It's finally done.
This quilt was started January 19th 2012 for the Sparkle Quilt along given by Jeni of In Color Order, and Megan of Canoe Ridge Creations.
I fell off the bandwagon trying to get a few other things done, and completely missed out on the finish party.
I am glad to have gone back to finish it up, because its quite breathtaking I think.
I really appreciated the feedback on IG about how much everyone loved what I was making. I think it kept me crunching along. This was my first time doing a whole quilt in straight lines, and I actually unpicked it 3 times before realizing that it cannot always be perfect. I finally accepted the uniqueness of the quilting and trudged along.
Binding also was a little hard to get through. I do not really recommend trying to bind a quilt in cross weaves, let along scrappy binding. The weaves started to come apart and luckily I did not have to fuss to much with it being hand sewn down.
I do really love the scrappy cross weave binding look, it was just hard to get through.
I tend to get frustrated with projects and put them aside for much to long. Thank you for helping me get this one checked off.
Fabric choices :: Moda Cross weaves (bought in a rainbow bundle)
Robert Kaufman's Kona in Snow
Straight line quilting in Aurifil 2024 50wt
(my first time using Aurifil, I loved it)
Quilt measures approx 42x42
It's no secret how much I love quilts done with solids or solid textures. This quilt is no different. I think it's unperfectness (my new word) Makes it!
Happy Sewing!!
This is lovely! I really like it in the solids. Good to hear that you wouldn't suggest the cross weaves for binding...Thanks. Love the quilting and binding tho!
ReplyDeleteVery nice Terri! Its very nice :)
ReplyDeleteoh WOOOW! What a fantastic job you've made of it! I just love it, the colours look amazing together. I really really like this. Well done on getting it finished :)
ReplyDeleteJessie, xo
I agree, it's breathtaking! Love the solids and your color choices. And the straight line quilting looks amazing!!
ReplyDeleteWay to power through that, Terri! It's such a gorgeous quilt and I love the colour combination you chose.
ReplyDeleteHush your mouth, it looks perfect to me!
ReplyDeleteYay, well done, it looks fab :o) Love the colours
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful Terri...love the quilting!
ReplyDeleteTerri, it is fabulous. I absolutely love the pieced binding. Great job!
ReplyDeleteIt,s really very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors you chose and the binding bits that match. The straight stitch is so dramatic, I really must give that a try,
ReplyDeleteWhat unperfectness?? It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt. Beautiful pictures. Love the new word...
ReplyDeleteOh, many congrats on finishing a lovely quilt. Doesn't it give you the BEST feeling to know it's no longer in the WIP pile?
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