Tuesday, August 4, 2015

A two-year quilt and a new pillow

This bright string quilt was started at a retreat in June, 2013. 

The top was finished in October of 2013 and finally sandwiched and quilted this past spring. 

I finally hand sewed the binding  at the retreat in July. It has now been laundered and it is finished! Whew! It's a good thing every quilt doesn't take me over 2 years to make!

The back is a patchwork of lime green fabrics - bright and fun. I think this will go into the donation pile but I'm still debating - I love it!

I also finished a pillow. At the recent retreat, I had a kit that I bought a few years ago. It was for a small twister table topper. A piece was missing and I didn't really want the table topper so I started making a pillow. A couple days ago, I used the binding fabric to make the cording and I quilted the top with paisley - the first free-motion quilting that I have done in over 2 months. The back is an envelope - the same color as the light fabric.

I'm working on a large pile of WIPs. And I feel like I'm making a LITTLE progress!

8 comments:

  1. I love that bright and cherry quilt. That would look great hanging somewhere =) A very cute pillow and go you for getting some finishes.

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  2. Yay for finishes!! They're both fabulous. I feel like the quilt I'm currently quilting is going to take two years to finish! :-o

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  3. Love them both!!!! I've been trying to sew up some of my 'lurking' projects,too. Slow but anything done is better than nothing!

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    1. Thanks. Right now my pile is TOO BIG. It is wonderful to have a couple of finishes. I'll keep plugging away. I agree that anything done is progress! ~Jeanne

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  4. I love that quilt! It's so bright and cheerful. I'd have a tough time letting it go, but I'm sure wherever it ends up it will be enjoyed and appreciated.

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  5. Your quilt is stunning! Love the bright colours and that gorgeous back! Well done!

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  6. I love your string triangle quilt! I really do need to do some string piecing as it makes some really pretty blocks! I haven't tried any string piecing yet.

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