I'm done! It's currently 2:00AM on the 31st, so I'm just barely squeaking by. I haven't kept up with photographing the process, and the whole thing got put on hold when other projects took priorty, but I have dedicated all my sewing time since Christmas to finish it off. I'm not thrilled with the result, but I like it a lot better now than I did 3 days ago. My primary fabric selection was made by my then-3yo grandaughter, and of course was predominately pink. That purchase consisted of 1 set each of matching fat quarter bundle, jelly roll, and layer cake. I supplemented with the ONLY matching solids Walmart had available, hence the burgundy and lime green. Had other options existed, I would not have chosen those.
This whole thing was very unplanned in advance. So many decisions along the way were made just to solve a problem, not for an aesthetic choice. All the squares got borders after one came out too small, so the borders disguise that problem. I ran out of my solids, so some got scrappy backs. The arrangment was the only thing I could come up with that was reasonably balanced front and back. The sashings were left over jelly roll strips, and I had to dig through my scrap bucket to find enough pieces to make my border from. All I have left of fabric is a couple strips and a small pile of scraps that are under 3". It's a good thing I consider problem solving to be a fun puzzle!
I'm not a fan of QAYG overall, but decided that I could use the opportunity to play with my quilting rulers that I have had for 2 years and barely touched. I did have fun with them, but after putting so much effort into getting my piecing precise, I feel like I ruined my pretty piecing with ameteurish quilting. I definitely need more practice with that! Especially the planning of the quilting route. I think I did pretty well at making the quilting designs work with the block patterns, though.
Everyone else's quilts look lovely! I especially like the colors in
@Sandra 's quilt.
Finished front by
CraftymamaMN, on Flickr
Finished back by
CraftymamaMN, on Flickr
Quilting close-up 1 by
CraftymamaMN, on Flickr
Quilting close-up 2 by
CraftymamaMN, on Flickr
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