One of the UFOs I brought with me in the move to AZ from STL was this one. The top was finished in late 2019. You can see it here; this photo of it with the sun glowing through is one of my all-time favorites.
I finally finished this quilt. I quilted it on PCQ's long arm with a meander in the center and a leafy vine in the border. Let's just say I need a lot more practice trying to make consistent motifs like leaves freehand on the long arm.
The top was pieced together race-style using 1-1/2" wide cut strips, with the black and white stoppers to break them up. The stoppers fell wherever they landed in the race construction process, like bits of confetti. This was a fun top to make because I had no idea how it would turn out so there was no way to predict what it would look like.
The backing is a hot pink batik and I used pink thread for the quilting. The quilt finished about 51 x 61" and I'll donate it via PCQ to the local family services agency.
I love this quilt if I do say so myself. I'm inspired to make another strippy race-style quilt, and I have a lot of already cut strips to get me started.
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Fabulous finish.
ReplyDeleteI like the looks of the black and white squares landing wherever, I see several almost four patches! I'll bet that was unexpected, but oh so fun! Really, really cute!!
ReplyDeleteVery very fun ! Quiltdivajulie
ReplyDeleteIt turned out great!!! I, too, love the picture with the light streaming through.
ReplyDeleteI remember when you pieced this quilt top! Adding in the black and white stoppers really brought this quilt top to life. Congratulations on the finish. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful Jan. Makes me want to go check my bin of strips!
ReplyDeleteOh how cute!!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing finish — 1.5” strips? Yikes but they made a wonderful quilt. I think the stoppers added a lot of interest.
ReplyDeleteIt turned out fabulous. The person who receives it will be lucky indeed.
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