Sunday, July 21, 2013
Finished for the Fair
What a boring blog--only the same quilt over and over again for weeks--sorry, peeps! I'm happy to say I made the entry deadline by hours to spare, so I get to show a finished quilt at last.
The finished quilt is about 59" square, a shape I don't usually prefer, but seems to work just fine for this quilt. All the nine patches came from a swap of Civil War print themed blocks. I found the pattern called Carefree Romance in American Patchwork and Quilting magazine that worked perfectly with these 6" finished blocks.
I used the same caramel print for the binding as the hourglass blocks, which I'm hoping ties it all together nicely.
For the first time, I tried a "ribbon" design for the border, rather inexpertly, at that. Not my favorite! I may end up ripping it out and going with something else in the future. Crossing my fingers it doesn't count too badly against me in the judging.
A pieced backing lends some contrast to the traditional front. Happy to cross this quilt off the UFO list! In addition to this quilt, I submitted four other items, three of which I had to borrow back from their owners: a modern Christmas Chevron table runner and an Any Witch Way wall hanging from DD Elaine, plus the Baby Houndstooth quilt I recently made in April for my Bunco buddy (whose adorable baby girl, Kate, I got to hold for awhile yesterday!). Finally, there was a wool applique candle mat. Next time I see them after the Fair opens July 31st, it will be to discover whether any ribbons are attached. Wish me luck!
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14 comments:
Fingers crossed for you! I see ribbons in your future.
Your quilt looks great finished.
Good luck with all your entries.
This is a really pretty quilt and I'm so glad you made your deadline. Good luck on all your entries!
Boring? Never! I like to see the process other use to complete quilts.
This quilt is lovely and will surely win some ribbons. Good luck
Congratulations on the finish! I like the ribbon quilting design! Hoping to hear about your ribbons!
Congrats on getting it done--it looks wonderful. Loving those colors. I've never tried the ribbon design in FMQ. It is one I was shown early on and I had forgotten about it. Thanks for the reminder.
Looking forward to seeing the other ribbons. : )
The finished quilt looks great! Good luck at fair.
Im thinking surely that fabulous quilt is ribbon worthy!
Good work....and ribbon or no ribbon a finish is always a win I think.
Excellent use of swap blocks (which can often be very challenging!!). Turned out fantastic--bet it gets a blue!
It's not boring to see progress, and to have a finish! Now, don't leave us out on your winning ribbon :-} love the quilt ~
:-}pokey
The quilt looks great. Good luck at the fair!
It is a lovely quilt and it is NOT boring. I like it and I think it deserves a ribbon or two. Congrats and best of luck.
Clapping!! Yippee, a finish!! At least you are a good blogger and DO post your progress. I tend to not post when all I have is my slow poke same ole project!! ha!
I adore this quilt. The colors are speaking to me, yes, they are saying they want to come live with me!!!
Hope you win a big ole fat ribbon. Preferable blue!!!
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