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Friday, June 03, 2016
Sunny's quilt
Welcome to finish it up Friday!
I finished Sunny's quilt this week! Her graduation party is tomorrow and I am excited to hand deliver this quilt to her.
I used my simple flea market fancy tutorial for the pattern. This was my first time using Essex Linen (the color is flax) for the background of a quilt. It certainly behaves differently than cotton does, but I had no issues with it. I did a shrink test of the fabric before I began, just to be safe. My 6" test square only shrunk about 1/8", so I don't think shrinkage will be a problem. The batting will most likely shrink more than that.
For the backing, I used a striped fabric from my stash and surrounded it with some good neighbors fabric. I get a kick out of using my good neighbors fabric (cross stitch in kiwi) for a gift for my neighbor. :) It's the little things...right? For the quilting, I did an all over stipple in a light gray thread (Aurifil 2615). It blended so well with all the fabrics!
The binding is an old central park print that I got from a friend awhile back. It was too perfect not to use on this quilt! I love how it finishes things off.
The quilt measures about 70" x 94". It should cover a dorm bed quite nicely!
All it needs is a label and a ribbon!
Now, it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thanks for joining me for finish it up Friday!
Now, it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thanks for joining me for finish it up Friday!
Oh it's gorgeous! I love the colours and the magenta binding is just perfect :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, as always :).
ReplyDeleteOh my adorable!!! I just love those colors, especially the purple!!! The quilting just makes it so snuggle good!!!
ReplyDeletewow!!
ReplyDeleteSo summery! Love the colors.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSunny will be happy with such a summery quilt. What an adorable gift!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! I just finished a dorm-bed quilt for a graduating senior, too. I got a package of Full/Queen batting, planning to layer it sideways to get that extra length in the right direction, but accidentally laid it out the normal way and put in about a hundred safety pins' worth of basting before I realized my mistake. Had to take those pins out, turn the batting, and start over. That's what I get for not trimming my batting and backing to size until after I've pin basted! I wish the batting companies sold XL Twin batting, though, since quilts for college students are such popular graduation gifts!
ReplyDeleteSo bright and cheerful! Well done!
ReplyDeleteI am sure she will be delighted to receive this gorgeous quilt and it will be treasured for years to come!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is so bright and cheerful. I love it. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for showing this quilt. I have a couple of baby quilts to make this summer and they have to be quick and fast because I also have a puppy who is taking up a lot of my time. This pattern would work perfectly!
ReplyDeletePatti K.
Really pretty!
ReplyDeleteYou are such a good neighbor! I love this finish.
ReplyDeleteThat's just lovely!
ReplyDeleteThe finished quilt is gorgeous!! I love how bright and cheery it is. What a wonderful gift!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful gift! Lovely mix of fabrics xx
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely combination of fabrics. I'm sure it will be very well loved.
ReplyDeleteLove the Good neighbors fabric for your neighbor"!!!!😊Very appropriate! It really did turn out nice! Did you was it? Just curious?
ReplyDeleteI'm honestly impressed with your having blogged with this being the last week of school. Thank you. And there's such an energy that comes when you can hand someone a handmade quilt. Happy for you.
ReplyDeleteGreat job. Even though I would not have chosen the colors, they ended up looking great! She will love it.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt. I just love the pink and green fabrics.
ReplyDeleteIt turned out wonderful!
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful finish, Amanda! I love the colours in it, and the linen background really lets them shine. I love that you're giving your Good Neighbors fabric to a neighbor too it's a fun little touch :)
ReplyDeleteJust love it. If for some reason she does not like it I would be happy to adopt it.
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely perfect quilt! She is going to love it.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful quilt.Do you do your own quilting on your home machine?
ReplyDeleteI loved following the making of this quilt. It really matches the name of its recipient
ReplyDeleteI think this will be a very well-loved and appreciated quilt; it's so perfect for the recipient. It just speaks sunshine and good neighbours. Beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteThe quilt looks terrific, and I'm sure it will be appreciated! I think quilts make such wonderful graduation gifts because they are a constant reminder of the love of friends and family. When they leave home for the first time, it's reassuring to have something special to take along.
ReplyDeleteYour daughter is very fortunate to be receiving such a lovely quilt to take with her to college.
ReplyDeleteA lovely and sunny quilt for Sunny. She'll adore this forever. A very thoughtful graduation gift. :)
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is lovely and she is going to love it. Hugs,
ReplyDeleteThat is a darling quilat. I just love the colorway.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I am sure she will treasure it her whole life.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your amazing inspiration.I love your scrap projects because I live in Uruguay and its impossible to buy any cotton fabric. So, I buy the fabric in the US and Germany. It's very expensive and I can't throw away a tiny little bit of fabric. Thank you for all that you share. Penny
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your amazing inspiration.I love your scrap projects because I live in Uruguay and its impossible to buy any cotton fabric. So, I buy the fabric in the US and Germany. It's very expensive and I can't throw away a tiny little bit of fabric. Thank you for all that you share. Penny
ReplyDeleteSunny's quilt turned out lovely. You are sweet to give, give give give, you are good at it too! :)
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