Now you all know that I’m pretty good at churning out finishes, but what I’m not so good at is churning out completed quilts with any degree of frequency. With this in mind, both last year and this year I volunteered to quilt tops that friends across the pond pieced for Siblings Together, that way they could make a contribution to this worthy cause without bankrupting themselves trying to post an entire quilt, and I could commit to actually finishing a quilt in time!
This year Rhonda sent me both the top and the back for this quilt – you can tell she’s sent quilts out to be long armed before, or that someone’s trained her way better than me, because she spoiled me with about 4″ extra backing all the way round! (I normally give myself about 2″ total and call it good. Sometimes it’s not so good ;o) )
I quilted in the ditch on the diagonals, leaving the pink sections unquilted, and it came out far faster than I imagined it would. Also, thanks to all the suggestions, after a good wash with loads of Comfort it now smells extremely ‘clean’ :oD
Just to show you the backing, and how the binding I found in my stash matched those flowers on the back beautifully.
I haven’t been to my pet carpark for a photo shoot for a wee while, I’m sure the security guards, or whoever watches the CCTV, were sighing and saying ‘there goes that nutter with the quilts again’!
This will now accompany me to London to be handed over in time for this year’s summer camp :o)
Yay, well done!
Congrats all round, it will make someone very happy!
I took a quilt picture at cub scout camp yesterday and fear people were saying the same thing 🙂 Your backing fabric is a perfect coordinate!
Wooo hooo and I'm glad I'm not the only once who skimps on the batting overhang (I do on the back too and that's not so good lol)
Job well done!
looks excellent!
Well done lady (nutter with the quilt), I need to find a suitable location to photograph mine before Thursday
Great backing and well done for such a quick finish!
Lovely finish! I'm frugal with the backing, too. You might call it tight. *g*
Well done on getting it done ahead of time!
It's lovely!
It has such happy bright colours.
well done to you, and well done to Ronda, a great team effort
Great finish and a soon to be happy child in its future.
I'm glad it all worked out. Heh, now I wonder what the security guards think, too!
Fabulous finish! Jxo
This quilt looks extra cosy and would definitely brighten up the greyest days.
Well done!
You did a fab job! Thank you so very much for allowing me to participate!! It will certainly make a child very happy!
It looks great! I love diagonal quilting. There is something so cozy about it. Funny about the security guards :D. I always wonder what my neighbors are thinking when they see me outside taking pictures of quilts in different "poses."
Perfect!