Quilt Finishes

I had two quilts almost over the finishing line at the end of last month and, after a mini-marathon of hand-stiching binding, they both completed the race.

For me, it's the Grey Wonky Blocks quilt that takes the Gold Medal -

I think that I love this one because it was such a personal challenge not to counteract all that wonkiness which is my normal inclination.  And, I also love the limited and muted palette of fabrics from which it was made.  I finished it with Kona charcoal binding and the Ikea Number print fabric both of which were perfect for this quilt and its recipients.  Best of all, I delivered it to my brother and SIL last weekend and they really loved it!

The true colours in the quilt are much brighter than they appear here.

Finishing in a much respected Silver place is the ladder strip quilt I was finishing was for my Aunt who was visiting from Florida.  While I absolutely love the orange binding that I chose for this quilt (Klona orange) I was really nervous about it because if I had to say for sure, I would have plumped for aqua being my aunt's preference.  However, when I trialled an aqua fabric for binding it really did nothing for this little quilt.  Rather than lift it, it seemed to just drain all the colour from the quilt so I took a risk and went with the orange.  I'm so glad I did!  It made all the difference and I think my aunt liked it too.

So two quilt finishes and two more of my creations out there in the world to be enjoyed and snuggled up in - although I don't expect there's much cause for snuggling up in quilts in Florida!