Tuesday 7 August 2012

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!

10 comments:

  1. Lovely quilts. Feels so good when they are finished, doesn't it. Especially love the grey one. The backside material is also very nice.

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  2. An Olympic finish Sarah! Well done they are gorgeous.. !

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  3. Woohoo! More medals for GB! I love the two quilts but the subtlety of the gold medal winner is fab. Glad that it was received with love though I never had any doubts.

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  4. oh that grey is fabulous!! I love it and the texty backing! The orange binding is perfect! x

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  5. Lovely finishes S! So glad they've been well received too! Jxo

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  6. Sarah I would not be able to choose between the two as to which is my favourite, they both are

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  7. wow, they are both fantastic, but I'm with you on the grey, it just pips the post for gold.

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  8. Those are both truly medal winners for sure. I love that orange binding and you already know I especially love the grey one.

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  9. So fabulous, Sarah! I especially love the grey wonky blocks - the backing is fantastic!!

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