Friday Finish!

The past week was a busy one and I didn’t spend lots of time at the sewing machine. I spent several days visiting with my son who lives in the Central Valley.  Soooo hot there. I lived there years ago and acclimated to the heat back then.  Now?  Not so much. While I was there I made a trip to the local quilt shop in Turlock, CA — called “Cloth and Quilts”.  It was really well stocked and the people were so friendly. (But then, isn’t that always the case?  They are quilters, after all.) I was fairly disciplined and only picked up two pieces of yardage and three fat quarters.  Not too bad at all.

Even with being gone for a few days, I did manage to finish a baby quilt that I have been working on.  I posted about it earlier here. I am so pleased with the final result! The colors are adorable and overall it is a sweet little quilt that will, hopefully, make some new mama out there very happy. I did five inch squares on point with white sashing.  I also appliqued a heart to one of the squares on the front and then did a pieced backing with three more appliqued hearts.  Love these accents!

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The print that I used for the backing was leftover from another project.  I can’t remember the name of it but I love the floral print.  They look like hydrangea blossoms to me but who knows??

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I quilted it on my machine with a large, loose stipple.  It was a breeze to quilt up. Then bound it with a dark purple piece.

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Just had some labels made and tucked one at the bottom edge.

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A finish for this Friday – Yay!  The quilt is listed in my shop on Etsy waiting for the right person to come along and snap it up.

 

Linking to Crazy Mom Quilts and TGIFF.

6 thoughts on “Friday Finish!

  1. Vickie

    LOVE the back of the quilt Bernie. Hope you got to taste some good wine in the central valley as well.

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    1. Bernie Post author

      Hi there! Thanks so much. I like trying to piece the backs of the quilts so both sides are fun to look at. No wine tasting. We had Julia with us and I am not really much of a wine person. Whiney at times but not a big wine drinker! 😉

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    1. Bernie Post author

      So nice to hear from you Paula. I have visited your site many times and love your work. Thank you for your kind words.

      Take care,
      Bernie

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