Wednesday 4 January 2012

Last finish of 2011

I have been a little bit slow in getting this up, but I guess I was just busy with life.  Although it took me over an hour to catch up with my blog readings, so maybe in the future I won't stay away so long!!

Anyways, I will finally share my finished Starry Eyed quilt, made from a tutorial by Angela at fussycut.  I absolutely fell in love with this quilt the moment I saw it, and I am so excited to have it all finished!!  Today was a lovely day here, so before I embarked on a snowshoeing adventure, I took the quilt outside for a photo-op.

Thing is, it was almost too sunny!  Anyways, here it is:

Starry Eyed Quilt
Dog shadow courtesy of Duke


Starry Eyed Quilt
I just sort of threw it on a tree


Starry Eyed Quilt
Love me some striped binding!


Starry Eyed Quilt
Close-up of some hand quilting


Starry Eyed Quilt
I used a different backing than the tutorial.   I had wanted to use red thread on the back, but
I didn't want it to show through the top as happens on occasion, so white it is!


Starry Eyed Quilt
Show off the quilting a bit :-)
In these pictures it's not washed, because I figured just in case it got dirty outside, I may as well just wait until after.  I'm so proud of this one, and it was a great way to finish the year!

I'll be linking this post up to WIP Wednesday with Lee at Freshly Pieced, Sew & Tell with amylouwho and Finish it Up Friday at crazymomquilts.  Here's to 2012!

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

12 comments:

  1. wow! your quilt is fantastic!
    and how did you get decent pictures in the snow on a sunny day? my quilts always turn out bluish if i try that.

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  2. It came together absolutely wonderful. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the snow. Missing Sask., haven't been in about 2yrs.

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  3. Ooh! That hand quilting gives the whole quilt a warm homey feel. Love it!

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  4. Your quilt is great! Happy new year.

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  5. This is such a great quilt! I love everything about it. The quilting is awesome! I just pinned it to a few of my boards! Thanks for sharing... ooxx`jodi

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  6. It's beautiful! I absolutely love that line. I made a quilt out of it also. Blessings...

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  7. Very nice! Love hand quilted quilts!

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  8. It turned out looking wonderful! I love the hand stitching, so effective!

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  9. Happy New Year! I love the quilt, and the photographs. Here's to an equally productive 2012!

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  10. So beautiful!!! The hand quilting looks amazing - I think it was worth your effort! Awesome job!

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  11. Beautiful work! The prints are great, the design is lovely, and the quilting is awesome!

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