I had a little quilting marathon this week.
These two are the last two finishes for this month I think.
I have a LOT of UFOs so my goal is to try and quilt 6 quilts per month. I've already quilted 6 for this month so these two will go toward my February count of 6 finishes.
These are donation quilts.
Backs.
Broken Wheel
40 x 60
This is an orphan block quilt. The Broken Wheel blocks are leftover from a quilt I finished in July 2016. I participated in a couple of birthday clubs and for my birthday requested twelve inch Broken Wheel blocks in makers choice of colors. (A "birthday club" is a group of ladies who makes blocks for each other as requested and sends them off to the birthday girl in her birthday month. )
The sashing pieces and binding came from quilt back trimmings.
The four patches came in a box of quilty goodness from a friend.
The same friend sent what I used for the backing. I quilted it on my DSM with horizontal and vertical serpentine stitch.
Strings and four patches in secondary colors.
40 x 57
I used paper as the foundation for the string blocks. Blocks measure 8.5 inches finished.
Border is made of three 1.5 inch strips of scraps.
Backing and binding is this old piece of gingham I've had around here for ages.
I quilted it on my DSM with loops and squiggles.
And now I can cross two more off that long list of UFOs!! Woooohoo! Celebrate! celebrate! Dance to the music (of the sewing machine)!
TWO more finishes! Both great. Love the alternate fancy 4 patches and string blocks. The way the HSTs make the diagonal pattern is great - reminds me of a string of bunting.like the 3 x 1.5” strip as borders.
ReplyDeleteLove them. Backing and all. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteSuch fun to see these quilts come together! I’ve just been pulling fabrics and blocks for an orange and purple quilt, but if I can’t find enough, you’ve given me the idea to add green and just deem it secondary colors.
ReplyDeleteLook at you go! At this rate you'll have your 72-for-the-year total done my late June, right?
ReplyDeleteThis goal should make a dent in your UFOs. Well, it would make a dent in most quilters' but you are a special case. They are lovely finishes. I like the way you mixed four patches with string blocks.
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