Thursday, March 18, 2021

🌴Tropical Summer Color Strips🌴

 
Quilt Info:
Maker: Yokii in Tokyo, Japan
Size: 47" X 62"
Batting: Quilters Dream Bamboo
Thread: Glide--Apricot Blush
Quilting: Monstera by Digital Longarm Quilting--this quilting design is on sale right now!

Interesting Info: This is one of six quilts my dear friend in Tokyo sent to me to finish for her. It took 3 months for her package to arrive, from Tokyo to Minneapolis, by boat! 

Yokii stopped quilting for several years, and now she's excited to be quilting and sewing again! Of all six quilts she sent me to quilt, she said she's most excited about this one! This is also the largest of the six and the first one I'm sharing on my blog.
I was so glad to find this tropical leaf pantograph to go with the tropical theme of this quilt! Yokii has always wanted a quilt backed in Minkee, so here was the perfect opportunity to use it on one of her quilts. I'm not sure if Minkee is available in Japan. I chose this coral Minkee.⤴️⤵️
For a softer edge, I turned the back Minkee over to the front, turned under and stitched in place. This is the batik end of the quilt.⤵️
And here's a close-up of the floral end of the quilt. ⤵️
Such a soft, tropical, warm quilt!!! Great job, Yokii!!!!
Grace and peace!!! ~Nancy

15 comments:

  1. Such rich, beautiful colors! You must have loved working on this one. You found the perfect quilting pattern to use.

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  2. Love that backing!! Wow I can't believe 3 months! Looking forward to seeing her other quilts!

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  3. Yoki did a great job on the quilt. The batiks and florals together are really perfect. Monsterra looks great and is really a lovely design - and a bargain! Great choice on the hot pink back too!

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  4. Lovely colours! And the leaf pattern quilting is great!

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  5. You have definitely captured summer in that beauty. Well done.

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  6. I love that this quilt, and a few others, traveled the whole way from Japan to be quilted by you! It must have been a joy to have a hand in the creation of this beauty. : )

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  7. This is so neat, to have quilts be sent to you all the way from Japan. I think it's so great that you all still keep in touch. Will be fun to see you quilt each one. Yokii is going to love that coral minkie!

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  8. Whoa!! that took a long time to get to you! but what a cool quilt!! Love the warms and cools!

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  9. That’s a fabulous quilt! I love what you chose for the backing! Perfect!

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  10. Love those tropical colors!!!

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  11. It is delightful. The colours are so vibrant. Definitely reminds me of hot Summer days.
    How special to be quilting for a friend from Japan.

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  12. Such wonderful happy colors, and the tropical leaves are perfect!

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  13. Beautiful what a cuddly bright happy finish!

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  14. Gorgeous colors and beautiful quilting! A win, win.

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