Thursday, 23 August 2012
Success........ UFO for August is done
My goal for yesterday was finished, with the exception of one pillow case. And that pillow case is all cut out, and pinned and ready to sew. Another hour should finish it.
It's not a very good picture, with part of it in the sun, and it gives a good idea of how the whole thing works.
Here's a closer view of the side setting triangles. I tried hooked feathers for the first time on this one. And I did the faux piped binding by machine again.
Here's the backing. You can see some of the continuous curves done in the blocks here.
And finally, the pillow case. It goes with this quilt, quite well, but I think it will go well with other quilts in my collection, as well.
And now, does anyone have an idea for a name for this thing. Right now, it is called Spring Swap because the star blocks in the quilt are from an online swap I participated in back in 2010, hosted by Shannon at Pieceful Kwilter. I would like something a bit more imaginative, but I have a terrible time coming up with names for quilts.
Edit: after much thought, and a suggestion from Gail which focused my brain on the flying geese in the quilt, I've decided to name this quilt Spring Migration. I think it fits with the flying geese in the quilt blocks, and with the fact that the star blocks "migrated" from all over the United States, and even one from Australia. I'm linking this post up to Can I get a Whoop Whoop at the blog Confessions of a Fabric Addict and to TGIFF at Amy's Crafty Shenanigans and to the August UFO reveal at Patchwork Times.
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wow your swap quilt is done and gorgeous!!! Congrats!!
ReplyDeletethe name that pops into my head right off the bat- "Sweet Pea" *shrug* dunno why, but it does...
That really turn out nice Beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteAnn
how about Stars on the flight path? those geese are flying all over that quilt!
ReplyDeleteoh great quilt-whatever you name it!!!
ReplyDeleteCathy, it is simple marvelous!! Great name you chose, too!! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty quilt! Love the colors and the pattern.
ReplyDeleteWow! that is amazing!
ReplyDeleteOh so beautiful!! I love all of those triangles!! Thank you so much for linking up to TGIFF!!!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt looks absolutely gorgeous! I love the pattern and also the quilting! Thanks so much for sharing such a nice work!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Congrats on the finish
ReplyDeleteGreat finish. I am peaking back at what I missed while way.
ReplyDeletefabulous quilt. i love the colors of the alternate blocks. great job.
ReplyDeleteI'm just a "wee" bit behind - for some reason last week, I was crazy busy and didn't read more than one or two blog posts.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is stunning! I love the colours of the swap blocks, but especially your flying geese blocks.
Beautiful quilt -- I love the colors! What a great way to assemble your swap blocks!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful feathers, beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt. Love the name!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful and your name is right on! I've never done a block swap across the internet, but if they turned out as good as yours, I'm ready for one. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on a beautiful finish.
ReplyDeleteThat's absolutely fabulous!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful quilt and of course your quilting! I like your new name for it, suits it wonderfully. Congrats on busting this UFO! My project for August was also from a swap.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is beautiful! Congrats on getting it finished.
ReplyDeleteGreat finish, and your quilting is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is beautiful, and the quilting fabulous!
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