Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Q1 Finish-A-Long

I finally finished my Great Granny quilt.
This was one of my 1st quarter Finish-A-Long items that I blogged about here.

I really enjoyed making this quilt.  I used a set of 2 1/2" strips of Westminster fabrics that I purchased a couple of years ago at a quilt show along with some miscellaneous fabric from my stash.
My original intent was to do a very loose FMQ swirly, stippley kind of stitching.  However, since this was my first time doing FMQ on something bigger than a mug rug, it came out a bit different.
It might not be easy to see, but it's actually a much smaller stipple than planned.  However, I'm happy with the way it came out.

The back is from my stash.
The binding is a RobertKaufman print. I thought it would work better than a single color binding.  I really like the way it looks.



It's time to link up with Leanne at she can quilt for the end of the 1st quarter Finish-A-Long.

Joyful stitching,
jane

7 comments :

  1. Awesome job! The first time I did FMQ- my quilting was really dense too but I liked it. I hope you bring this to the April meeting so that we can all admire it.

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  2. Jane your Granny is simply stunning!

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  3. Beautiful quilt! Your FMQ looks great. DMS does tend to go on smaller scale on the FMQ, but with practice control can be achieved. I have to tell that you're doing really GREAT!

    Binding is just awesome! Love the print!

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  4. This is fabulous and I LOVE the way you did the back!!! There are so many things to think about with FMQ, it really just takes lots of practice until it all comes together;-)

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  5. EEK! I'm so happy to see this finished. I can't wait to see the finished product in person.

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  6. I came over from the linky at she can quilt. Your quilt is beautiful. I love the fabric that you choose for the backing:)

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  7. Congratulations, it is a beautiful finish. I love grannie square quilts.

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