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Rainbow Plus Quilt | Modern Quilt

June 13, 2017 by Shannon 10 Comments

Rainbow Plus Quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs | Modern Wall Hanging | Mini Quilt | Frolic Fabric Collection | Michael Miller Fabrics | Hand Quilted

Oh, the wonders of quilting project fabric scraps. They hold
so many possibilities – you’ve just got to let your imagination go and think
outside the box!

And when your scraps are this pretty, how could you resist?
I had triangle scraps from the flying geese I made for my Spring is in the Air quilt.
You know me and those triangles…I just can’t throw them away!
Rainbow Plus Quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs | Modern Wall Hanging | Mini Quilt | Frolic Fabric Collection | Michael Miller Fabrics | Hand Quilted

After sewing the triangles together and playing with
layouts. I wasn’t entirely convinced and felt the quilt blocks needed a little
more oomph.  A few small squares and some
stitching and my HSTs had been snowballed 😊


Rainbow Plus Quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs | Modern Wall Hanging | Mini Quilt | Frolic Fabric Collection | Michael Miller Fabrics | Hand Quilted

They looked really good together in pairs of fours, but
while thinking about my design options, I had a visual of plus signs. Small
ones for the corner blocks featuring the HST layout and a larger central one to
unify the pairings. I’ve been wanting to make a plus quilt for quite awhile
now, so I guess this is my foray into the realm of pus quilt designs!

Rainbow Plus Quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs | Modern Wall Hanging | Mini Quilt | Frolic Fabric Collection | Michael Miller Fabrics | Hand Quilted

I was working on this in March and the weather was anything
but Spring-like. We still had snow storms and below freezing temperatures going
on. It was a welcome relief to get to play with such gorgeous fabrics! They
reassured me that Spring would be here soon bringing its sunshine and flowers.

Rainbow Plus Quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs | Modern Wall Hanging | Mini Quilt | Frolic Fabric Collection | Michael Miller Fabrics | Hand Quilted

You know me and my love for straight line quilting and that’s
exactly what I went for in the large central plus sign. Instead of just going
from top to bottom, I echoed the corners of each block so that I wouldn’t have
any intersecting lines. I was hoping this would further emphasize the plus sign
as well as give it some nice quilty texture. I think I succeeded!!

Rainbow Plus Quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs | Modern Wall Hanging | Mini Quilt | Frolic Fabric Collection | Michael Miller Fabrics | Hand Quilted

For the corner blocks, I decided to have some fun with the
quilting. I opted to use not one. Not two. But three different coloured
threads. I would have gone for four, but I don’t have any green thread on hand.
Clearly a sign I need to expand on my quilting thread stash 😉


Plus Infinity Mini quilt pattern cover




The machine quilting was perfect for anchoring the quilt
down, but I really wanted to add some extra texture. So, I added a little pop
of yellow with the big stitch hand quilting using Aurifil thread in 12wt. Only a
couple of lines in the white background, but I think it finishes it off
perfectly.

Rainbow Plus Quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs | Modern Wall Hanging | Mini Quilt | Frolic Fabric Collection | Michael Miller Fabrics | Hand Quilted

I love the Tresse fabrics in Frolic fabric collection.
They are perfect for binding! I used Tresse in Citrus for my Spring is in the Air quilt.
And since I love all 4 colours, I decided to feature them all and go scrappy.
Scrappy bindings are so fun and in these colours, it’s just perfection!

And to finish it off…a little homemade quilt label 💓

Rainbow Plus Quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs | Modern Wall Hanging | Mini Quilt | Frolic Fabric Collection | Michael Miller Fabrics | Hand Quilted

Haven’t a clue where I’m going to hang this, but I know
she’ll look amazing and bring such vibrancy to the space once I find her a
spot!

Some of my favourite projects have been created just based
on my fabric scraps. I think it’s quickly becoming one of my all-time fav ways
to play! So, give it a go and see what little beauty you create!

Rainbow Plus Quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs | Modern Wall Hanging | Mini Quilt | Frolic Fabric Collection | Michael Miller Fabrics | Hand Quilted

Oh, and don’t forget – the entire Frolic fabric collection
designed by Tamara Kate for Michael Miller Fabrics hits your local quilt shop this Thursday!! Hurry and snag some for your quilty
stash!!

Rainbow Plus Quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs | Modern Wall Hanging | Mini Quilt | Frolic Fabric Collection | Michael Miller Fabrics | Hand Quilted

Happy quilting!
xo
Shannon

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  1. Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl says

    June 14, 2017 at 6:20 am

    I really like the 3D feeling this block has. Lovely!

    Reply
    • Shannon says

      June 14, 2017 at 6:50 pm

      Thank you, Yvonne! It was a fun one to create and I hope to make a larger version soon!

      Reply
  2. Unknown says

    June 14, 2017 at 4:09 pm

    Do you have a pattern available for this quilt?

    Reply
    • Shannon says

      June 14, 2017 at 6:52 pm

      Not yet, but it's in the works!

      Reply
  3. Izzy says

    June 18, 2017 at 1:36 pm

    Beautiful! Isn't it fun to play with scraps? I just love it.

    Reply
    • Shannon says

      June 18, 2017 at 1:46 pm

      It’s the best!! I honestly think it’s my favourite part of quilting 😉

      Reply
  4. pennylanequilts says

    June 19, 2017 at 5:16 am

    Very pretty and a great way to use those triangle scraps!

    Reply
    • Shannon says

      June 19, 2017 at 12:18 pm

      Thank you, Marla! I’m a little obsessed with keeping all my scraps – I just can’t seem to bring myself to throw them out 😉

      Reply
  5. Ella says

    July 2, 2017 at 3:50 am

    Gorgeous use of scraps! Thanks for participating in the FAL!

    Reply
    • Shannon says

      July 2, 2017 at 12:29 pm

      Thank you, Ella! I do love a good fabric scrap project 😉

      Reply

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