Two finishes

Honey Bees 1 is finished. (You can see the already finished Honey Bees 2 here.) I came across some bee fabric in my stash a while back and decided to make a couple simple quilts. This donation quilt is 56" by 68".

I quilted this using Glide #80607 Lemon Ice thread on the top and #1BLK3 Shadow thread on the back. I used a grid motif - large arcs on each side of each square forming loops in each corner.

The backing is dark gray/black fabric with tiny flowers - perfect for the bees!

The other finish is Blue/White/Green. I had this free pattern from All People Quilt, Blueberries and Cream. 

I began with leftover binding pieces in blues and greens. After looking at the pattern, I decided I'd double the length of the colored pieces (I had lots) and keep the shorter white pieces which I cut from yardage. 

The quilt is pieced in columns. The free pattern repeats every 4 columns but mine has an every 3 column repeat. I pieced this in long units, 3 columns wide, and then sewed the units together.

There are a some pieces near the bottom that have both
light and dark blue. They stand out in the picture.

  

Using Glide #38201 Steel Blue thread on the top and #32965 Navy on the back, I did some ruler work quilting (the diamonds and the curvy vertical line) and some free-motion quilting (two petal flowers in the middle of a few diamonds).

This donation quilt is 55" by 68". The back is navy with purple and light blue swirls.

While binding the quilt, I realized that I did not finish quilting the diamonds in one corner. Upon further investigation, it looks like I ran out of thread but didn't realize it. It took a bit of work but I was able to finish the quilting on the long arm. Whew!