Modern Cross Quilt

It was a whirlwind week. I finished up my Day at the Zoo quilt and started right away on a cross quilt for my father-in-law. He graduated from Seminary this weekend and while we've known about this for awhile, we didn't think much or plan much for this visit. But when we started thinking about gifts, I knew I really wanted to make him something and I'd seen some interesting cross quilts on blogs and I thought that would be a good direction to go. I did a little research and came across this tutorial for the liberated cross block over at Lollyquiltz and then I hit the road running. I started the wall hanging on Monday night and finished it in the car on Friday. Then I snapped a few shots of it on the side of the highway. So yes, that is a corn field and a barbed wire fence.

About this Quilt:

Fabric: Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton

Binding: Kona Cotton in Paprika

Size: approx. 30" x 30"

Pattern: liberated cross blocks

Quilting: Free linear quilting with multiple colored threads

You can see the quilting a bit better in this picture, but it may be hard to see the different colored threads. I used 5 different colors and changed them every few inches. At first I thought it might make the quilt a little too busy, but it actually drew everything together and the texture of the quilt was just wonderful. I especially love the way the back looks with all the uneven lines.

I also embroidered a Bible reference on the quilt, hoping to encourage him in his current ministry overseas. My father-in-law is Korean, but for those who can't read this, the reference is Hebrews 12:1-3.

A lot of Koreans tell me that I have really "cute" handwriting when I write in Korean. I'm pretty sure that just means that I write like a 3-year-old, which is probably true. I'm okay with that.

I'm really proud of myself for producing this entire quilt in less than one week and though I had some mixed feelings about it as it was coming along, I love the final result. This is certainly the most "artsy" piece I've done so far, but it was fun to do something a little more experimental.