Courtney’s Urban Abacus Quilt

Hi Friends,
I’m thrilled to be sharing this quilt with you finally!! I’m trying to blog in order of how I quilted my client’s quilts…and this one was hard to wait for. Why am I excited to share it??? I just love how it turned out.

Courtney made this beautiful Urban Abacus quilt, amazing huh?!?!!! Courtney is young and does a beautiful job making her quilts. I’m serious impressed with her abilities. I shouldn’t be surprised she’s already making a quilt with curves, when her first quilt was a Hexie quilt with Y seams. This fun pattern is one of the oldie but goodie patterns by the Sew Kind of Wonderful sisters, using their Quick Curve Ruler. Click on the Urban Abacus link above to be directed to the pattern, and then don’t forget to get their ruler while you’re at it. They have made curves not only possible, but so fun…instead of frustrating.

I’m loving the fabrics and contrast of the colors against the cream background. This would be the perfect pattern to showcase fabrics that you love.

With the overall look of the leaves and foxes, I thought that Patricia Ritter’s and my Birchwood quilting design would look great!! I’m a little biased, I know, but I think it looks fabulous!

I actually love this design so much, I used it on my Christmas quilt. It’s a fun take of a leaf shape wood grain. Such a versatile design. It’s available at Urban Elementz.

I used a cream Omni thread from Superior Threads, and my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles.

This quilt is a dream make for me. There are a few others I want to make as well, now I just need to be on the lookout for some fun fabrics.

A couple of other close ups. Just love it sooo much!

Thanks for being here for another quick quilting blog post. I hope you enjoyed all the pictures, and appreciate the info about quilting. Happy quilting • Leisha