Proverbs 31:13 Mini Quilt

I have my first WIPS-B-GONE finish of the year! Actually, it was finished a few days ago, but I'm finally getting it blogged, too. It's a mini quilt featuring Proverbs 31:13. I love this verse!

I created the layout of the verse and the hearts in Canva, then traced it onto fabric and coloured it with crayons. I used it for recording a tutorial of the crayon technique for the Stash Artists membership, so the template is available to members as a bonus 😊 If you're not a member yet, join the waitlist here to be notified when the Stash Artists doors open next, which will be happening in a few days.

The top of the mini quilt was finished back in August, and I even knew how I wanted to quilt it, but it just sat and sat. When WIPS-B-GONE started, I figured a mini quilt was a great way to get a finish quickly.

I used Aurifil 2311 for the quilting, and started by outlining the words and hearts, then echoing them again. A tiny, dense stipple in the background makes the unquilted sections puff up nicely.

I couldn't decide whether to use teal, pink, or purple for the binding, so I asked for opinions on social media.

The results were just as undecided as I was, except for one person who suggested a flange binding with the teal and pink. That was perfect! I never think of the flange binding, but I do love the extra bling it adds to the edge of a quilt.

I'm planning to gift the mini, so I added hanging triangles on the back to make it easy for the recipient to hang it if she wants. 

Also, I love looking at quilted letters from the back!

 I normally match the bobbin thread to either the backing or the thread I used for quilting, but I forgot this time, so there's a bright pink (Aurifil 2530) line going all around. I (very briefly) considered ripping it out and redoing it with the right thread, but then I reminded myself the back is rarely going to be seen, so I just left it.

That's one WIP down, and lots still to go! I'm hoping to have a few more finishes over the course of the challenge. There's still all of November to go, so hopefully even if there aren't a lot of finishes, there will be progress on some of my older WIPs.