Saturday, July 5, 2014

Finish Along Qtr 2

My 2nd quarter finish (yes, singular finish) was a bit lacking.   Just one completed project from the list.  My list of hopefuls is found here
I participated in the Layer Cake Sample Quilt Along hosted by Amanda at Material Girl.   Each block consists only of HSTs.   I used a Ruby layer cake along with Kona Snow.
It measures approx. 72" x 94", which is a bit larger than my normal finishes.
The rain finally stopped and I was able to take a few photos today.  The sun was a bit bright and washed out a bit of the photo, but I'm not complaining.
I had a difficult time finding something for the back.  This fabric collections contained multiple shades of red, blue, green, pink and gray.  Nothing seemed to match.   Initially, I figured I'd find some kind of floral  that would pull in some of the colors, but no luck.
Finally, after visiting 5 shops, I ended up with this stripe.
It was not at all what I was looking for, but in the end, I think it worked out really well. 
I did straight-line quilting in each block.  For the binding I used a Kona green (don't know the name of it).

As for the rest of the list, 
HST baby quilt - didn't even look at.
Summersville quilt - searched for a backing - no luck.
Economy Block quilt - cut a few more squares, but nothing more.
Kaffe Fassett stripe quilt -
It's basted and ready to quilt.  It will make a reappearance in Quarter 3.

Joyful stitching,
jane

Linking up to 
Finish Along 2014

4 comments :

  1. WOW! This is just beautiful! My favorite fabrics too!

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  2. So pretty and it makes me want to race to my studio and starting cutting up my hoarded Ruby:-) The perfect summer quilt!!!

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  3. It's a beautiful finish, congrats :o)

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  4. It's one beautiful finish though! The Ruby fabrics are just lovely and you've paired them so well together to make the blocks in this quilt.

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