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!

Couldn't wait to show you ...

this ...

 I actually did it - there is wonk where there should be, nice straight blocks and then more (deliberate) wobble on my quilting lines (I believe they are called 'organic' lines by those of you in the know).  I love it!

I know it looks a bit like a dog's dinner in the pic (especially the borders) as I whipped it out of the machine and on to the bed so I could get a snap on here to show you asap.  I can't wait to get it bound now so that I can pass it on to my brother very soon.  Have some lovely Kona charcoal waiting for the binding this weekend.

I also managed to quit the orange/brown/aqua ladder strips quilt which is another gift to be passed on in the next week or two.  Wavy line grid was my quilting pattern of choice on this one.  Not too dense the quilt has a nice soft drape to it.

It is destined to have orange binding which I know can be as controversial as brown in some quarters, but I auditioned an aqua/teal colour and just felt it dragged the quilt down surprisingly. I even asked my son to give his impartial opinion and he said straight away to go with the orange because it made the whole quilt look brighter.  So orange it shall be!

Hope to show you both finished before too long.