Saturday, September 16, 2023

A Razzle Dazzle Finish

Let me start this Post by saying how much I love my Razzle Dazzle quilt which I finished just less than two months after the flimsy was made in late July. I love the Ruby Star fabrics and the Razzle Dazzle pattern of 18” blocks with a fun twist on a Churn Dash block. I think this quilt lives up to the definition of Razzle Dazzle which means “noisy, showing exciting activity displayed and designed to attract and impress.”
The fabric and pattern are from the Fat Quarter Shop’s Ruby Star Society Quarterly Club I received earlier this year. I belong to several Fat Quarter Shop Clubs and do have to admit that I love receiving monthly or quarterly shipments of fabric. However, there has only been very few times that I actually have made a project using both the pattern and fabrics. When I received this pattern with the 12 fat quarter bundle of fabric from the Linear Floradora and Petunia collections, I knew I wanted to make this quilt because the fabric was fun plus I love big blocks especially when I can die-cut all of the patches. I did make one slight change to the pattern by not using a solid light as shown but instead I paired the fabrics with other fabrics, mostly lights, I had in my Cotton+Steel/Ruby Star Society stash. This made for a very low contrast or “mush” as I call it and like how busy Razzle Dazzle looks.
The only challenge I had was making sure all of the blocks were made and laid out correctly which was sometimes difficult to determine because of the many prints used.
All of my fabric combinations for each block were fun but the above two are my favorite. You wouldn’t think that a color combination of gold, red orange, lilacs and pinks would work but it does.
Machine quilting with both straight and wavey lines using a medium gray Aurifil thread went well until I was thinking this quilt was Razzle Dazzle with No Frazzle. Then, of course afterwards, came a few rows have tiny puckers here and there. You can’t see them but I know where they are. The backing is a Robert Kaufman wide back print. Surprisingly, one of my favorite parts of my quilt is the gold stripe binding which is a Ruby Star Society Warp and Weft print and was not my first choice. I was going to use a fuchsia print from  another Ruby Star Society collection but decided it wouldn’t look bold enough against the warm prints and glad I found the gold stripe binding in my stash. Razzle Dazzle measures 54” x 72”.
Now that Razzle Dazzle is my second finish for September, I am ready for my next project. I didn’t realize until a few days ago that September 16th is National Sew a Jelly Roll Day. I thought it wasn’t until next weekend which meant I would be at the GP House. I was already planning on making a Ernie Quilt in memory of  Mary Etherington’s beloved American Farm Tiger cat, Ernie.
Mary Etherington designed the first Ernie Quilt which was made with a Denyse Schmidt Jelly Roll back in 2016. Here is the link to Her Post.
I will be making a variation of an Ernie Quilt called Rambling Rows and you can purchase this pattern by sending a check for $5 with a self addressed stamped envelope to Mary Etherington, 2343 Palm Avenue, Garner IA 50438. (Not an affiliate link). Once I make my version, I already know that there will be an explanation behind my quilt. Hopefully, I will be able to explain next week.

8 comments :

  1. oh yeah the fabrics really make the razzle dazzle...very pretty

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  2. Razzle Dazzle is just that, Rose--an amazing burst of wonderful colors!! Nice work on this--and I love that Ernie quilt--I will definitely be using my jelly leftovers to try to put one together. As you know (I think you do, anyway) I am trying to "use up" all my fabric cut offs and leftovers...this would be a really good pattern for that , I feel. thanks for the link, too Hugs, Julierose

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  3. Hi Rose!! Razzle Dazzle reminds me of Bill Murray and Stripes (at the end, the platoon does a razzle dazzle show before the whole audience). Anyhoo - back to quilting - I love all the colors and fabrics you used in this quilt. An 18" block is so quick and the pattern itself reminds me of Jacob's Ladder. It's the perfect medium to show off those lovely prints. That gold binding was genius, in my opinion. I love everything about it, Rose! Looking forward to seeing your Ernie quilt, and congrats on TWO finishes this month. Show off. {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne

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  4. Loving the colour combo in this 'razzle dazzle' quilt. It's an interesting pattern, very busy but with the low contrast its quite delightful!

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  5. I love the "mush"! What a spectacular quilt, the colors, the fabrics, the design, all so attractive and looks like it was fun to make. Will you keep it for yourself?

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  6. Rose, you ARE the definition of Razzle Dazzle!!! Love your quilt, too!!! 18" block is my kind of block, as well!!!

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  7. You are razzle dazzling my inbox...so many great finishes. I love the design of this one, it sparkles. I just did it up in EQ8 so I could remember it. It is fabulous. I am not jelly-rolling this weekend. Got a small challenge to work on between prepping for company.

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  8. Razzle Dazzle- such a great name for a great quilt Rose! Happy sewing!

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