I started this quilt at least a year ago and now it is officially done!
Here it is on my queen guest bed. You can see it is huge!
There are things I’d do different next time, but overall, I’m quite pleased.
You can see a bit of the quilting here. Very simple.
I had a terrible time trying to get a full photo. It finished at 108 inches square.
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Since I am busily binding the behemoth, I thought I would share a post from ten years ago. This was my riff on the Postcards From Sweden quilt everyone was making at the time. Enjoy!
Posted on March 20, 2015 by katyquilts
I am so very happy with this week’s finish! My dear MIL has provided the perfect name for it, Fiesta! This is my favorite quilt finish so far this year.
The finished quilt measures 36″ x 42″. I used most of a layer cake from Missouri Star Quilt Company, along with some solid scraps from my stash. It has 3 inch finished HSTs.
I had so many great ideas regarding the color of quilting thread to use! I ended up going with Glide thread in a color called Khaki. In the bobbin, I used Superior Threads So Fine in lime green to match the back. Many people say to never use different color threads in the top and bottom but it worked fine for me on this quilt. I used Warm & White batting.
I had a blast playing with the quilting!
I was asked about the extra batting in this binding picture that I showed yesterday.
This is actually the first time I have done this. I wanted to make sure that the points of my HSTs were not covered by the binding and I still wanted the binding to be full. So I trimmed the batting and backing a 1/4 inch beyond the top and wrapped it around, hand stitching on the back. It worked out quite well!
Thanks for bearing with all my pictures. I like to be able to go back and remember how I did things!
I had these HSTs leftover from this quilt. I had a sliver of an idea and I decided to play a bit.
Too narrow.
Better, now to fill in.
Ewwww…..no.
Again, better. What next?
Hmmm….
I think I’ll leave this on the design wall for now. It may never get finished, but that’s okay too.
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I got this far on my borders working as leader/enders and then decided to just finish it already!
I couldn’t find the background fabric I used in the blocks, so I used the same print in this pink colorway for the outside borders. Now I’m certain the brown stuff will show up.
I carefully quilted it all in a one inch grid. But it felt wrong. So instead of taking it off the frame, I took a nap.
When I got up, I knew I’d never be happy if I didn’t double upon the quilting. You can see a bit of the difference in this photo.
It would have taken less time if I’d done this in the first place, but here I am.
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My sweet sister in law sent me this puzzle for my birthday last month. Isn’t it awesome?
Here is the box, in case you want to find one for yourself.
I thought this was hilarious! Any Gilligan’s Island fans out there?
Also, I laughed way too hard at this!
Here is a book recommendation. I loved this!
And I leave you with a blessing.
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This was a fun little finish!
The blocks finish at five inches. So cute!
I had the fabric in my stash for the backing. It’s an oldie!
I found the perfect bit of leftover binding, but it was a titch too short. No worries, I just filled in with a scrap.
This piece finished at 30 by 35 inches.
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This behemoth is getting quilted!
I’m keeping things simple here, piano key border, half feather inner border, and continuous curves in the squares.
I have a lot of real estate to cover.
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I finished the blocks for my baby quilt and even got it together and quilted! Yes, the mister was gone all day. 😁
Not only that, I got this beast on the frame.
I have lots of quilting to do now. Have a great day!
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