An update!

I'm so excited to show you my latest finish! It has been in progress for a little over 1 year. Last year I joined the BOM with Quilt Story making a block each month according to the theme. Each block was to be 12 1/2" unfinished but I made mine 6 1/2" unfinished and then added Kona White around each block to make up the difference. I did this with the idea that I would practice my quilting of negative space. 

I signed up for the class on Craftsy ~ Machine Quilting Negative Space with Angela Walters to help with all the negative space I created in this quilt. I have to be honest as I am a bit impatient and have not finished the class. After viewing several classes, I jumped in. I echo quilted around each block and since they were offset, in the negative space created, I FMQ an organic boxy swirl. 

I'm pretty pleased with the results!

The backing is a Denyse Schmidt print. All the other prints are from my stash. The binding is scrappy leftovers from the blocks. 

The finished size of the quilt is 36"x 48" ~ a nice size throw.

I still need to label it and wash it so it has a nice crinkly look. 

I enjoyed doing this BOM...picking out my own blocks based on a theme: flying geese, HST, etc. It gave me the opportunity to try some new techniques.

Thanks Heather and Megan!

I'm linking up with Quilt Story, Show and Tell Tuesday, Freshly Pieced.