Starting in March last year and ending in August, I shared instructions for the Just the Basics mystery quilt. Then, in October, I shared the finish parade of all the finished quilts or tops that people had sent to me. And my poor top, which was finished sometime back in January or February, was still not finished. I was working on the quilting, but it wasn't done. Nothing like being really, really late for your own finish party 😒
But now it's finished!!
So, why did this quilt take me so long to finish? Put simply...I did a lot of quilting.
It was fun coming up with different flowers for each of the three square sections of the piecing. Emphasizing one of the flowers by using gold thread on the grey fabric (on the front) felt a little scary, but I'm so pleased with how those gold flowers add to both the front and the back of the quilt. The flowers are all rather irregular and the petals are sometimes quite wonky, but I still like them.
I think this black quilting might be my favourite part of the whole thing, though. I love how lacy it looks! None of the loops are quilting the same, but that's okay too. Nobody said quilting has to be perfect to look good 😊
Before I turn it over to you...did you know Craftsy is having a Buy one, get one sale on classes this weekend? Here are the official details (including affiliate links):
Purchase one Craftsy class and get another Craftsy class of equal or lesser value for free! Excludes classes from our Mastering in Minutes series and classes from our partner, The Great Courses. Limit one per user. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Expires January 15, 2017.
Now it's your turn. What have you finished recently? I can't wait to see, so link it up here and then pop on over to visit a few of the other links and leave some encouragement.
Purchase one Craftsy class and get another Craftsy class of equal or lesser value for free! Excludes classes from our Mastering in Minutes series and classes from our partner, The Great Courses. Limit one per user. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Expires January 15, 2017.
Now it's your turn. What have you finished recently? I can't wait to see, so link it up here and then pop on over to visit a few of the other links and leave some encouragement.
It turned out so beautifully, Leanne! I love the pop of color the filled in flower gives the center of your piecing, and the back is just as amazing as the front. :)
ReplyDeleteThe quilting is purr-fection in itself. Such a beautiful quilt. What type of machine did you undertake the quilting on?
ReplyDeleteThe quilting is just beautiful! Well worth the wait I would say. :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful! Wendy at piecefulthoughts@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteIT's gorgeous. I love heavily quilted quilts. It always adds so much more to a top x
ReplyDeleteIt is gorgeous Leanne, what a great way to start your quilting year!
ReplyDeleteReally like how this turned out. Very nice and lovely quilting too!
ReplyDeleteAmazing finish Leanne! Everything about it is spot on :)
ReplyDeleteIt is incredibly beautiful, Leanne!! I really love the quilting done in different colours. The back looks amazing too!!
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The quilting is amazing. Definitely worth the extra work and time. Those gold flowers are fun. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the beautiful finish! I loved seeing all of your quilting details. The back is just as pretty as the front.
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