March 15, 2018 12:15 am
Welcome to my stop on Day 4 of the Modern Plus Sign Quilts blog hop! I am here to wax poetic on behalf of Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs and Paige Alexander of Quilted Blooms , two wonderfully talented designers who have taken the simple Plus Sign block and turned it into 16 extraordinary quilt designs. I knew immediately upon seeing the cover of Modern Plus Sign Quilts that I needed to have it in my library.
Each quilt is a unique take on the plus sign. There is a project for every skill level, from fun and simple to gorgeous and complex. Flipping through the book, there was no question which quilt I wanted to make, and what fabrics I wanted to use. I was immediately drawn to it out of all my favorites.
My third favorite quilt is Cute as a Button. I love the negative space plus signs. I want to make these extra large for a full size bed quilt!
My second favorite quilt is Celestial. It is one of the cover quilts, and I could immediately picture this is soft and bright yellows with a deep twilight navy background. This will be the next quilt I make for the boys.
And of course, my favorite quilt from the book, Postage Plus!
I knew this was the quilt for me to make. I have been hoarding half a jelly roll of Tula Pink Birds and the Bees, waiting for the right project to come along. The construction was SUPER FAST for this quilt. I made it in about 6 hours, so its perfect for a last minute gift or a quick fun project. It is also the perfect project to teach someone to quilt. The instructions are clear, concise, and piecing is easy enough to build confidence quickly.
I quilted in straight lines and used my two favorite Freespirit solids – Mist and Manatee – for the background stripes. This quilt lives on my couch and adds the perfect splash of color to my space.
I hope you enjoyed my stop. be sure to check out all the other Postage plus quilts today, and have a peek back at the prevous days to see all teh wonderful quilts! Cheryl and Paige will be runnig giveaways each day as well, so make sure to visit their websites for all the fun!
You can purchase your own copy of Modern Plus sign quilts directly from Cheryl’s Etsy Shop or Paige’s Etsy shop!
MODERN PLUS SIGN BOOK HOP SCHEDULE
Monday, March 12th
Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs
Paige @ Quilted Blooms
Tuesday, March 13th
Soma @ Whims and Fancies
Ann @ Brown Paws Quilting
Kitty @ Night Quilter <—YOU’RE HERE
Sophie @ Luna Lovequilts
Afton @ Quilting Mod
Shelley @ The Carpenters Daughter Who Quilts
Wednesday, March 14th
Jayne @ Twiggy and Opal
Jen @ A Dream and a Stitch
Abigail @ Cut & Alter
Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl
Sandra @ mmm! quilts
Karen @ Run Sew Fun
Thursday, March 15th
Linda @ Flourishing Palms
Bernie @ Needle and Foot
Liz @ Savor Every Stitch
Stacey @ Stacey In Stitches
Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty
Patty @ Elm Street Quilts
Melanie @ A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog
Friday, March 16th
Myra @ Busy Hands Quilts
Izzy @ Dizzy Quilts
Ruth @ Charly and Ben’s Crafty Corner
Christa @ Christa Quilts
Monday, March 19th
Jessica @ Quilty Habit
Cindy @ Hyacinth Quilt Designs
Jennifer @ The Inquiring Quilter
Julie @ The Crafty Quilter
Tuesday, March 20th
Tish @ Tish N Wonderland
Judy @ Sew Some Sunshine
Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
Wanda @ Wanda’s Life Sampler
Karen @ Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats
Katherine @ Sew Me Something Good
Wednesday, March 21st
Anja @ Anja Quilts
Kate @ Smiles from Kate
Sue @ Sevenoaks Street Quilts
Carole @ From My Carolina Home
Alison @ Little Bunny Quilts
Thursday, March 22nd
Debbie @ Esch House Quilts
Laura @ Slice of Pi Quilts
Beth @ Cooking Up Quilts
Janice @ Color Creating and Quilting
Joanne @ Quilts by Joanne
Friday, March 23rd
Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs
Paige @ Quilted Blooms
Until next time,
Happy Stitching!
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You’re the last post of these quilts I’ve visited and each one has been different and gorgeous yours included! I can imagine this done in so many colours now. Love your stripe selection!
By sue7oaks on March 15, 2018 at 12:47 am
What a gorgeous quilt! Love the scrappy look as well.
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By usairdoll on March 15, 2018 at 2:14 am
Like great!
