I am so excited for my latest finish! In April I finished this quilt to the flimsy stage but then I wasn't sure about how to quilt it. I felt that it would be a good candidate for an all-over design. The only all-over design that I have previously attempted was a meander. I decided to try the lilypad design by Christina Cameli of @afewscraps.
I practiced a bit on this piece of glass with a dry erase marker. Once I was pretty comfortable, I started on my quilt...not totally confident...but I went for it.
I was surprised about how easy it was and the overall effect of the design.
(I quilt on my domestic machine)
I put the last stitches in the binding last night and put it through the washer and dryer before going to bed. This morning I took it out of the dryer. Here it is textured with all its crinkly goodness!
This pattern is Sparrows by @penandpaperpatterns. It is all machine pieced and free motion quilted.
All of the solids fabrics are Kona cottons. The small accent triangles, the backing prints and binding are purchased coordinating prints.
I really wanted the floral print for the backing but all that was left was just under 2 yards. So I found a geometric print that coordinated and pieced the back.
My newest favorite finishes at 65" x 70"
Linking to Off the Wall Friday @Creations-Quilts, Art, Whatever, Can I Get a Whoop, Whoop @Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Finished or Not Fridays @Alycia Quilts, Link Party @Patchwork and Quilts, Wednesday Wait Loss @the inquiring quilter and Favorite Finish Monthly Link Up @Meadow Mist Designs
Tomorrow is check in for the Hand2Help Challenge @Confessions of a Fabric Addict.
Right now, I have 2 quilts that I have ready for this challenge that I will send to Little Lambs Foundation for Kids.
This is my Squiggles quilt that I made as part of the RSC in 2022. You can read more about it here.
I'm super excited to be participating in this wonderful charity quilt drive hosted by Sarah from Confessions of a Fabric Addict. I hope to be able to add one more quilt to this group!
I also worked on my button blocks with the new May color-ORANGE
Here are my first 2 blocks.
Linking to Scrap Happy Saturday @SoScrappy
I'm also excited to say I earned another badge from Wednesday Wait Loss for my mini quilts!
the squiggles & play nice quilt are beautifully done,still luving those button blocks!
ReplyDeleteI've always admired your pretty birds.
ReplyDeleteWow, your Sparrow quilt is wonderful, and I love this overall quilting pattern! It looks beautiful on your quilt.
ReplyDeleteLovely donation quilts too, and orange buttons :)
Thank you for sharing, and linking up!
What a wonderful tweety quilt! Love the birdies. I will try the Play Nice quilt - I really like the way the blocks come together.
ReplyDeleteYour sparrow quilt is beautiful. Love the button blocks.
ReplyDeleteThe Sparrows are soooo cute! The other 2 quilts are adorable too. Squiggles is a very unique pattern that I've not seen before ... may have to put that one on my TO DO List.
ReplyDeleteSo much beauty! That Sparrows quilt is lovely. Squiggles and Play Nice will make such wonderful charity quilts. What a great way to bust your stash and do something nice at the same time. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
ReplyDeleteSparrows turned out so great!!! and your quilting design is just perfect!
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are lovely, Dawn. Thanks for the tip about practicing a quilting design. The button blocks are so cute!
ReplyDeleteLove your birds & you seem so busy with al your beautiful work. Thanks for sharing & take care.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute sparrows quilt!!! You picked up the FMQ motif fast. The buttons are a clever RSC block!
ReplyDeleteYour donation quilts at e lovely as is the sparrow quilt.
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