This is my third finish for this quarter of the Finish-a-Long, though it's the first one I've been able to share. The others will get their turn soon, I promise!
I debated for a while what to quilt around the flowers. I went back and forth between stippling and a mix of pebbles and swirls. I've done the stippling before, on the Flower Box cushion I made, so I decided to do the pebbles and swirls this time around. I'm so glad I did! I love the movement, and the interest it adds to the background, without overpowering the flowers.
It took me a while to figure out what to quilt in the black triangles too. Once I found a design I liked, on Pinterest, I drew it a total of four times on paper before jumping right into the quilting. Hmmm...I might have been better off practicing a little more. The stitching isn't quite as neat as I would have liked, but I do really like the design. It hardly shows up on the front, but it really shows up on the back!
I love how the black quilting looks kind of like lace.
The center of the quilt |
I left the flowers unquilted, and I love how they puff up from the heavily quilted background.
The pattern is now available from my Payhip and Etsy shops. The pattern includes instructions for the 24" x 24" mini quilt, (which is the perfect size for a mini quilt swap or a quick gift!) and instructions for finishing one 12" block as a cushion. Here's a picture of the cushion I made a few months ago.
If you make a Flower Box mini quilt or cushion, I'd love to see it! You can email a picture or blog post link to devotedquilter at gmail dot com or tag me on Instagram (@devotedquilter).
The quilting you chose for the mini quilt is perfect, Leanne! Congratulations on a finish and pattern release. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat quilting! It looks amazing. Congratulations on the finish and the pattern.
ReplyDeleteThe quilting looks awesome!! Definitely the right choice :) Congrats on the pattern release!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful design and I love the quilting! What a fun pattern that would be fun to play with...congrats!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the release of your pattern! I love how the fun filler lets the flowers pop off the background.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely lovely!
ReplyDeleteI think your quilting design is beautiful. It does look like lace! I aspire to do a decent pebble..... (sigh)
ReplyDeleteWow! you are some amazing quilt Leanne! i really love how you did the diamon shaped spaces and the way you filled in around the petals - brilliant! A beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful design and quilting!
ReplyDeleteI love your background quilting! What a beautiful design and finish.
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