I’m pleased to present the largest quilt I’ve completed to date: The Color of Time. It finished at 90″ x 108″ and I pieced and quilted it on my sit-down machines.
![front of rainbow and white quilt](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Front.jpg?resize=844%2C1024&ssl=1)
![back of quilt](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Back.jpg?resize=846%2C1024&ssl=1)
The pattern is adapted from Dimensions by Amy Ellis of Amy’s Creative Side, which includes instructions for twin and king quilts but not a queen. Since I wanted a queen-sized quilt, I made some adjustments to the design here and there, but the pattern is Amy’s. It was very easy to work with and I recommend it.
My original fabric choices. I changed my mind about the backing and didn’t use the conversation print after all. All the fabrics cut and ready to piece — labeled so I didn’t get mixed up All the blocks done!
![Photo of folded quilt](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Binding-Corners.jpg?resize=1000%2C726&ssl=1)
The Color of Time is a gift for my dear friend Malgosia and I delivered it last weekend. Since the pattern uses a traditional block called hourglass, I wanted to call the quilt something time-themed. The name came to me as I imagined experiencing time like a colorful dart, brightest in the moment but fading into the past and future.
![detail of quilt label with recipient's name](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Label.jpg?resize=1000%2C688&ssl=1)
![rainbow colored quilt on a bed](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Quilt-on-Bed-3.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&ssl=1)
![detail of corner of quilt](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Corner-Detail.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&ssl=1)
The front is pieced from Kona Cotton solids with Kona Snow as the background. The backing is wide-format Puerto in cool from the Diving Board collection by Alison Glass. I quilted it using Aurifil 50 wt thread, white for the top and bright turquoise in the bobbin. It’s bound in Kona rich red and filled with Warm & White batting by The Warm Company.
![detail of quilt back](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Edge-Detail-Back.jpg?resize=1000%2C733&ssl=1)
![Photo of folded quilt](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Folded-Quilt.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&ssl=1)
For the quilting, I chose to stabilize the quilt along the edges of the colored triangles (horizontal, vertical, and both diagonals), leaving the all-white sections open. I filled the white areas of the quilt with swirls.
![detail of quilt showing colored squares and quilting](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Detail-Red-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&ssl=1)
The quilt was pieced on my Husqvarna Viking Mega Quilter and quilted with my new Juki TL-2010Q. It was a challenge to quilt something this size on a sit-down machine, but I got it done and I love the results!
![detail of quilt showing colored squares and quilting](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hanging-Detail.jpg?resize=1000%2C614&ssl=1)
![detail of quilt edge](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Folds-and-Corner.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&ssl=1)
I delivered it to Malgosia on Saturday and it’s been approved by her household, including her cat Boots, so I know it’ll be loved in its forever home.
![a black and white cat lying on a multicolored quilt](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Boots-and-Quilt.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&ssl=1)
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