2011 Finish!

I actually finished it! I still have to handstitch the binding, but other than that, this pretty baby is done.  Here's the quilt top from before.

Here's an example of these colors in nature.  I know what you are thinking... 'those colors are natural?'

 

Those were photos I took in October of this year.  That is when I made the top.  I finally got to basting it over the weekend.  I used Hobbs 80/20 fusible.  It's heavier and stiffer than what I'm used to with the bamboo, but the quilted lines show up very nicely with this.

I particularly love where the groovy lines intersect! 

This was one of my rare moments in quilting a quilt where I really think the motif adds nicely to the style of the pieced top, and the mixed bag of fabric designs.  Sometimes I feel I overdo it, or make a wrong thread color choice.  This one seems to sing, and the binding - makes it very festive too. ; )

A Groovy Autumn Blanket.  Finished just a couple days before the first day of Winter!  ;)

Just my luck!  I never measured the binding strips.  I just cut & pressed & stitched it on.  There was about ten inches of binding left over.  Whew!  Now I can work on hand stitching it down on the backside over the next couple of days.  That will feel goooooood!  I love handstitching and so far it doesn't bother my hands at all.  TYPING does.  ;P

Enjoy the week everyone!