Finish it up Friday

My finish for the week is very special to me, it is an original design by me, and I wrote a pattern for it.

I created the design for the Eugene Modern Quilt Guild's solids challenge.

I built a tester one this spring for my niece, before breaking into the charm pack I was given.

I was waiting until I had shown it at a meeting before blogging about it, but I have determined that I'm only going to be able to attend the meetings once in a blue moon, given the work/travel schedule of Mr. Chaos and the lessons/school schedule of my children.

So, wanna see?

Following the Leader

it finishes at just under 49" square.

and I pieced the back -

up close on the quilting...

and I machine sewed the binding on.
I've been trying to figure out a way to make it look as nice as when I hand sew it, but I HATE hand sewing.

I think I like how it turned out.

The pattern can be found here.

:)

Finish It Up Friday!

Here's my finish for the week!

 

I FINALLY got Stella's quilt bound and washed.

This quilt's got quite a story.  Month's ago, Stella (my niece) who's 7, drew me a picture of a quilt she wanted.  Basically it was six squares with flowers in some of them.

Then, she came over and picked out one fabric from my stash that she wanted in her quilt.

Butterflies.

Then I pulled everything else and went to town.

Finding fabrics that went well with the butterfly fabric she chose was quite the chore.

Especially because i didn't want it to be overly pinky. (Yes, I'm aware the backing is pink.  It's just not overly pink.)

The design was something I came up with after messing around with mini dresdens in a runner.

There are a few things I'd do differently if I were to offer it at a pattern, which I might do, at some point.

I backed it using a great vintage sheet I scored at the Goodwill for $1.

She and her mom are coming over tonight and she'll get to take it home!

I also finished up a UFO for her mom, too...

...more on that tomorrow!

I'm linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts' Finish It Up Friday.