bkthomas56 on craftsy.com
bkthomas56
Apr 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
You know how you can buy fabric that looks like bricks or wood or even sky or food? - well the water on yours looks like yarn.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 03, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
OHHHH! it's regular cotton fabric... maybe sport weight... it's left over from when I sewed for an exercise gear place.
bkthomas56 on craftsy.com
bkthomas56
Apr 02, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
The colors are vivid and beautiful! My daughter and I were talking about April's blocks and I told her that someone suggested using blue for the grass as water and she said "Yeah,then put a little boat on there!" Then I found yours a short time later - now that's cool! I think this is one of the coolest things I've seen!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
As Pieceful1 knows... since we've been using the same vintage (1980's) wave fabric, it was just daring me to use for the grass strip! And then the hexy I cut off doing #7 block was still on the table looking like a boat, so I used it. The raw edge is closed with a zig-zag stitch, so that's probably the yarn looking part. It's machine embroidery thread. And I used a few different colors of it, and different machine stitches and stitch lengths to do the swirly things around the 'moon' and through the 'sky'. Thanks for the "cool" comment!!!!
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Pieceful1
Apr 01, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
MO! Sew (pun on word) creative LOL! Love it!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
LOL... that's the idea! thanks!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I'm waiting to see if YOU use the wave print! :D
Pieceful1 on craftsy.com
Pieceful1
Apr 03, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
LOL!I have it in my pieceful peacock blocks. As soon as I finish it I will post picture. It's delayed because I have to save for some fabric to finish it. On the wave fabric I'm not sure if I will use it on the hexagons. Not sure YET! LOL!
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mpac5000
Apr 01, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Incredible!!!!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!!!!
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 01, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
My camera (or camera-person ~me) needs a tune up. These colors just aren't coming through like they are in person.
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WendyUK
Apr 01, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Thats a great idea ...just love it
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 01, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you Wendy!
caverjanice on craftsy.com
caverjanice
Apr 01, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I love this, what a unique idea.
mo.sews on craftsy.com
mo.sews
Apr 01, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
Brenda Cawlfie on craftsy.com
Brenda Cawlfie
Apr 05, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Your color combination really sings to me. I really like you block.

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