I finally got my Retro Flowers finished this weekend – yay! I used a solid white backing, and even though I ran out of spray baste with about an inch to go on the top, it held well enough during quilting, thankfully! This was my first attempt at FMQ, just doing a meandering stipple, and all things considered it wasn’t too bad, just a few places where the stitch length was a smidge long, but once I got into a rhythm I did relatively well at keeping it controlled. I bound it using the white squares on grey from Sherbet Pips, then threw it in the wash. I just love how this came out of the dryer, so lovely and crinkly, the texture is fab! Now it’s all ready to go to its new owner in the next 2 or 3 weeks.
I’m hoping to get a much better shot of this at the handover, but in the meantime, this is the best I could do:
Oh that looks really lovely! Gorgeous colour scheme 🙂
It's beautiful – I love the colours!
looks great!
It looks fantastic!
That looks fantastic! And good job with the stippling — I still can't do that. I have to do little loopies instead. :}
it's so beautiful. Great job! I really should start mine now!
I love the colors. I am taking a class on FMQ on Friday and really looking forward to that.
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Just Lovely Katie! The colors are gorgeous! What did you choose for the backing?
Now that was a quick – and beautiful – finish!
It looks great, I really like the colour scheme. The recipient is a lucky person!
This is really lovely Katy. New owner at FQ retreat? Lucky them!
Love it! The colors are perfect!
Jennifer 🙂
Oooh well done x
woohoo! it looks great! i finished mine this weekend too! a whole week before schedule.. must be a record? 🙂
Beautiful colors, Katy!! Congrats on your finish, too!!
I just realized there are Monsterz in this! Love it!
Looks like you had a productive weekend, Katy! Congrats on the finish! It's a beautiful quilt.
It is lovely! I hope you get some more photos of it to share.
darling, i love it!
Yay! Congrats on the finish! I cannot WAIT to make my Retro Flowers!
Yeah for a finish. That word stipple still scares me, can't do it
It's lovely, Katy. You must be delighted!
Great work Katy, You must feel proud of it.
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Oh so pretty! I really love your retro flowers!
It turned out so beautiful! You did such a good job on the flowers and I love the colors!
yea for a very fabby tah dah!
Oh Katy- that is beautiful! I feel inspired to get started on a Retro Flowers quilt myself.
Pretty! I love the colours!!
Awesome! The fabrics are just delish – the colors fantastic together!
This is beautiful, I love the colors!! I am a new follower, I'd love for you to stop by my blog sometime:)
Shannon@SewSweetCottage
Woohoo! Yay for the finish…looks great!
Yaaaaaaaaaay!! It looks great!
it is so pretty katy! you did a fantastic job! i can't wait to see it all stippled up!