Friday is Finished - Almost

It is late here where I am at.  Still have a couple of things to do, so I am up.  The Birthday Girl got her quilt today, so I can show my finish!  She was so happy and excited to get it!  This quilt is in Terrain by Kate Spain.  I got very lucky and found some yardage still available for the borders and backing.  Gorgeous colors!  Now this quilt went with us out to Cape Lookout where I did actually hand sew a portion of the binding to the back.  Here are some pics of the quilt, a couple of our doggies at the bight.

 (Molly and Abby - both sailor and photo bomb doggies!)

Can you find the lighthouse in the background?

The quilt is for a full size bed (80 something inches by 90 something inches).  I am struggling a bit holding it up and keeping the wind from blowing it around.

Here are some pictures of the quilt after it was washed.

There is a live oak tree behind the office that is perfect to hang quilts from!

Starlight Quilt.

 Close ups of the quilting.

 The border and binding.

My niece loves the quilt and the colors!  She said hers will be the happiest room ever!

Linking up now with Amanda Jean over at Crazy Mom Quilts.

Finish it Up Friday with Terrain and Daydream

Today, I got the border quilting done on the Starlight quilt.  This is the quilt that will be a birthday present for my niece.  It isn't completely finished as it still needs binding.  The pattern is similar to one I have made before with the Lazy Angle ruler.  Here is a nice shot out in the afternoon sun.

Look at those colors of Terrain!  LOVE!  After our downpour this morning, the sky turned sunny and blue!

A shot I took in the house of the quilt:

That picture is okay but I do believe the one out in the sun does the fabric line more justice and shows off the colors better.  (Note to self.)

A close up shot of the quilting.  (Before washing and drying.)

And to round out my day working with gorgeous Kate Spain fabrics, I pulled out Daydream to make these blocks I had sketched out...

More fabulous colors!  I used the scraps to make the half square triangles and then trimmed them up with my Bloc Loc.  Maybe I will use them in for a border or on the backing?  Not sure yet.  Going to work up a pattern with different sizes of blocks.

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it Up Friday!  

WIP Wednesday and Dancing with the Stars

I have cut up my Kate Spain Terrain charm packs.  Loving the colors!  Using my Lazy Angle ruler, here is the quilt I am in the process of sewing together.

Seriously, the colors are so gorgeous!  I took this at night, even.  To me, the stars look like they are dancing.  Do you see the one block that is different than the others?  Well that was a cutting mistake turned into an opportunity.  See, I needed every charm square in the 4 packs to make this quilt.  The top two rows have been sewn together, the rest obviously not.  They are just kind of thrown on the design wall. This quilt is for my niece's birthday at the end of May.  She saw this quilt made with Kate Spain's Cuzco and Jessica's over at Sew Patched Up Simple Squares pattern and hinted that she would love a quilt like that.  Well, I couldn't find any Terrain layer cakes (they were gone on #thegreatfabricdestash before I could even think about typing in my email address) BUT I did get 4 charm packs!   Finding yardage still available was a challenge - I totally love challenges!

Another WIP that has nothing to do with quilting are these adorable little guys:

Our bluebirds are back!  They are raising their first clutch.  Yep, 5 hungry mouths to feed!  Not too worry, my husband keeps their feeder stocked with meal worms.

Linking up now WIP at Freshly Pieced being hosted this week by Laura of Quokka Quilts.  What quilty sewing goodness are you working on?