Chelsea’s Selkie Quilt

Apr 7

Hello there,
I have an amazing quilt to share with you. Chelsea had these fun bright Kaffe fabrics, and I couldn’t think of a better way to use them than with a metallic greenish back woven background fabric. It literally sparkles. The pattern is called Selkie by Shelley Cavanna from Coras Quilts.

I was looking through designs that I have, and thought this Ikat design by Patricia Ritter at Urban Elementz, would be perfect for this quilt. Side note…because of its density, this can be a tricky design to quilt, because quilts shrink when they are quilted. I didn’t notice it until I started computerized quilting. The denser the design, the more it’s going to shrink. It’s possible, but requires some adjustments as I quilt. It has a pretty incredible look, so it’s worth the effort. Patricia has a few Ikat options.

I used my favorite 8020 cotton poly blend batting from Winline Textiles out of Ogden Utah.

I wish you could see the shimmer in that background fabric.

I asked Chelsea what she thought of a variegated thread, and she was all for it!! I used my best matching Omni-V thread, and I think it turned out great!! Color number 9044 Zumba.