in the middle quilt

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

This quilt, called "In the Middle", has been completed since late last year, but I only recently received it back home. I've been anxious to share it....I really like this one!

The pieces were cut out using a Tri-Recs ruler, which is NOT a 60 degree ruler, but it has a similar visual effect. It's nice to actually USE those tools that you pick up on a random shopping trip. (What a novel idea, huh?) I originally cut out the background from various white triangles, but somewhere in the process I switched to gray instead. I like it sooo much better with a gray background--it's much less harsh this way.

For the back, I used some of the trimmings from the front to piece the half-rectangle strip. I have a bunch more scraps from this project that will make a cute pillow top some day. I love, love, love this backing!

I quilted it with a small loop-de-loop all over pattern. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the quilting when I saw it again. (Silly, but true!) I used my favorite gray thread (Auriful 2600) to quilt it, which blends well with all of the colors AND the light gray background. I love that!

There are so many fun prints in this quilt...it's a good stash buster...which means it's also a great scrap generator. Hurray for scraps! :) I finished it off with a solid medium gray binding.

The quilt measures 60" x 84". If you are interested, the pattern can be found in the Fall 2015 issue of Easy Quilts by Fons and Porter. They have a digital copy of the magazine as well.

One more finish....this was the last week of summer vacation for us and it's always sad to see summer come to a close....but it has been a good one!

Now it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thanks for joining me for finish it up Friday! And thanks for sticking with me through the summer. It's been good to have the accountability! Have a great weekend!