Again, I had fun with the quilting. A leafy motif seemed apropos for a quilt intended to be used on the porch at the lake. Quilting borders is a challenge for me (lacking practice as I seldom have borders on my quilts) but that doesn't stop me from experimenting.
Isn't this backing (and binding) fabric just perfect for this occasion? The fabric is Frolicking Forest by Heather Rosas.
This one finishes at approximately 50" square, the right size for a little warmth while reading a book on the porch this fall.
Apparently I am in a free motion quilting mood as I have completed quilting three quilts over the last three weeks (a new record for me!). In addition to the new home quilt and this one, I finished quilting another quilt top for the Boston Modern Quilt Guild's Quilts for Boston project. A few weeks ago I quilted this one with a simple loopy meander.
I thought after this quilt I would be done with swirls for a while but I do love the texture of this style so I swirled this second Boston quilt.
Now, off to enjoy this glorious New England summer weather while watching my son recuperate from yesterday's oral surgery when SIX wisdom teeth were extracted! I always encouraged my sons to excel in their endeavors! I wonder what the going rate for the Tooth Fairy in the case of a 25 year old and six extracted wisdom teeth is?
Linking up with crazymom's finish it up Friday party.
Kathy
That charm pack quilt is too cute, and your quilting is really good!
ReplyDeleteWell, they all look wonderful! You are one busy women. Your poor son.
ReplyDeleteYour quilting turned out perfectly! Excellent job!
ReplyDeleteAll the quilts turned out great. Love the boston quilts.
ReplyDeletelove your charm pack quilt. I have quite a few one-off charm packs, and this is a great way to use them instead of just straight squares :-)
ReplyDeleteWonderful quilting! You did a great job
ReplyDeleteOhhhh and I like the ziggy zag lines in the small orange border - very pretty! I really, really need to get on the FMQ train, I keep promising myself I will and then I don't..still on the SLQ train haha.
ReplyDeleteBoth of these quilts are very nice. I like the pattern you chose for the Smores quilt. And your sampler colors are fun.
ReplyDeleteThat Frolicking Forest really did pop as a binding! Very inspired my your charm pack finish....both finishes are w o n d e r f u l Kath!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous finishes!!! And I spy two of my blocks in the QFB quilts. :D If you figure out what the rate for wisdom teeth is, can you let me know? I have to get 4 out soon.... :D Your son is quite the overachiever.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on both the finishes! I love that you made the quilt with ONE charm pack. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteKathy! These are all fabulous!! The s'mores quilt turned out so cute!!
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