Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Roses in December: A Finish!

It's a finish!
60 x 72


Back in November 2020 I was looking through my rose colored glasses  scraps and decided I needed to do something with them. I divided them into a bin of pastel scraps and darker scraps.   I first decided to work with the pastel scraps and made a variety of six inch blocks trying to use the scraps to their best advantage with little or no further cutting. 



And this week the top was quilted. I'm not good at stitching in the ditch so I stitched on both sides of the seams both vertically and horizontally. I wanted just a minimum of stitching. 

After that I remembered that the batting should be quilted at 2-4 inches so I tied the quilt in the center of each block with variegated pink/white/blue crochet cotton #10.  Then everything seemed just right. 


I had just enough of the backing fabric to use for the binding. 

And this is the back.

 

21 comments:

Julierose said...

Another lovely rose quilt!! I really like these rose ones you are making...
nice work hugs, Julierose

JCH said...

Very pretty. Peaceful and calming. :)

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

I love all the pastel rose prints you've put together in this quilt, Cathy! They make a very warm and cozy looking quilt. I like your simple quilting, too - gives the quilt the look of a comforter. Great finish!

Janette said...

Another beautiful quilt! I always look forward to seeing what you have made. I wish I was more like you and actually finished my UFO'S.

Nann said...

The turquoise vibe is what really makes these roses glow. A beauty! (BTW, thanks to you, I'm finding rose fabrics in nearly every corner of my stash.)

gayle said...

Pretty winter roses to help tide you over until summer roses reappear!

Janie said...

Congratulations on a fabulous finish! Classic blocks to go with classic roses, that is a happy quilt!

Quiltdivajulie said...

I really like this and adding the ties in the centers was a great way to go. VERY pretty.

Linda Swanekamp said...

To me, this is a very comforting quilt. It is calm and fresh.

Linda said...

Very pretty. Good idea to add the ties, traditional addition to a traditional style quilt.

MissPat said...

I like this design and the random placement of the block, and of, course, I love the roses.
Pat

The Joyful Quilter said...

Super sweet rosy quilt finish, Cathy!! I love it with the mix of 6" blocks. Great use of scraps!

Quilting Babcia said...

These rose quilts just keep getting better and better! I love this one! I might say it's my favorite but the month isn't over yet ...

Laura said...

Very sweet quilt...my favorite of the month! :)

audrey said...

Wonderful finish! You have done such a great job using up so many rose prints!:)

Cathy said...

So gorgeous!! I LOVE that quilt!!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

This is a great one to showcase those lovely Rose fabrics!

cher said...

love your process and what a great quilt came out of all that work- Cher

QuiltGranma said...

Sew very pretty!

Julie in GA said...

This is so pretty! I love the way you combined several different types of blocks (4P, 9P, framed squares, large squares) and featured the fabrics so perfectly!

Sandy Panagos said...

This is so pretty!