This quilt was full of firsts and surprises! Net Worth was completed in May 2018 for The Modern Quilt Guild’s Riley Blake Fabric Challenge.
As a beginner quilter (and still to this day), I attempt to try something new for each quilt, like a new-to-me block or technique, and this was no exception. For this quilt I wanted to make my first flying geese blocks. I also constructed the backing by pattern matching so it would look like one continuous piece of fabric. I stuck to the prescribed color palette and much to my surprise I placed second in the challenge!
Quilt Shows!
While I was submitting my challenge entry, I also submitted this quilt for The Modern Quilt Guild Showcase at the International Quilt Festival. Surprise number two, it was accepted!
Then came surprise number three. It was also accepted to QuiltCon 2019 in Nashville! I was busy interviewing for Administrative Residencies the week of QuiltCon, so I was only able to attend for one day. My friend Dana was also there and she snapped these photos of me seeing my quilt hanging in a big show for the first time. I came straight from the airport, in a downpour, to catch the last hour of the show on Saturday.
When I started the challenge I thought the finished quilt would make a nice Mother’s Day gift. I found out it won second place in the fabric challenge shortly before Mother’s Day. My mom finally received her 2018 Mother’s Day gift in February, 2019.
The Details
- Finished size: 42″ x 48″
- Fabric front: Riley Blake Navy Mini Hashtag, Rose Gold Kisses, White Triangles, Navy Stripe, + others
- Fabric back: Riley Blake Green Berkshire Pears
- Binding: Riley Blake
- Batting: Warm & Natural
- Thread: Aurifil Dove (2600)
- Shows:
- The Modern Quilt Guild Showcase at International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX, November 2018
- QuiltCon, Nashville, TN, February 2019
- Publications: None
- Awards: Second place, MQG Riley Blake Fabric Challenge, 2018
