Sunday, June 24, 2012

Spiderweb progress - finished top?

I think the spiderweb quilt top is finished. Here it is:
It's wonky in places but I think that adds to it's character. The top is 54" square.I have more of the yellow fabric so after a couple of weeks if I feel it needs to be bigger, I can make it bigger.

2 Finishes - Rainbow Feathered Star & Tropical Dreams @ Night #2

I dropped off these two quilts a few weeks ago. I got them both back a week or so ago - it took me that long to finish the binding. Usually, I get the binding done within a day of a finish... We had a bunch of other stuff going on for the past couple of weeks, so it took longer to get an evening or two to apply the binding.

First - Rainbow Feathered Star:
The rainbow fabrics are all hand dyed. The pattern came free with the fabric bundle. I added in the flying geese and plain black border. Then it sat waiting for another border. I finally gave up making it bigger and decided it's a good size for a table top.  The quilting by my LAQ is fab-u-lous! Here's a close up:
I love the quilting!!! It's a really great green color. The binding took me about 3 hours total.

The second quilt finish is called Tropical Dreams at Night #2. It's the second time I've made this quilt. I loved the first one so much I needed to make another one. The first one was donated for a fundrasier auction. Here's the 2nd version:
Isn't it great??!! I love the quilting on this one too! It's a great gold thread color. Here's a close up:
So maybe it doesn't photograph as well...but it's spectacular!!! The binding took me about 4 hours total.

I love finishing quilts!!



Friday, June 1, 2012

Drop Off x4

I dropped off four quilts to my favorite LAQ today. Here's what they were:

Big Green star - top made in March. Quilt is 40" square.

Pink and Purple Hearts - top made in February/March and is 40" square or so...

Red/White/Blue Sparkle Stars - top done in April? I love this top!! It's about 40" square - I can't wait to see how it'll be quilted.

String Clean - ok, I didn't take a picture of the completed top. Imagine this block x4. The top is about 60" square. It's so cool! Foundation pieced on muslin and all seams ironed open to reduce bulk.

Later in the weekend, I hope to post two new finishes! Just got them back from the LAQ today so I'm going to try and whip on the binding before the end of the weekend! The quilting is fantastic on them so I can't wait for them to be complete!