Half Square Triangle Quilt

 

Half Square Triangle Quilt on the longarm quilting machine

Recently I have had my half square triangle quilt on the longarm quilting machine.  I made this quilt in the spring using fabrics from my stash with 3.5" squares.  This is quite a big quilt measuring nearly 7ft by 8ft, with lots of seams, so this is probably not a quilt I would attempt to hand quilt. With so many bright, contrasting colours in the piecing, the quilting was always going to take the backseat, so I chose one of my more popular longarm quilting designs, 'Happy Times' by Hermione Agee.

'Happy Times' by Hermione Agee

It is a nice open quilt pattern, which along with the Hobbs Polydown wadding, keeps the quilt soft and cuddly, whilst not competing with the quilt top design.  

Longarm Quilt Pattern 'Happy Times' by Hermione Agee

So whilst on the front the quilting is quite subtle, on this occasion for the back I chose a purple Moda 'Grunge' fabric, combined with a green Isacord thread which together showcase the 'Happy Times' pattern nicely.

Once quilted there was just time to enter it into the 2015 Quilts UK show at Malvern, where I was overjoyed to receive a Judges Merit rosette.