straightforward quilt complete

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

Despite all the craziness of the week before Christmas, I managed to finish a quilt! I'm pretty excited about that!

I'm calling this the straightforward quilt. It is just a simple stash quilt, but I so enjoyed making it. I love the larger pieces and the mix of pinks, corals and grays.

I free-motion quilted each row of patchwork with two lines of loops in peach thread.

I love coming up with a backing from the stash because it's one big puzzle with many possible solutions. It took a bit of auditioning before I settled on this layout, but I'm quite pleased with the results! I love the simplicity and the fact that it is asymmetrical.

The finished quilt measures 45" x 60". (The blocks are cut 3 1/2" x 9 1/2", so they finish at 3" x 9". )

The best part of this finish was probably the fact that I took a walk through a nearby park for a photo shoot of the quilt. It was an absolutely beautiful winter day....  

....and the scenery was just gorgeous!

 

Now, it's your turn! If you have any finishes that you can share, please link up! Thank you, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday! I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! :)

finish it up Friday, 12/23/16

1.	Summer Solstice Quilt	45.	Vintage Feed Sack Snail's Trail Pink Doxies
2.	Eva-Bambi-Johansson	46.	Curious Dream Blog Hop + Giveaway
3.	Herringbone Baby Quilt in Paris	47.	Hand Tied Snuggly Free Quilt Pattern
4.	Luna Lovequilts : Quilty 365	48.	Izzy @ Dizzy Quilts
5.	Julia in Mississippi	49.	Jess @ Quilty Habit - Pillows + Giveaway
6.	Johnna @ Yellow Bird Stitches	50.	Pixie Noel Fussy Cut Heart Mug Rug
7.	Brooke@SillyMamaQuilts	51.	Jane in KS
8.	DonnaleeQ	52.	Happy Cottage Quilter
9.	Em @ Em's Scrapbag	53.	karenbbsnow
10.	Mari @ The Academic Quilter	54.	Bernie @ Needle and Foot
11.	Susan's Quilt Creations	55.	Needle and Foot 2016 Review
12.	Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts	56.	Karen @ runsewfun
13.	Debbie @ A Quilter's Table	57.	The Colorful Fabriholic
14.	Quilting is more fun than Housework	58.	Judy @ Sew Some Sunshine
15.	Ariane Quilts	59.	Pamela@Mana Spark's Wirkd
16.	Ruth @Stitching Impresisons	60.	Fabric painting
17.	Karen	61.	Small Kennel Quilts
18.	Shannon @ The Fleming's Nine	62.	Terri Faust Quilts
19.	KatyQuilts	63.	Fabric Tote Part 4-The Bag
20.	Kat & Cat Quilts	64.	alidiza
21.	Lindasquiltmania	65.	Arabesque Scissors - Joy Pillow Tutorial
22.	Sue @ Quilting The Green Star	66.	The Knitting Quilter
23.	Pomada	67.	Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
24.	Celtic Thistle Stitches	68.	Anja @ Anja Quilts
25.	Elm Street Quilts - Tree Skirt	69.	Granny Square: Quilter's Planner Block
26.	Scrap Strata by QuiltFabrication	70.	Churn Dash: Quilter's Planner Block
27.	jan altomare	71.	Heide D
28.	Laura	72.	Paula
29.	Savor Every Stitch	73.	Christmas Candle Mats
30.	Sew Me Something Good	74.	Christmas Pillow
31.	My Imperfect Life	75.	something rosemade
32.	Quilting Gail	76.	Walkers Road Quilts
33.	Gail aka the cozy quilter	77.	Katie @ Hobbies Up To Here
34.	Triple Barn Star Lap Quilt in Birch Farm	78.	The Inside Stori
35.	Hilary @ Young Texan Mama	79.	Grace and Peace Quilting
36.	Snowcatcher	80.	Blue and Gold Quilt - More on Borders
37.	Cindy @ Live a Colorful Life	81.	Nix
38.	Wendy's Quilts and More	82.	Angela A @ betterndogbiscuits
39.	Solstice Challenge	83.	Home Tour
40.	Vase of Rosebuds & Roses	84.	Kay Sorensen
41.	JulieBagamartArt- BlueChristmasTree	85.	Kay Sorensen Dye Test 2
42.	JulieBagamaryArt-AdventWreathLegacy	86.	Kay Sorensen Dye Test 3 Final Answer
43.	elaine	87.	Janice@singreadsew
44.	tubakk Norway	88.	Mary @ Fleur de Lis Quilts

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