The final 2 UFO finishes for 2013!
2 quilts for 2 granddaughters.
Each is 64x80
Both are made of 8 inch Happy Blocks
Each has a flowery back. And, yes, the backing seam goes about right down the middle like "they" say you are not supposed to do. But, that was the best use of the fabric I had.
I used all sorts of girly prints just right for 9 year old girls wanting to be all grown up but still playing with dolls and dreaming big dreams.
Some of them were bordered last year by others in a sort of online monthly Happy Block swap where everyone sends their centers to other members of their group and gets them returned with borders. Bad part is that quite a few times people disappeared from the groups and never returned the bordered blocks. I don't understand people like that.
I quilted them both with some free motion 5 petaled flowers on my plain Jane Janome. You can kind of see the flowers on the solid colored borders. I didn't think I'd ever get them finished. At one point my sewing machine just kept on sewing even when my foot wasn't on the pedal (really!) After I gave my machine a good cleaning and oiling, and the foot pedal a good shaking all was going well until somehow the needle struck the hard plastic darning foot. Needle broke and left a chip in my foot which kept snagging on my quilt. My husband took a Dremel tool to it and smoothed it out so I could continue on.
And I made each of the girls a pillowcase too. I guess it looks kind of like a pink zebra stripe. They seem to like those animal prints so popular these days.
Linky partying at :
Finish it Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts.
And this was my December goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes. And I've finished not one but two!
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And this was my December goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes. And I've finished not one but two!
18 comments:
Your little girls are going to love these quilts. Good job!
Hugs
Oh these are just so cute--what wonderful finishes for 2013....hugs and bwest wishes for a wonderful holiday...julierose
The girls will spend hours looking at all the details on these, what great fun! Have a Merry Christmas!
I´m 48 years old and I would love to have those wonderful quilts;-)
Totally girly. I want one too.
They will love these quilts. I love how they coordinate, but aren't exactly the same. Some of the fabrics crack me up!
What great colors. Very nice.
Great job! They will love them. Such pretty girly quilts.
The quilts turned out great...your granddaughters are sure to love them.
Those are great quilts! I LOVE the backings - so very colorful!
What fun colors for girls. Great job on finishing up so many projects.
What sweet quilts! The quilting looks great on those squares!
Congrats on a fabulous finish!
Those are great quilts! I LOVE the backings - so very colorful!
Good job
Those are great quilts! I LOVE the backings - so very colorful!
Oh these are just so cute--what wonderful finishes for 2013....hugs and bwest wishes for a wonderful holiday...julierose
Have a Merry Christmas!
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