{"id":483,"date":"2016-09-14T18:53:04","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T22:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/?p=483"},"modified":"2016-09-30T16:40:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T20:40:00","slug":"finished-paradiso-beach-quilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/14\/finished-paradiso-beach-quilt\/","title":{"rendered":"FINISHED!! &#8211; Paradiso Beach Quilt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yay for a new beach quilt!! I fell in love with the Paradiso line by Kate Spain for Moda Fabrics as soon as I saw the announcement all those months ago. I knew it would be perfect for a new beach quilt. I used six charm packs for the top and some of the leftovers for the pieced strip in the backing. It&#8217;s quilted by Robin <a href=\"http:\/\/ormondbeachquilts.com\">Ormond Beach Quilts<\/a> with a lovely hibiscus pattern.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the finished quilt:<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"480\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/14\/finished-paradiso-beach-quilt\/imgfinal3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal3.jpg?fit=2509%2C2446\" data-orig-size=\"2509,2446\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1473872115&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00156739811912&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"imgfinal3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal3.jpg?fit=300%2C292\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal3.jpg?fit=663%2C646\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal3.jpg?resize=663%2C646\" alt=\"imgfinal3\" width=\"663\" height=\"646\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal3.jpg?resize=1024%2C998 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal3.jpg?resize=300%2C292 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal3.jpg?resize=768%2C749 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal3.jpg?resize=982%2C957 982w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal3.jpg?resize=400%2C390 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal3.jpg?w=1326 1326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal3.jpg?w=1989 1989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a view of the pieced backing:<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"481\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/14\/finished-paradiso-beach-quilt\/imgfinal4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal4.jpg?fit=2446%2C2446\" data-orig-size=\"2446,2446\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1473872567&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0010111223458&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"imgfinal4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal4.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal4.jpg?fit=663%2C663\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal4.jpg?resize=663%2C663\" alt=\"imgfinal4\" width=\"663\" height=\"663\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal4.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal4.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal4.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal4.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal4.jpg?resize=982%2C982 982w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal4.jpg?resize=400%2C400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal4.jpg?w=1326 1326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal4.jpg?w=1989 1989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a closeup of the gorgeous quilting:<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"479\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/14\/finished-paradiso-beach-quilt\/imgfinal2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal2.jpg?fit=909%2C909\" data-orig-size=\"909,909\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1473872200&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00123915737299&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"imgfinal2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal2.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal2.jpg?fit=663%2C663\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal2.jpg?resize=663%2C663\" alt=\"imgfinal2\" width=\"663\" height=\"663\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal2.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal2.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal2.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal2.jpg?resize=400%2C400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal2.jpg?w=909 909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love seeing a lovely roll of binding because it means one more quilt is about to be finished!<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"478\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/14\/finished-paradiso-beach-quilt\/imgfinal1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal1.jpg?fit=2384%2C2384\" data-orig-size=\"2384,2384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1473856828&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"imgfinal1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal1.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal1.jpg?fit=663%2C663\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal1.jpg?resize=663%2C663\" alt=\"imgfinal1\" width=\"663\" height=\"663\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal1.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal1.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal1.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal1.jpg?resize=982%2C982 982w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal1.jpg?resize=400%2C400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal1.jpg?w=1326 1326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal1.jpg?w=1989 1989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And of course, no quilt post is complete without a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/quiltphotographyproblems\/\">#quiltphotographyproblems<\/a> photo!<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"482\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/14\/finished-paradiso-beach-quilt\/imgfinal5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal5.jpg?fit=2448%2C2448\" data-orig-size=\"2448,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1473872429&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00126422250316&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"imgfinal5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal5.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal5.jpg?fit=663%2C663\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal5.jpg?resize=663%2C663\" alt=\"imgfinal5\" width=\"663\" height=\"663\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal5.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal5.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal5.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal5.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal5.jpg?resize=982%2C982 982w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal5.jpg?resize=400%2C400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal5.jpg?w=1326 1326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal5.jpg?w=1989 1989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Number of pieces in this quilt: 240<br \/>\nSupplies used: Paradiso by Kate Spain for Moda, Aurifil 50 wt thread<br \/>\nQuilted by: Robin at Ormond Beach Quilts<br \/>\nDate started: March 30, 2015<br \/>\nDate finished: September 14, 2016<br \/>\nDays in process: 534<\/p>\n<p>This is my fifth finish for the <a href=\"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/09\/in-progress-2016-finish-a-long-q3-proposed-finishes\/\">2016 Finish-A-Long<\/a> &#8211; 3rd Quarter.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shecanquilt.ca\/p\/2016-finish-long.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"2016 FAL\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yx9zJ8X4ACg\/VoKlqvwv1bI\/AAAAAAAAC8s\/mswLq4wlpB8\/s400\/2016%2Bbutton%2B250%2Bbest%2B150.jpg?w=663&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2016 FAL\" style=\"border:none;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yay for a new beach quilt!! I fell in love with the Paradiso line by Kate Spain for Moda Fabrics as soon as I saw the announcement all those months ago. I knew it would be perfect for a new beach quilt. I used six charm packs for the top and some of the leftovers&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/14\/finished-paradiso-beach-quilt\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">FINISHED!! &#8211; Paradiso Beach Quilt<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[3,127,48,7,61],"class_list":["post-483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finished","tag-aurifil","tag-beach-quilt","tag-kate-spain","tag-moda-fabrics","tag-paradiso"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/imgfinal3.jpg?fit=2509%2C2446","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7y5BE-7N","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":530,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483\/revisions\/530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/quiltsbylaurel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}