Almost exactly a month after I posted about the quilt top, my Christmas Leftovers quilt is finished.
I'm really really pleased with how this quilt turned out. It's a good omen for my Cherry Christmas scrappy trip along quilt, particularly since I'm planning to quilt it in the same way. The quilt top is mainly made up of Aneela Hoey's Cherry Christmas collection, with a couple of other fabrics in similar colours thrown in to make up the numbers.
On the back I used a few half yards that had been hanging around in my stash for a while - I'm not sure what the grey is but both red fabrics are older DS Quilts. Now that I've used the bottom red fabric I wish I had more - isn't that always the way?
I used a loop the loop quilting pattern - following the grid of the quilt top helped keep it nice and even. Of course, I used my new go to thread - Aurifil 2021 50 weight - for the quilting. These photos were taken after the quilt was washed and run through the dryer, and I really really love the texture of the quilting. Quilting this way was pretty quick and it has left the quilt soft and not stiff at all, so I'll definitely be using it on other quilts.
For some reason it looks extra Christmassy with all the colours showing through the batting and backing like stained glass.
Pattern: 2" finished postage stamp squares
Finished Size: approx 36" by 48"
Fabric: mainly Aneela Hoey's Cherry Christmas fabric
Backing: various
Binding: Free Spirit Designer Solid in Carribean
Pieced and quilted by: me
Linking up with finish it up friday at crazy mom quilts and Sew Cute Tuesday at Blossom Heart Quilts.
This quilt is the third of my fourth quarter finishes. I'll be linking up with Leanne at she can quilt as part of the 2013 Finish Along in due course.
19 comments:
That's lovely! Did you lay out your postage blocks by random or did you plan where they would go? I recently used the 'paper bag' trick and it was fun to 'let go'
Very lovely and great happy Christmas colours. Love the quilting - am sure it will look just as great on the next one!
This is really pretty. I love the way that you quilted it :)
Ooh, that's amazing! I love the stained glass picture<3
I love the way the front is showing through the grey back panel - an perfect example of a fortuitous chance occurrence - this would in normal circumstances be annoying but definitely not this time :)
so pretty, Adrianne. I love the stained glass effect too!
:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
Very cute. Love the quilting.
This is such a fun holiday quilt!
This is so pretty! I love that collection and I really love how you pieced the backing. It is perfect!
Every house should have a Cherry Christmas quilt - we certainly do!
Love the quilting xxx
it turned out so great - I love it!
The stained glass effect is lovely. This kind of quilt will be on my to do list to 2014 ;)
Best,
Teresa
This is such a fun and adorable quilt! I love the loopy quilting... is perfect for a whimsical Christmas quilt! I totally know how you feel about wishing you had more of that backing fabric! I usually feel that way about most DS prints. They are so versatile and you can't really have too much!
Gorgeous quilt, i love the quilting, I'm a big fan of non dense quilting to keep it all soft and snuggly!
I love these colours for Christmas, Adrianne, and your quilting is perfect. Yay for a simple and beautiful quilt!
oh it very much looks like Christmas - love the quilt, and the fact that it is made of leftovers!
Gorgeous quilt! I love the red/aqua colour combo. Also love the circle quilting.
Cheers,
Jenn from Mellycoddle :).
So pinching that quilting idea!!!
Love it! The quilting is fantastic! I really need to step away from my standard straight line quilting and give this a try!
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