By Emilee on March 15, 2018 at 4:58 am
Yeah, that should say LOOKS great! 😜
By Emilee on March 15, 2018 at 4:59 am
Magnificent! I love Free Spirit Solids!
By kaholly on March 15, 2018 at 5:13 am
Beautiful quilt top!
By Patty on March 15, 2018 at 5:13 am
Oh, those fabrics in your plus sign are so pretty, and I like the background stripes! It’s been so fun to see everyone’s take on this pattern. Love yours, though!
By piecefulwendy on March 15, 2018 at 5:31 am
So many wonderful quilts in this book; I think it’s a must have. I love that you used Tula for your Postage Plus! Bright, colorful and fun!
By Tish on March 15, 2018 at 6:41 am
Postage Plus is my favorite and I love how you can use your favorite fabrics in the Plus and be creative with the background color.
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By wannajava on March 15, 2018 at 8:52 am
The Tula fabric just pops on this quilt and goes so well with the background.
By rhona45 on March 15, 2018 at 11:19 am
Just lovely! I really like your fabric choices.
By Lisa Marie on March 15, 2018 at 12:40 pm
So lovely! And I can’t believe it came together so quickly, that’s fantastic!
By Danette on March 15, 2018 at 12:42 pm
A great way to use your hoarded favourite jelly roll strips and the background strips set it off beautifully. Wonderful finish.
By smilesfromkate on March 15, 2018 at 12:54 pm
What a beautiful way to use up the last half of a favorite jelly roll! The straight line quilting works so well here. Congratulations on a lovely finish!
By Karen on March 15, 2018 at 1:29 pm
Beautiful. Gonna have to make that one too – love the use of the Tulsa Pink roll. Great idea!
By Ruth on March 15, 2018 at 1:39 pm
Gah! Great use of a hoarded Tula jellyroll!!!
By Cindy Marvel on March 15, 2018 at 2:27 pm
I love how the scrappy plus pops against the background, it’s wonderful!
By Judy @ Sew Some Sunshine on March 15, 2018 at 2:51 pm
Stacey, your version of Postage Plus is fantastic! I can see a jelly roll is the way to go with the perfect blend of lights and darks with varying scale. And the colors against the classic white and gray are perfect! Thank you so much for contributing to the book hop!
By Paige @ Quilted Blooms on March 15, 2018 at 6:08 pm
scraps with those solids, this is a superb display of colours.
By Jean McKinstry on March 15, 2018 at 6:48 pm
WOW. Stunning quilt.
By Jane on March 15, 2018 at 8:26 pm
Love your choices. Beautiful
By Cindy Shelley on March 15, 2018 at 8:43 pm
Beautiful fabrics in your plus sign and I love the colors for the background. Your straight line quilting sets the design off perfectly. It is so fun to see all of the creativity on this blog hop.
By Sherry on March 15, 2018 at 10:28 pm
Oh you made those Tula birds and bees SING against the grey background!
By Sandra Walker on March 16, 2018 at 12:15 pm
Your Tula fabrics stand out so well on your quilt – so pretty!
By spierssusan on March 16, 2018 at 6:02 pm
Three spectacular Quilts. I like your unique scrappy version. 🙂
By Cindy Anderson on March 16, 2018 at 7:12 pm
This looks like it would be such a fun quilt to make! Love the Tula fabrics you chose to make this in.
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By Kaleidoscope Plus {Modern Plus Sign Book Blog Hop} – Quilting Jetgirl on March 18, 2018 at 9:00 pm
Your quilt is wonderful Stacey! Interesting to hear that it only took 6 hours to piece – definitely for me to keep in mind for those last minute quilts.
By Abigail @cut&alter on March 18, 2018 at 11:57 pm
This quilt has so much pizzazz for such a quick make! I love your color choices.
By Julie C. on March 19, 2018 at 8:46 am
I love seeing all the variations of the quilts from this book and yours is no exception. Beautiful!
By Diane on March 19, 2018 at 9:29 am
Lovely! I really like the bright Tula fabrics in the plus. This was one of my favorites in the book, to, and I can’t wait to make my own version. Beautiful quilt!
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By Modern Plus Quilts | From My Carolina Home on March 20, 2018 at 9:04 pm
this is a lovely quilt, but then I have loved them all! Thank goodness we don’t have to vote for one. The tula fabrics are perfect for this.
By helen on March 21, 2018 at 2:51 am