I saw the block tutorial on Sally's blog and started trying out the blocks when I was at SewFestWest last April - see photo here. The blocks were finished in September and then they sat in a bag waiting for the UFO challenge to start in January. I pieced the backing from the scraps and was very happy that there was nothing leftover to put back in the scrap bins.
Here are some photos of my machine quilting, which I do on my 10 year old Brother 1500. I started with the standard stitch in the ditch for the blocks, and then some swirls in the border. All the thread was Aurifil and the quilting was so much fun...not a single thread break and only one slight tension problem when I went too fast around the swirls!
I am going to my guild UFO meeting today and am so happy to have a completed UFO for show and share! Hope I get home safely before the big snow storm arrives!Check out Judy's blog to see other UFO finishes for January.
Oh Wow!!! I love the colors in this quilt! Great job!
ReplyDeleteLovely quilting!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I love the pattern, quilting, and the yummy colors. Great job!
ReplyDeleteAwesome quilt...I have been drawn by this pattern too but haven't tried it. Came out great and just in time for show and tell!
ReplyDeleteLove love love the way this quilt turned out.
ReplyDeleteI've seen a pattern like this and thought about making it. Yours is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt - the colors and simplicity of it.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty quilt. Love the colors. Congratulations on the finish!
ReplyDeleteWohooo, congrats on a beautiful finish!
ReplyDeleteI made a baby quilt last summer using that pattern, but in very different colors. So fun and easy, but it looks difficult! (Gotta love patterns like that!) Yours is so bright and cheery. I love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty pattern -- I've never seen that one before. Great color combo too!
ReplyDeleteNice quilt! I love the use of the striped fabric in it--really works well.
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt colors and your machine quilting looks great. I wish I could learn to do swirls like that!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt! and your machine quilting is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Dionne
Yay for your UFO finish! It looks wonderful and you obviously had a great time with the quilting. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting your UFO done! It is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt and the quilting is stunning!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your colors! Looks so snuggly. Is "snuggly" a word? It is now! LOL!
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